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If you’re referring to the shiny pieces in soil you buy from a garden shop, that’s actually perlite - a natural volcanic glass that’s added to improve soil drainage.

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I don't think so, it's smaller multicoloured specks. All sorts of interesting colours.

It's not perlite. It's colorful plastic and also smells like that when burned.

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