Where to get LECA in Canada?

[UncleChester]

Success at last! Anyone looking for LECA in the Burlington area can head to Frank's Magic Crops and pick up a 50L bag of Hydroton brand for $30 tax included. This is about 45lbs by my bathroom scale, compare with minimum $12 for a 1kg bag of HydroBalls. Plus, they wrap it in a black garbage bag for maximum discreteness

[Kurt]

Hydroton is also a better product over Hydroballs.

[UncleChester]

Hydroton is also a better product over Hydroballs.

You had mentioned this in another thread a few days ago and your preference helped with my decision to buy a giant bag of Hydroton. Can't beat quality combined with quantity at a good price

[Kurt]

A win/win situation.

[John]

Remember to rinse it very well - it usually comes with a ton of dust in it.

[UncleChester]

Remember to rinse it very well - it usually comes with a ton of dust in it.

You're not kidding when you say a "ton of dust"! I had thought a quick rinse in a pail would do the job, but ended up putting it in a colander under the tap for about 5 minutes before the water ran clear.

[John]

That's exactly how I rinse it .

[frogfreaks]

Success at last! Anyone looking for LECA in the Burlington area can head to Frank's Magic Crops and pick up a 50L bag of Hydroton brand for $30 tax included.

Did they recognize the word Leca. We asked around for that and people were looking at us cross eyed. lol

It seems to be referred to as Hydroton here.

Not a big fan of hydroballs. They're expensive and float. Hydroton/Leca is much easier to work with.

[UncleChester]

Did they recognize the word Leca. We asked around for that and people were looking at us cross eyed. lol

I didn't give them a chance to not recognize "leca", at this point in my search I was asking "Do you have any leca? They're small clay pellets, possibly called Hydroton?" before the cross eyed look could come out