LECA stands for lightweight expanded clay aggregate. To put it simply, Leca comes in baked clay balls that soak up a little water, after which they expand slightly. It’s a growing medium like soil, used to grow plants. Unlike soil, Leca is a collection of clay soils and doesn’t contain any nutrients. It’s odourless, eco-friendly and reusable. These little clay pebbles can impressively hold up to 4 times their weight in water, and they allow air and water to move freely throughout the growing me
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