OMG. So this is going to be a '24 thing for me. If I'm out doing weeding, mulcing, etc, I am spying the canes. If I spot a inward growing shoot and I know it won't detract, I've been snapping or rubbing the new growth off.

I have no idea if this works, but I'm removing energy uptop - in hopes of displacing it back so something from soil line comes up. Wishful thinking. Maybe. Gotta try it for this year.

Some urologists recommend it every day.

Sheila 😂 I'm so glad you're here

Here's a photo.

Actually seems very comparable to the coarse perlite in the link Al posted. This was a scoop from the top part of the bag. As you go down, just like potato chips, you get smaller chunks and some dust. Is it the usual amount? No idea as I don't have much experience buying perlite. Which is why I posted to get feedback on others experience.

As for price, $40 something for a 4 cu ft bag seems about average, with the exceptional price @Atheen - 7a - in Maryland, USA was able to get on sale. Nice find!

I'd say check your local Hydro store.That PVP stuff is not consisent and more dust than #4 or #3 grade . I've used one bag of that. I suppose it depends on how it's handled but IME, if you can visually see a bag (like buying it locally at the local Hydro store), easier to see how consisten the entire 4Cu bag is