I bought these rice holes because it seemed like a fair price for the quantity and I wanted to try out using rice holes in my garden and not buy a whole giant package yet. These rice holes do the job but I grow in an indoor environment and the amount of dust that was created when I was placing the rice holes in the pots was concerning because I’m indoors it’s very important that I don’t get any particles, etc., in the air. They seem to be decent quality although I don’t have any other companies to compare it with. I really just wish they were less dusty.

I like the quality mix of this product, it is very light and can allow for proper drainage. It will add to the functionality of the soil mix for my plants.

I was in a desperate place with fungus gnats swarming my indoor plants. After following tons of useless advice (I.e. "Keep the topsoil dry!" and "Buy that Neem oil!!") and seeing no positive results, I have resorted to using the rice hulls. This is what I did first:1. Dowse the soil with a mix of water + hydrogen peroxide to kill off larvae. The solution will NOT kill the adult gnats, but at least it will wipe out larvae (the next generation of gnats). I saw the adult gnats (those pests scurrying about on the top soil in panic).2. Add a THICK layer (0.75 inch to 1 inch) of rice hulls on the top soil. Make sure to cover every spot - this rice hull is meant to be a PHYSICAL BARRIER 24/7. Don't expose any areas of topsoil or you're basically opening a door to the gnats all over again.3. Sit back and feel inherently satisfied that you've (hopefully) outsmarted them. With this thick physical barrier, I don't see how these gnats can find their way to the soil again... but let's not get ahead of myself here. I will give it a few weeks and post on here if anything changes.The 4-quart bag was a good size for the three pots I have (photo included). 2 are huge pots, and 1 is medium sized pot.Hope this review helps!

These were not that bad to work with as a top soil. I've yet to try to use them as a perlite replacement though. I've done some heavy watering with them and they will move but not float, but with Light watering they will stay put and the water will trickle through to the soil layer easily. They do not stop fungus gnats completely but you wont see them hanging out in the hulls, they will always find a way though lol.

Great quality, size and value. Rice hull bag was damaged upon arrival but packing all seemed fine. I just moved it all into gallon ziplock bags which was better anyway.