Shell on Earth is ideal as a top dressing for your plants or even an additional component for your soil mix to allow for extra drainage. Made from recycled, washed whelk shells, the mini bag is the perfect size for you to experiment with your own plant collection. It goes hand in hand with Cacti & Succulents and is suitable for most houseplants. Shell on Earth isn't just for aesthetics, a generous top dressing will help protect your plants from any unwanted pests such as Fungus Gnats! Shell on Earth is small family seafood business in the heart of Cardigan Bay, the shells are a by-product that would otherwise be discarded as waste.Their whelks are caught locally using traditional pots so as to be as low impact as possible on the environment, with minimal damage to the sea floor and marine habitats.100% of the shells generated are crushed, cleaned and dried to make Shell on Earth, dramatically reducing the factory’s waste output and helping to support a circular economy. The small bag contains approximately 3kg of shells, the mini has approximately 1kg of crushed shells. The packaging is 100% recyclable, as a natural product from the sea, Shell on Earth do their best to remove any foreign material.