USE OF EXPANDED MICA AS A COMPONENT OF ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE
The article is devoted to the study of the influence of mineral additive - vermiculite on the temperature regime of artificial substrate. In conditions of deterioration of the ecological situation in megacities on the one hand and the increasing shortage of urban areas for landscaping on the other, the task of growing plants on artificial grounds becomes vital for residents of large cities. One of the directions of its solution can be the development and creation of artificial soils with properties that contribute to the creation of optimal conditions for the existence of green spaces. Thus, as a result of the experiment, it was found a decrease in temperature maxima in direct dependence on the content of expanded mica in the substrate and concluded that the possible use of the mineral as a component of structural soils to create green landscapes on artificial grounds.