growing in straight perlite????

a buddy is claiming that growing in straight perlite (like filling a 5 gallon pot with nothing but perlite) is better than coco. am I crazy or is this guy smokin crack??????? a 5 gal pot full of perlite would surely prolly at least support life all the way thru but I imagine a hoorrible final product lol........ anyone ever heard of growing in straight perlite???????????????

<npk> its up to general concencus now
<npk> https://www.rollitup.org/t/growing-in-straight-perlite.848349/
<m8> (u have a res with a pump and float, and an elevated 44 gallon drum next to it... milk crates will do)
<npk> we'll see lol
<m8> we cant see
<m8> ive already done both
<m8> its already in concrete
<m8> all the big growers say the same
<m8> in rl, online, everywhere
<m8> lol





I so wanna prove him wrong I know growing in str8 perlite is retarded..........

It's called hydroponics, weather it be perlite or any other medium, I myself grow in rockwool grow cubes, I've also grew in Hydroton pebbles, it works great as long as you keep track of your ph and ppm's, end results is good smoke, he's not crazy, the question is, is perlite absorbent enough, I guess it would matter how often you feed.

You mean like this(not my plant or pic).

There are alot of guys on here that grow amazing plants in straight perlite. The best way to learn something new is to have an open mind, and do some real research.

Straight perlite works great if you know what you're doing

Perlite works, but it's a pain in the ass. It tends to float to the top.

You should look at grow stones.

churchhaze said:

Perlite works, but it's a pain in the ass. It tends to float to the top.

You should look at grow stones.

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Growstones huh?
Shit, I set up a flood and drain grow, just to check out what was up with the Grow Stones. Guess what? Those mother fuckers float WAY more than hydroton. Of course the stones don't float as much as perlite would/dose, but one claim Growstones makes, is that it doesn't float. Those fucking liars.

With that said, I would choose the small size growstones over perlite every time

Hempy can be done in straight perlite. It actually makes it quite easy to flush, and is cheap. Just have to feed/water a little more. I do the traditional mix with vermiculite because the perlite drys so quickly, but yeah, its gravy.

Just seems to me there are better, proven, alternatives.... this seems like something someone would do if they were bored and only had some perlite laying around, christ vermiculite would be better, i bet 5 gallons of str8 perlite would be dry in two hours who the fuck wants to water their shit 5 times a day

Arris said:

You mean like this(not my plant or pic).
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no not at all, theres some dirt there, which MAKES SENSE its not just str8 perlite but still i bet results would be better if all that white under was coco not perlite

I've grown five foot trees in five gallon buckets of perlite. Very effective. DWC is great if you like root rot.

Says the guy asking if it's even possible.

antimatt3r said:

for you to say that growing in straight perlite is better than dwc proves your level of experience lol thanks

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You asked a guestion and got several correct answers now why wanna talk $hit ?

antimatt3r said:

Just seems to me there are better, proven, alternatives.... this seems like something someone would do if they were bored and only had some perlite laying around, christ vermiculite would be better, i bet 5 gallons of str8 perlite would be dry in two hours who the fuck wants to water their shit 5 times a day

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Ever heard of drip emitters ?

Yeah, it tells everyone YOU have 0 experience yet you bash it. You don't want to learn, you are just trolling. Keep an open mind and smoke one, good day troll

antimatt3r said:

for you to say that growing in straight perlite is better than dwc proves your level of experience lol thanks

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Perlite has an inert pH, correct? Then all you need to calibrate is your water, which isn't always necessary anyway.

Seems like the question from the OP was answered (even if he didn't like the answer) and this thread can be closed now before it turns into a total troll fest.

I agree, seems to me too that the op won't accept any answers.

Hydroponics is growing in a soilless medium. A-z. Long as ph doesnt get thrown off by medium almost anything works. Personally, ima use a pallet of hydroton.