Why is no-one ever using a Coco/Vermiculite (and some Perlite) Mix?

Billy the Mountain

Billy the Mountain

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dreambomber said:
Yo! Just again want to mix coco w vermic. to water it less often. Who knows if it is a good mix yet?
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Coco doesn't need any amendment to hold more water, coco already has massive water-holding capacity and vermiculite wouldn't change that in any meaningful way

If anything is added to coco, it's generally perlite which holds very little water
 
DrOgkush

DrOgkush

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I’ve done both and saw absolutely no difference. I thought it would hold nutes. Or be some magic nobody knew about. Idk. It’s all a waste of money in pure coco. The drainage is great as is. And works as a sponge with nutrients as well.
 
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dreambomber

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DrOgkush said:
I’ve done both and saw absolutely no difference. I thought it would hold nutes. Or be some magic nobody knew about. Idk. It’s all a waste of money in pure coco. The drainage is great as is. And works as a sponge with nutrients as well.
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Respect!
 
misterlaxx

misterlaxx

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Splinter7 said:
vermiculite sucks. you can just wear a mask for perlite, then wash it, then it's no problem. i run 100% perlite. have for years now. it's great.
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I swear to God, reading about it, and using it, for soil it's absolutely retarded, I just used it from a seedling mix article I read, they must be in an extremely arid region using it cause whre im at its not necessary

aside from that, I'm usually an organic grower, I enjoy aerating with pumice, but it's too heavy, so it's perlite and I RECENTLY began some vermic mixed it, and it's made the soil to sludgy and dense...no good, in a place where it's dry af, I get it, but if not, it's stupid..I did just start a couple coco coir with perlite and been using Jack 3 2 1, it's DNA Chocolope X Mr Nice SSH male..the growth on them is just retarded compared to the organic grow...I wonder if the taste will be on point..I'll cure in a clean dedicated tent with a merv 8 lasko jerry rig, and a carbon filter outside the tent with a temp of 69ish..and a humidifier if needed. One of the best cures I did was in a closet with the middle closed, but the outside slightly open, with a small fan on the bottom..just air exchange and not scorching days...but yeah..sorry to rant..need to get it out
 
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Splinter7

Splinter7

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misterlaxx said:
I swear to God, reading about it, and using it, for soil it's absolutely retarded, I just used it from a seedling mix article I read, they must be in an extremely arid region using it cause whre im at its not necessary

aside from that, I'm usually an organic grower, I enjoy aerating with pumice, but it's too heavy, so it's perlite and I RECENTLY began some vermic mixed it, and it's made the soil to sludgy and dense...no good, in a place where it's dry af, I get it, but if not, it's stupid..I did just start a couple coco coir with perlite and been using Jack 3 2 1, it's DNA Chocolope X Mr Nice SSH male..the growth on them is just retarded compared to the organic grow...I wonder if the taste will be on point..I'll cure in a clean dedicated tent with a merv 8 lasko jerry rig, and a carbon filter outside the tent with a temp of 69ish..and a humidifier if needed. One of the best cures I did was in a closet with the middle closed, but the outside slightly open, with a small fan on the bottom..just air exchange and not scorching days...but yeah..sorry to rant..need to get it out
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i stopped doing soil ages ago. even with buying some nutes, i don't find soil to be economically competitive with perlite hempy. i had started adding more and more perlite to my soil. eventually i said, well more is making it better how about 100%. that was the right solution. no pests either...never.
 
misterlaxx

misterlaxx

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Hey guys, you know that one time I posted about dying from micro dust ?

Welp, just have to remind you as well, clean your mini split every 3 months, and run the fan after every session to help dehumidify the lines and coils...cause uh....yeah...fuck, cleaning commencing...
 

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