Perlite % in soil

Blackberry Smoke · Sep 25, 2013

I've been using 1/3 perlite with my Fox Farms OF soil, and it seems to take to long to dry out. Just out of curiosity, what % perlite do you use.

racerboy71 · Sep 25, 2013

25%........

HeadieNugz · Sep 25, 2013

racerboy71 said:
25%........

Spot on, i usually go 30% but any where in that range is cock solid imo.

Blackberry Smoke · Sep 25, 2013

Thanks, I'm pretty close to that. Maybe i'll add another small fan to the tent.

racerboy71 · Sep 25, 2013

HeadieNugz said:
Spot on, i usually go 30% but any where in that range is cock solid imo.

Cock solid it is lol..

lifetagger · Sep 25, 2013

i dont use that fox farms but i use kelloggs patio plus. its along the same line just more affordable. but i use around a 50/50 soil perlite mite even go with grow stones they dont float when you water like the perlite. try a few different thing and find what works best for your set up. everyone seems to have a little alterd way of things good luck ninja

RedCarpetMatches · Sep 25, 2013

33% or 1/3 or .33 I like extra aeration, and don't mind the frequent watering.

greenlikemoney · Sep 25, 2013

switch to lava rocks, perlite tends to migrate upwards thru the soil. But 20-35% is the correct mix.

Nitro1990 · Sep 25, 2013

I use 40% perlite 20% coir and 40% potting mix and in 5l pots it takes about 2/3 days to dry

Blackberry Smoke · Sep 25, 2013

Nitro1990 said:
I use 40% perlite 20% coir and 40% potting mix and in 5l pots it takes about 2/3 days to dry

I think I'll try this mixture next grow. I would like to water at least twice a week, and still have the plant get fairly dry between watering. Thanks

Nitro1990 · Sep 25, 2013

Blackberry Smoke said:
I think I'll try this mixture next grow. I would like to water at least twice a week, and still have the plant get fairly dry between watering. Thanks

What lights are you using? I'm using a 600w hps

bigsteve · Sep 25, 2013

10% minimum, 20% maximum. BigSteve.

Blackberry Smoke · Sep 25, 2013

1000w HPS...

Nitro1990 · Sep 25, 2013

Will deffo work then haha

kagecog · Sep 26, 2013

The perlite content probably isn't the reason your soil is taking longer to dry out. I actually haven't been adding any perlite to my FFOF mixture lately and my soil dries out in about 24 hours. You simply need to either water less, and/or lower humidity and increase air flow.

jbizness · Sep 26, 2013

I tell all soil guys the same thing.. switch to COCO u will double your yields

Nitro1990 · Sep 26, 2013

jbizness said:
I tell all soil guys the same thing.. switch to COCO u will double your yields

But coco has so much more shit involved and it more like hydro and and not as forgiving as soil

jbizness · Sep 26, 2013

Its not as big of a transition as u think to coco. I use ph perfect sensi frrom advanced which i dnt really care for as far as nutes go and i just mix and water and i get a gram per watt with 830 watts of LED. I've been growing for 3 yrs now so i dnt mean to make it sound so ez but when u get ur first run under ur belt its really not that much different from soil.

racerboy71 · Sep 26, 2013

jbizness said:
Its not as big of a transition as u think to coco. I use ph perfect sensi frrom advanced which i dnt really care for as far as nutes go and i just mix and water and i get a gram per watt with 830 watts of LED. I've been growing for 3 yrs now so i dnt mean to make it sound so ez but when u get ur first run under ur belt its really not that much different from soil.

How's the taste of coco compared to soil??

ThaMagnificent · Sep 26, 2013

Great thread! subbed! Please more soil to coco discussion! What about just adding some coco to the soil mixture?

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