Perlite % in soil

[Blackberry Smoke]

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]

25%........

 

[HeadieNugz]

25%........

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

 

[Blackberry Smoke]

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

 

[racerboy71]

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

Cock solid it is lol..

 

[lifetagger]

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]

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

 

[greenlikemoney]

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

 

[Nitro1990]

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

 

[Blackberry Smoke]

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]

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]

10% minimum, 20% maximum. BigSteve.

 

[Blackberry Smoke]

1000w HPS...

 

[Nitro1990]

Will deffo work then haha

 

[kagecog]

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]

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

 

[Nitro1990]

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]

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]

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]

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