I used it straight at first but my roots were slow to grow(roots get lazy if they don't have to go out in search of water) with the 75/25 I can almost fill a 3 gal growbag with roots in 2 to 3 weeks. The plants can now put all their energy into bud building and not root growth. I only water once a day the last three weeks of flower. I'm glad the straight is working for you though---and that's all that matters brotherhonesty, yea it kinda does hold water for a long time while in veg under my T5's, but when im in bloom (2 gal pots) i can feed every other day except the last 2-3 weeks of bloom i can feed everyday... i have some in 2 gal. smart pots and those can be feed everyday but i havent noticed any difference between the two methods.
also, coco is hydro, so you do want it to hold moisture, but i get what your saying...
i just find that adding perlite isnt worth the trouble if it doesnt make the end results improve, and in my experence it doesnt. i think the extra feedings only add a noticible boost in yield if they are extreme, like 4-6 feedings a day will add a easy 10% on to your yield compared to feeding every other day.... BUT going from feeding every other day to every day doesnt really change much... or at least in my experiences.
BD likes a lot of nutes. I have plenty more pics if you guys want em posted let me know.
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/190067-blue-dream-gdp-soil-pics.html <<--- 10 blue dreams and 2 grandaddy purp, check it out if you wanna compare your BD to mine.
everytime I click on 'manage att's' it says theres a problem even though I've uploaded pics before, if you click on the link in my original post that is a journal of 10 blue dreams and 2 grandaddys.post them humble learner
finally, the weight is in for this cycle....7 zips for 2 plants started at 24 inches. topped and lollipopped.. usually 3 was the max, things are looking up.
bout chest high in the 5 gal pots and taking up about 16-20 inces of canopy space...no buds below the waist, totally lollipopped and topped a week before flowerhow tall did they finish
a note to help, you may want to pull even more off the bottom about 1 week into flowering, you can at this time lollipop each branch about half way up. you will get huge buds under a 1000w and a great yeild. i experimented for months and found this is the best method. it takes time and effort to get results, but damn are they good.Im using a similar method currently under a 1000W
how long do you veg them for?a note to help, you may want to pull even more off the bottom about 1 week into flowering, you can at this time lollipop each branch about half way up. you will get huge buds under a 1000w and a great yeild. i experimented for months and found this is the best method. it takes time and effort to get results, but damn are they good.