johndenver
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actually that makes perfect sense
yeah man shit is ridiculous out here. but in Colorado its a dreamworld my man.
actually that makes perfect sense
I have read that many people mix coco with perlite, but decided to follow Rezdog's advice and went straight coco. Boy am I lucky!!
I find that if I don't water this stuff every day, or twice a day, for a well rooted plant, I've got dry roots on my hands. We all know we can ill afford to have the root-hairs dry up!
So why perlite? Are you perlite users using drip systems or what? What is the benefit because I can't imagine having to water any more than I already do.
BTW GH flora series per GH instructions has been working beautifully. I've never had such lush and fast growing plants in veg. I'm incredibly impressed with GH in my limited experience. I had only used organics in the past and am never switching back!! LOL
Never thought about that.I wouldn't be surprised if the perlite was a negative when plants are running close to rootbound. Becomes a matter of the advantages of perlite vs extra space in the medium for rooting. If your plants run out of room, 20% perlite means 20% less roots.
Do you know where I can get coco croutons over here as well?yeah man coco slabs are as common as dirt over here in Europe nowadays, many commercial glass house growers are using coco now instead of rock wool slabs or water cultures.
Do you know where I can get coco croutons over here as well?
I could really use croutons. I think I should get a distributorship for croutons.
That's pretty off topic isn't it. Sorry.
Also to minimize that "sour spot" everyone's talking about, don't buy slabs of coco; just buy the bagged-out kind. It's more expensive but easier to .
I'm thinking of something like this. Doesn't the perlite percolate up to the top? Or rather, the coco wash down into the perlite?I use perlite and coco in my Hempy buckets , but I do not mix them.
I use the perlite under the drain hole and straight coco above it. This is done so the coco does not get soggy in the buckets.
I want to run a side by side with DTW full coco vs. coco/perlite Hempy to see if there is a difference.
the coco gets soggy directlyly under the root ball, not @ the bottom...I use perlite and coco in my Hempy buckets , but I do not mix them.
I use the perlite under the drain hole and straight coco above it. This is done so the coco does not get soggy in the buckets.
I want to run a side by side with DTW full coco vs. coco/perlite Hempy to see if there is a difference.
no...Spanishwilly said:I'm thinking of something like this. Doesn't the perlite percolate up to the top? Or rather, the coco wash down into the perlite?
no...
perlite maintains its structure & actually holds thin film of water/solution in tiny crevices. it is not that light, especially once wetted... it holds the water, & thus the weight of the water... but permits air channels in media that coco doesnt....
20% perlite means 20% less roots.
the coco gets soggy directlyly under the root ball, not @ the bottom...
maybe, try mixing perlite 50/50 in the very center/middle of the container... should see that the roots are thicker, more abundant & have more access to oxygen than part of bucket w/ only coco...
examining root mass of any experiment, ++!
Comparison of Six Soilless Media in a Vertical Production System (it's a PDF download from ufl.edu)
See Table 1.
Vertigro are a simple top drip system - they're stacked square pots.
I've never used perlite in my coco and never will. Perlite is typically used to provide aeration and moisture retention to growing mediums that do not excel in those categories. Coco is great in both of those categories and adding perlite only seems redundant.
If you have plants drying out pots quickly, 1. Your plants are actively metabolizing and transpiring, a good thing 2. Your plants probably would do well in larger pots, especially if you are hand watering.
I drip feed past runoff my 3 gallon pots 3 times a day on a timer. Before i had the drip setup I hand watered and it was a PITA. Often I couldn't keep a consistent schedule and it wasn't uncommon to have dry pots. The plants never really suffered but now my current drip setup is a "set it and forget it" deal which is better in every way.
I have read that many people mix coco with perlite, but decided to follow Rezdog's advice and went straight coco. Boy am I lucky!!
I find that if I don't water this stuff every day, or twice a day, for a well rooted plant, I've got dry roots on my hands. We all know we can ill afford to have the root-hairs dry up!
So why perlite? Are you perlite users using drip systems or what? What is the benefit because I can't imagine having to water any more than I already do.
BTW GH flora series per GH instructions has been working beautifully. I've never had such lush and fast growing plants in veg. I'm incredibly impressed with GH in my limited experience. I had only used organics in the past and am never switching back!! LOL