What ratio soil to perlite?

[hactor]

Im gonna be growing using either foxfarm or black gold

in 5 gallon home depot buckets, wondering what ration/percentage of perlite to mix in with the soil

also is there a better container than the 5 gals?

reason I ask is I am limited to about 6.25 feet in height for my 4x4 grow room(6 plants max; legal cali medical grow)

 

[darookie2000]

30% perlite. Are you talking about the orange buckets? You can't use those without drainage, your roots will drown and rot.

 

[hactor]

30% perlite. Are you talking about the orange buckets? You can't use those without drainage, your roots will drown and rot.

I was gonna drill the bottom of them haha, how many, what size holes

30% it is

 

[TeaTreeOil]

I use around 50/50 by volume(not quite 50% perlite, but close) for smaller containers. Then once I transplant to 5 gal it's more like 1/3rd perlite.

 

[The Warlord]

I use 25% but thats probably about the minimum you should use.