Cococola36
Well-Known Member
Woo HooGlad i made such an impression! it sounds like you may not be 100% keen on the whole 100% perlite idea?? is there something that doesn't sound right or you want to query anything perhaps? MOST hydro shops wont talk of perlite much especially the 100 litre bags you need to fill 2 pots ( mine is only 1 ofcourse ) The reason being is they dont make enough money for the size and load they require. Coco is a huge money maker for them, think of this.... a 50 litre coco bag is NOT going to fill a 50 litre pot, 50 litres of perlite easily will..... Perlite also holds no germs or bugs, and is practically as clean as you want to keep it. 50 litres of coco : $30 ... 100 litres of coarse perlite = $30 + i can cut my veg time considerably because roots have a much harder time adjusting to crappy coco compared to perlite. I really am trying to get this out there as if you want the fastest growing medium there is, then no question perlite wins in the garden. Cannabis is a 'softwood' plant and therefore will require a more airy medium for faster more vigorous growth. Something like a pine tree is 'hardwood' and will require MUCH less oxygen and therefore something like sand will be no problem. Hardware stores sell perlite, look hard or ask as to get in large bags as down the isles they usually only have small bags for cloning and such.
You will have no problem comparing2 plants will fill that area faster than you could ever imagine with good lighting and reflective sides. The thing is, once you go past that 3rd week when they start to look big...... look out, because if yo dont manage them early in my system, they grow to the roof in the same time i veg in
I actually am in my 2 week of flower using my first all perlite hempy's
I'm going to get eaten by a weed plant in my sleep!
