I think I added too much Perlite.

Blue_Focus

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• Mar 14, 2024

• #1

I put 5 quarts in a 17 gallon tote. But it looks like too much.

 

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Cousin Bo

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• Mar 14, 2024

• #2

It'll be fine.

 

Blue_Focus

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• Mar 14, 2024

• #3

Cousin Bo said:

It'll be fine.

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Thanks. First time for me trying to mix my own soil.

 

weedstoner420

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• Mar 14, 2024

• #4

Perlite is light so it tends to "float" to the top when you water. What else is in your mix?

 

Blue_Focus

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• Mar 14, 2024

• #5

weedstoner420 said:

Perlite is light so it tends to "float" to the top when you water. What else is in your mix?

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One of each of these.

I had some Burpee soil that worked great and isn't available anymore. I read the bag ingredients and came up with what I mixed.

 

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Budzbuddha

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• Mar 14, 2024

• #6

Looks fine.

 

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Lou66

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• Mar 14, 2024

• #7

Don't put a seed(ling) directly into it. If the fragile roots encounter a perlite clump they might get air pruned. For established plants this is not a concern, might even be helpful.

 

Budzbuddha

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• Mar 14, 2024

• #8

I would load it with myco.
They like the nooks and crannies of coarse perlite / pumice.

Mycorrhizal fungi can thrive in the porous structure of pumice or perlite , as it provides ample surface area and oxygenation for their growth. The nooks and crannies of pumice offer an ideal habitat for mycorrhizal colonization and symbiotic interaction with plant roots.

 

big bud man 413

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• Mar 14, 2024

• #9

All good.