i wanna try jacks classic

Wetdog said:

Yes, mix it in.

Actually, it would be best if you added the lime to all your mix, moisten it (not wet) and let it get working. Be GTG when transplant time comes. A $10 30 gallon trash can from HD makes a good storage container for after mixing.

Wet

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thanks Wet...I feel confident now that I will have a good medium to grow in.

Ok dumb question of the day...

So my medium is Pro-Mix BX, perlite, and Worm Castings....Do I need to put "drainage" rocks in the bottom of the new container...I will be transplanting into what appears to be a 2 gallon round container about the same shape as a coffee can...

If I do the only rocks I have laying around are "decorative river rocks" from the Depot...They range in size from around jelly bean size up to about half the size of a golf ball....

Or maybe would a layer of perlite on the bottom of the pot work ? The drainage holes though on the bottom of this pot are fairly large - like maybe half an inch wide.

None of the above.

If you have adequate perlite in your mix, you don't need a layer of anything at the bottom. That's just another myth/good idea that isn't called for. A real PITA if you recycle your soil also.

You could try it if you want, really won't hurt anything and then you could see for yourself. The real small particles of peat and stuff migrate down and fill up all the space between the rocks and negate what you were trying to do in the first place.

But, nothing teaches like experience.

Wet

thanks again for the reply wet...I ended up with no rocks in the bottom. One thing I did do was put some rocks in my drain pan...I did this to elevate the pot so no water is pooling in the bottom.