Perlite or not

Turbo head

Turbo head

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Running straight coco atm have under 400w Mh running gt coco what would adding perlite do to coco as I'm thinking of adding it in my next grow I want a 600w cool tube but I'm worried about my electricity bill
 
Turbo head said:
Running straight coco atm have under 400w Mh running gt coco what would adding perlite do to coco as I'm thinking of adding it in my next grow I want a 600w cool tube but I'm worried about my electricity bill
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Check out the World of Hempy. Ask Moebius there. He will help you a lot.
 
The perlite helps keeping the medium aerated, helps the roots breath. I'm onto my 4th grow (LED now, yay!) using CalMag, Coco A+B nutes from my local hydro store. No complaints with coco+perlite.
 
Turbo head said:
Ok so from start to finish ?
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Nope. I start my seeds in solo cups coco+perlite, use tap water when surface is dry but adjust ph always to 5.7-6.0 throughout the grow. Nutes only start 2-3 weeks from seed depending how far along they are.

I transplant into 11 liter then follow my watering regime. I do not measure ppm, I assess by the leaves. pH of water and feed is mandatory to making coco work for you.
 
To me it depends on the consistency of the coco if it's a fine pithy mix I'll add some perlite if it is mainly fibers I'll use it strait.
 
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