perlite, peat moss and silica sand

perlite, peat moss and silica sand#263366

By VFT Lover -  Tue May 24, 2016 6:54 pm
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- Tue May 24, 2016 6:54 pm #263366

hey ... i have one quick question... if i have a perlite and peat moss, do i mix 50:50 or i mix50:50 and add a little bit of silica sand? how much? any other better kind of media? thanks for every sugestion...

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Re: perlite, peat moss and silica sand#263377

By edman007 -  Tue May 24, 2016 8:59 pm
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- Tue May 24, 2016 8:59 pm #263377

I don't think it matter much, estimate it, it also depends on your specific growing conditions. But everything you said is fine, I use just 50/50 peat/pearlite.

Re: perlite, peat moss and silica sand#263424

By VFT Lover -  Wed May 25, 2016 12:50 pm
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- Wed May 25, 2016 12:50 pm #263424

thanks!

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Re: perlite, peat moss and silica sand#263539

By xr280xr -  Thu May 26, 2016 4:56 pm
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- Thu May 26, 2016 4:56 pm #263539

It's really a personalized decision. If growing outside where you might get heavy rain, some people prefer less perlite because it floats it's way up to the surface over time. I would shoot for about 50% peat moss and then experiment with the sand to perlite ratio of the remaining 50%.

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