QUESTION on soilless medium

[IthoughtIknewitall]

Would a soilless medium be better than soil assuming it dries out faster. For example if I had a mixture that would completely dry out in a day and I was able to water every other day using a five gallon bucket. I would use 50% perlite 25% peat and 25% sand. Would this increase yield without the risk of messing up like a hydro system? I would also use floragro 3 part nutrients. Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

IthoughtIknewitall Reviewed by IthoughtIknewitall on 02-13-2005. QUESTION on soilless medium Would a soilless medium be better than soil assuming it dries out faster. For example if I had a mixture that would completely dry out in a day and I was able to water every other day using a five gallon bucket. I would use 50% perlite 25% peat and 25% sand. Would this increase yield without the risk of messing up like a hydro system? I would also use floragro 3 part nutrients. Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Rating: 5

[Stormcooker]

THis is just a guess but I would say why not use a soil/medium recipe thats known to be succesful instead of taking a chance with designing your own?
I've heard that sand is pretty useless. I would think that you want your soil or medium to retain some moisture so that your roots have contact with nutrient rich moisture. Maybe it would work but I would go with time tested and true methods.

[Garden Knowm]

risks of hydro? what do you mean?

: )

[ride n get high]

try growing hydroponicly. If u dont wanna use good old soil.

[ardavey]

how the fuck do i post a question

[Torog]

how the f*ck do i post a question

Howdy ardavey,

You click on the forum header,on the left,at the top of the lists of post,you will see a button,that says'new thread'..click on that-and you're on yer way...

Have a good one...Torog

[IthoughtIknewitall]

Garden,
I mean I think I can keep my ph more level and not have to continuosly moniter them. And worry about PPM and a pump and the meticulous stuff.

[J2DAROC]

I'm doing it now with 3:2 vermiculite: perlite. Its great but its a lot of trial and error with the concentrations of nutes at different stages of growth. I could also use any advice anyone has to offer.

[phillykid420]

Promix (peat) and perlite make a great medium and is used by many folk. It's lighter than soil and by making it even lighter with the added perlite you should get some great root growth. I prefer soiless since it has no nutrients in it, that way you can control nute concentration better.