LST-ing for 1st time help appreciated ;)

[syde00]

I put holes in the containers I drilled 3 1/8th inch holes on the sides and 4 on the bottom...I really don't know If that is gonna do anything....

I'd drill em out to 1/4 inch and see if that helps.

I just checked out my store-bought pots, my smaller 4" pots the holes are 1/4 inch, and my 8" pots they are 1/2 inch.

I;m thinking that at 1/8th, water won;t flow very well through them naturally (meaning without pressure being applied)

As for the potting soil being fluffy, thats pretty normal, once you start adding water it starts to compact down a bit.

Addind some more perlite would certainly help too like you mentioned, but like most things in the world, too much of a good thing can be bad, so just don;t go TOO crazy heh!