Quote Originally Posted by TheGatorViking
I stuck my pencil in and the soil felt really moist but solid and clumpy almost. Could it be my plant just isn't draining and being over watered? I didnt add any perlite since this is my first time doing this. What is that? How much is it? Where can I purchase?


Should I consider switching to a new pot of miracle grow with perlite in it?
perlite is that white volcanic rockis looking stuff found in every garden store in the world. should be huge bags of it everywhere. it's very cheap. my store has 4QTs for $5.

I'm not sure if you are up for this or not, but i'd suggest making a new soil mix (you can use miracle grow just add some perlite, maybe some vermiculite) and then repotting. But when you repot break up the soil, all the extra "old" soil will fall off and there should be a decent rootball that you can put in the new soil. The plant will experience some transplant shock for a bit but after that it should take off like a rocket (hopefully).

The plant is real tiny for 4.5 weeks, it is definitely struggling a bit in one way or another.

That just my opinion, good luck bro.