hey man, yea it is quite sandy, Its alluvial rich soil, very fine grained. mixed with decomposed leaves and cow manure i think... dont know where i could possibly find perlite here. Besides ppl dont speak much english, going around asking for perlite will be mission impossible :S unfortunately i cant order ne of this stuff here too. Any other suggestion which would be easy to find? and if i was to change the soil id have to transplant it again....wouldnt it be doing more damage to the roots? how long before this clone actually dies out?