No offense But im not really a "new gardener" persay... I was just to broke to give a damn.. and I know what perlite is I just picked up a nice big bag yesterday.the thing is.. its taking like a week or so to even try up...
Believe me though you are right about new gardeners overwatering
I sure learned the hard way with my 1st grow.. 2nd grow got stollen and now.. I decided Im not gonna take the risk of all my money and time getting put into my plants to have them get stolen.