Growing without perlite in coco?

As others have said, you will need perlite. I recommend if you are going to grow in coco, try cocoforcannibas .com site, tons of good information to get you started. Best of luck to you!

Really, overall.. coco. Without perlite. When it gets wet. It'll smoother your roots. You'll get green edges and other signs roots are having a hard time. Fixes to defs/toxs will be delayed. Co2/o2, sugars, light, nutrients The 1st 2 are keep for good growth on top. Even grab a load of pebbles, few big rocks. And spread them throughout your coco. Really, you'll have issues without.

Hi Buddy this is not correct im afraid. Like the precious growers have mentioned its better for the growing medium if you have like gaps in the pot or use ait pot or fabric pots these are good for airflow if you wanna grow in coco I would look at a 60/40 mix with pebbles this will space out the coco and ensure the roots get enough oxygen :) best of luck buddy. Bit of advice buddy the growing world or community is very diverse and what works for one person might not work for another. the best thing about the cannabis community worldwide is that you can get 20 growers in a room and they will give you 20 different ways to grow our beloved mary jayne you can do alot of reading online as to whats right and wrong but the best way to learn as with anything is to jump right in and gain some first hand experience testing new things and products is all part of growing. Seeing what works and what does not. Most growers have a goal to find a good routine or methodology to repeat to get the same or similar results with the next run. The cornerstone of science I suppose replication.

Those people are idiots if they say that. In general, you want about 50% water and 50% gas in the volume of substrate. You don't get there without perlite or similar amendment even in a lower water-capacity media like coco coir. It still needs chunks of something for the right air mixture as well as optimal draining. It also will not change the dynamics of whether a mineral build up occurs. Poor habits that lead to toxicities will still lead to toxicities. Most "canna" companies ignore existing knowledgebases, which makes them incredibly bad sources for information. A lot of them don't even give instructions that lead to healthy plants, with most having issues within after just a few weeks worse, like AN, split necessary parts into an unecessary number of products for the sake of profit. None of these are mistakes that should be made by fertilization producers in 2024... fuck, not even 100 years ago, for that matter. The fact they are suggesting you should not have runoff in a soilless context is absolutely retarded and shows they don't know wtf they are talking about in the slightest.

In the industrial cannabis world I've seen it but it's likely done more as a time saving measure. Premeasured, unexpanded coco bricks in their own contained bags. You just hydrate and go. Again though it's more of a time saver....could you imagine the man hours required to mix 6000 pots with perlite at a ? Even in those types of setups I still see runoff when feeding though. You're just asking for salt buildup otherwise. I use perlite. It works. Don't begrudge a little runoff, it's worth it for healthy plants.

Perlite is a tried and true substance that keeps soil loose and prevents caking and provides more drainage than straight Coco, which in turn provides even more ability for oxygen to get down into the root zone. Mix perlite my friend, it's not too expensive and has a proven track record. Just scoop it slowly and carefully as to not stir up dust. The lungs really hate that dust. Or wear a respirator or mix it outside.