Adding perlite and lime to SM#4 Aggregate Plus
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Hey buddy hope your doing well.
I run coco/ perlite but have used soil aswell.
I run a method with 1 inch layers of perlite between extensively perilited soil.
Could be as much as 60/40 in soil.
Works wonders.
I had excellent growth in the greenhouse with led. lighting.
@Bill284 Method I have dozens of pictorials explaining it all if your interested.
Take care.
Talk soon.
seaofgreen18
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Howdy well if you do add extra drainage crushed oyster shell works ok get some heavy metals in oyster shell though or pumice or perlite i pref the first 2 because they stay put and don't float to the top idk about amount id have to see and run My hands through the soil and is it really necessary to add more or do you add Xtra compost or worm castings to your mix?
Hey buddy.Howdy well if you do add extra drainage crushed oyster shell works ok get some heavy metals in oyster shell though or pumice or perlite i pref the first 2 because they stay put and don't float to the top idk about amount id have to see and run My hands through the soil and is it really necessary to add more or do you add Xtra compost or worm castings to your mix?
Never used oyster shells.
Strictly perlite.
I was feeding those girls in soil 5 litres/ pot full strength nutrients every day yeah in soil.
Every day, they were huge.
7 foot tall forest.
All with perlite oh and bokashi, frass & DYNOMYCO.
But you knew that.
Stay safe
Bill284
seaofgreen18
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Good morning brother!The added benefits of crushed oyster shells is the added CA
seaofgreen18
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Oyster shell weather crushed or flour is a good ph stabilizer as well i use slot of it in my Urban worm farm
seaofgreen18
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Ahh you got your friends in the bacteria ,fungi family to do some of the work for you Right onHey buddy.
Never used oyster shells.
Strictly perlite.
I was feeding those girls in soil 5 litres/ pot full strength nutrients every day yeah in soil.
Every day, they were huge.
7 foot tall forest.
All with perlite oh and bokashi, frass & DYNOMYCO.
But you knew that.
Stay safe
Bill284
I got lots of friends to Im a lazy Gardener i figure the less I touch them the better they are i tend to get heavy handed with stuff 
It's all about the roots my friend.Ahh you got your friends in the bacteria ,fungi family to do some of the work for you Right on
That's what I grow, big air pots full of roots.
For my efforts I get a huge healthy plants.
Hehe.
Stay safe
Bill284
seaofgreen18
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Well Bill if alls your after is the roots ill take your flowers 
Oh I didn't say that.Well Bill if alls your after is the roots ill take your flowers
I grow roots not plants.
I still harvest and smoke the buggers.
Just grow massive roots.
Stay safe
Bill284
seaofgreen18
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Well I tried!
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What was the purpose? Buffer it's ph?
I haven't used that product but it's just basic soil correct? Sunshine mix #4.
You get it at Canadian Tire?
But regardless soil usually self sets ph to whats required.
I don't see a need if this is the case.
If not sorry, then why?
But as far as ph goes I'd leave it out.
Stay safe
Bill284
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It’s just peat and perlite. Inert soilless. I almost posted this in hydro.What was the purpose? Buffer it's ph?
I haven't used that product but it's just basic soil correct? Sunshine mix #4.
You get it at Canadian Tire?
But regardless soil usually self sets ph to whats required.
I don't see a need if this is the case.
If not sorry, then why?
But as far as ph goes I'd leave it out.
Stay safe
Bill284
My apologies.
What I managed to find said it was soil.
Your going to just have to ph your nutrients then.
Calmag first then nutrients in order according to the schedule then set ph to 5.8 and feed.
Sorry this is all I could find.
Said soil
But probably glorified BX.
The spelling errors should have tipped me off.
