I just planted a few auto blueberries recently and added my own perlite for the first time. I have never dealt with perlite before and somehow did not read anything about how it needs to be rinsed off before hand. Its your standard miracle gro perlite, and there is nothing on the back of the bag that says it needs to be rinsed. But you can clearly tell that it looks a little dirty when you first water it without it being rinsed. I have a couple 1 week old autos each in 3.5 gallon pots using about 20% perlite in each. Do I need to be worried at all if I did not rinse the perlite?
Nope, I wouldn’t be worried. But if you are worried, you could flush the soil just to make sure!
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Um well I have never rinsed my perlite . I didnt even know it gave off any benefits or trace elements until about 2 months ago lol guess I just got lucky . Morning @ktreez420
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Actually I didn’t buy miracle-gro perlite because it contains time release or slow release fertilizer. Standard perlite doesn’t.
Need to check your runoff TDS ppm to be safe.
No need to be worried but something to watch.
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That’s the exact bag I got
Nope I just got the plan clear bulk bag from tractor supply
Good morning, or afternoon now lol @Oldstoner
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Hey @ktreez420 how ya been brother? On and off here today moving the grow room to the second floor from the basement. And keep checking back to see if the BOM winner has been announced yet .
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