living soil aeration

[i-keepBurningMyBeard]

I want to use Coot's Mix(from clackamascoot.com) and I've heard stories of perlite breaking down inside the soil and pretty much becoming sandy material. I'm looking for an alternative to perlite. I thought about hydroton( seen it on "grow your greens" youtube channel) but I've also heard about lava rocks and other inerts. Plus I want to use air pots for root pruning capabilities but I also heard that coot's 1:1:1 ratio isn't compatible in small containers because the EWCs that he uses are OP af. Using scrog in a 2x2 and wanted to know best aeration plus best pots to use for no till or if its even possible in small air pots( maybe 5-7 gallons).

 

[green_machine_two9er]

Pumice is go to. Perlite is fine ! Especially in small containers, not a ton of weight pulling down when in likes 30 g containers or something

 

[green_machine_two9er]

Also post in the organics sub forum for more organic heads to see your posts

 

[hotrodharley]

Pumice is go to. Perlite is fine ! Especially in small containers, not a ton of weight pulling down when in likes 30 g containers or something

Pumice is one dusty dusty product. Did I mention it’s dusty?

 

[GrassBurner]

I run a mixture of Lava rock and perlite in my coots mix. Originally I went 33% peat/33% compost/33% lava rock. Was about 10 cu ft total. I added another 1 or 2 cu ft of perlite to that mix, and have been happy with the results.
Check out the organics section, lots of good info over there

 

[green_machine_two9er]

Pumice is one dusty dusty product. Did I mention it’s dusty?

I don’t have that expience with pumice. The stuff I worked with literally has no dust when dumped or played with.