Soil question Miracle Grow Perlite????

[3To1ker1]

OK so i have my sprouts in party cups as of right now and the roots have just reached the bottom so i wanted to plant them in bigger pots
i bought a huge bag of Miracle Grow Organic Garden Soil because they didnt have potting mix and i eventually want to plant outdoors when they are bigger
On the back it says NOT GOOD FOR POTS ie. containers
that is because you are supposed to mix the soil with half native soil and half mg soil cause the mg soil compresses really easily and chokes the roots.


i dont want to mix the soil with shitty soil cause i dont know what nasty things are in there

what should i buy to mix in the soil so the roots can "breathe" and how much should i put in percentage wise??

i believe i need perlite but im not sure can someone expand on this.
Thanks, 3To1ker

[chuq6]

I bought the same soil, used it in big pots anyway. The plants can breath breath fine with nothing else added. Whenever I mixed some with perlite it grew good ,then what looked like green moldy shit grew on the top layer. That was before I transplanted.

[Overmind1632]

Perlite or vermiculate is what you are looking for

I think that soil does as some pertlite in it but you can try it out since it probably will work alone

[3To1ker1]

how much should i put in like 1 part perlite to 4 part soil im just guessin here

[patriofarmer]

I always add a healthy amount of Vermiculite. It seems to amend, and change the actual soil consistency because it is most often smaller more consistent grains than Perlite and make the mix fluffier and lighter. It also if applied to the lower portion of the soil layer does not swim up as much as Perlite can. The color of Vermiculite is light to dark brown similiar to soil, so it is not as visible in the great outdoors something to consider.

[3To1ker1]

thanks a lot for your help ill definetly look into that
i am trying to go undetected with this grow good call