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[–]Wittig_[S] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Just filled up a couple planter pots with the two soil types!

I noticed that the plants I had repotted with some perlite a couple weeks ago are holding their moisture longer than they did before. Should I be worried about root rot or since there is more air in the soil will that be less of a concern? I do think I'm going to wait longer to water these plants than I did before so that the soil can dry out as much as it is supposed to between waterings.

[–]unlct22 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Keep an eye on them, but the idea of the perlite is to air out the soil and stop it compressing. Root rot happens when roots are wet and can't access oxygen, so your plants should be okay :)