BIG UPDATE!
So this year I tried my potting mix with either Peat moss and Vermiculite or Peat moss and Perlite. The results are very interesting!
The two tomato plants with soil that contains vermiculte look great but the other two plants with the soil the contains perlite have significant leaf curl. This four plants are next to each other in my driveway. I also used the half perlite mix with my peppers and they are having leaf curl issues as well. I have never even seen a pepper with leaf curl until now.
Anyway I will never do that again. Instead I am potting up another plant now and I am going to try 50% peat moss 30% vermiculite and 20% perlite. We will see how well this mix works.
Now I am not sure that my conclusions are correct but perhaps some of you folk also have some experience with this that you could share?
Greg
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