why is it that you use hydro?
faster growth?
no dealing with soil?
what is it that makes it worth it for you? i imagine per the light you put out you get a lot more bud in the end?
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why is it that you use hydro?
faster growth?
no dealing with soil?
what is it that makes it worth it for you? i imagine per the light you put out you get a lot more bud in the end?
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A BRAND NEW CAR!!
lol, i know people who pull a pound per plant in dwc. i pull at most 6 oz from dirt. with 50 day veg.
I love this question and I just thought of a new plus too after reading chrissy's thread.
Pros
Plants grow alot faster in hydro and generally seem to do better with bigger yields.
No dealing with soil
No watering issues. Too much? Too little? This one is HUGE to me.
Issues are seen and can be fixed early in hydro if careful watch is kept.
It's MUCH easier to change a res full of solution if there is a ph or nute problem than it is to flush the soil.
Cons.
Can be expensive depending on how many extras you want to throw into the mix
Hassle to check ph, nutes levesl etc...daily....this MUST be done....so it requires more energy I think
If there is a problem or issue it can down your grow very quickly as there is less room for error in feeding etc..
Need access to water nearby...both to get it and to dump it.
Total control. Your not at the mercy of mother nature.
I've been growing hydro now and I f'd my plants up. I plan on doing an organic soil grow next time. I feel that the soil allows for more room to make mistakes than hydro. Plus dealing with hydro seems messier than soil. On the upside the crappy hydro setup I have right now has made the plants grow pretty fast.
I'm installing an automatic drip system for my coco grow (yes, coco is essentially hydro) just to keep my plants happy when I have to leave town for a few days.
I also like this system becuase it still has plenty of flwexibility to hand-water if necessary -power outages can mess with a dro grow; my buddy lost an entire crop that was being grown in an aero system when we got an ice storm.
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Originally Posted by stinkyattic
Ohhhhhhhhhh my ,
Stinks almost gonna be doing hydro !!! Go on vac. to K/C -n- never have to worry bout waterin the girls huh . It rocks sis .
As far as the orig. question , Im w/ Loc. Nar. too . Im a control freak . lol And W/H has cvrd all my other reasons for monster trees in hydro . :)
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:
OMG!!! Stop the presses!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by xcrispi
Oh wait... don't tell anyone...
Hydro the only way to go , automation , on the internet. :thumbsup:
You can leave your plants a month at a time. :thumbsup:
If you like something to play with , cut a hole in you pockets. :wtf:
Pot is not a romance its grams /watts/ months flat out math.:thumbsup:
You can have a crop in So. Calif. and be in France for a few weeks.:thumbsup:
now the bottom line amout of grams of output, divided by watts, divided by months. :thumbsup:
As far as pounds per plant, vedge a plant for 1 year and then bloom.
With a 3 part system its down to my 4 harvest will be on which day.
Automation, and hydro = pot power:thumbsup:
wtf
..but seriously, i like the DWC idea, and it would be pretty chill to build a bucket bubbler; i think i'll start with soil just cuz i won't have ready access to water and drainage; and i think i'd like to keep the mothers in soil, just so it's harder to kill them; but i think i'll build a basic bucket bubbler and throw a clone in and see how it goes alongside a couple soil plants
if you're running those airpumps 24hrs a day, how much electricity do they use?1
same amount as your average fishtank.....pretty nil. ;)
If you have not done enough research to know the benefits of 'dro, it's not for you.
Ride the center line and its auto pilot growing. 2 grows with excellent notes, and its a total no-brainer (for that strain).
Attic is gettin wet, huh? (no pun intended) Seems I read that elsewhere. :D
Clones and aero.......yeah........
Only dirt that I want to play in is my veggie garden. If ya cant smoke it or eat it, why grow it ?:rasta:
Always green,
b0nger
I started hydro my first grow and i was pulling 24 ounces per light right from the start.Then a friend of mine convinced me to do soil so i did and what a mistake that was i was using almost as much nutes in soil as i was hydro and getting way less yeild.And flushing 48 6 gallon pots in the bloody sink between harvests was miserable,then i got spider mites and that was the last straw now im back with hydro no more flushing soil no more fucking bugs.
always with the harsh comments; anyway, i've done lots of research, but what i was asking was "what to YOU is the reason(s) you love hydro?"; yes it's a general question, yes it's been asked beforeQuote:
Originally Posted by bongerstonerd00d
My biggest reason for hydro is in pic. 4 1/2 mos. start to finish .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:
mercy; how much light?
hydro is definitely in my future, especially if i became a medical caregiver, which is something i'm considering, because of yield, but i do think for now that the difficulty of getting water to my growroom might be the achillies heel
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Originally Posted by onequickmove
4 single plants in 4 recirculating G/H waterfarms under 2-1000w hps :cool:
Even my smiley needs shades so not to go blind . :D
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:
It does kind of make you want to sob with joy doesn't it? One can always hope to aspire.....
I did horribly in soil as well. And for the amount of work required (lots of time due to my own screw-ups) and the lack of enviromental control (ie..outside) I don't ever want to look dirt eye-to-eye again.
Hey guys i forgot to mention all the condensation on my windows from soil.Now im back to hydro no more condensation.