First Ever Grow, Obviously

[Weedhound]

Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Soil, coco, any of those......so out of my teeny little sphere......

Great job cm....those buds look heavenly and you can tell in the photos that they are just COVERED with trichs.

The yellowing and browning of your leaves......has it improved or changed since you started using less CalMag?

[Rock.Steady]

lookin good CM, as to ur soil uncertainty, dont sweat it.
soil is a LOT less maintenance than hydro.

its been around a looooooooooooooooooong time

and it sounds like ur doin just fine with it.
keep in mind, if things get screwy, it takes longer to fix, but will fix. dont panic:thumbsup:

[Opie Yutts]

as to ur soil uncertainty, dont sweat it.
soil is a LOT less maintenance than hydro.

Well I'm not so sure I agree with that. In fact, sorry Rock, but no, I don't. As for the more complex hydro systems, yes sure, absolutely. With my Emily's Garden DWC I put nutrients in when it runs low. Depends on how hungry they are, but usually that's every 3 or 4 days. That's it. Nothing else to do unless you want to supplement, but you could do that in dirt too. How often do you water your plants in soil? Maybe half as of often? I'd say that's worth it to get bigger, healthier, pest free, mold free, root bound free, disease free harvests. If you have a problem in dirt, good luck and have fun. If you have a problem in hydro, drain the res, let em suck water for a day or two, then feed again only properly this time. That almost always fixes the problem. Try doing that in dirt.

After everything is tallied, I'd say the simple hydro grows are about the same amount of work as soil grows. Much less if we're talking about problem plants.

[Rock.Steady]

well, i wont try to get into a debate, cause i'm no expert, just goin on my experience and what i've seen/heard on hydro. but i know i went on a biz trip for 10days, had my roommate water once while i was gone and came home to a monsterous amount of growth.

all that measuring and testing, seems like alotta hubbub to me.

don't get me wrong, i enjoyed chemistry when i was in school, but, dirt just seems a lil simpler to me.

and maybe its just the fact that its a more 'natural' way of growin this nobel plant.
i got some personal peeves about 'chemicals' these days.

i do use organics,,,,with the exception of my foliar sprays.

[Weedhound]

I have to agree with Opie on this.....Scarlet Sky said it best when she went hydro.....it just doesn't make financial sense not to. Twice the harvest from the same lighting, time etc.....dirt just don't cut it no mo'. :wtf:

[stinkyattic]

Scarlet Sky said it best when she went hydro.....it just doesn't make financial sense not to.

It's moot in her case though... don't even get me started.
Your deeds do indeed show your character...

[Rock.Steady]

It's moot in her case though... don't even get me started.
Your deeds do indeed show your character...

that so completely made my head pivot like a dog that heard a weird sound, wrinkled my nose too:wtf:

[SnSstealth]

no offense to any of ya hydro guys, but ive never had finished product dro taste, smell, or sometimes the finished high like soil. its really a matter of taste, pardon the pun, but if your into guys like jason king, author of the cannabible, and jack herer, most of those guys will take organic any day. now dont get it twisted, hydro is usually more practical for indoor. a good dro grower flushes right and everything, but im just a soil guy....lol

[stinkyattic]

Well-grown hydro can be up there with the best soil stuff. There are certified-organic nutrients meant for hydroponics, if you like the idea of no chemicals.

[cmasfca]

What exactly do you guys mean when you mention organic, or chemical free growing? Everything is a chemical at the atomic level, right?