fyi.. if you have a little bit of money to spend I might suggest coco to you. It seems very friendly for the first time grower provided that you supplement some calmag into your watering solution.

You have to spend money on coco specific nutes and calmag as well as quality coco (such as b'cuzz or canna) but Here are a list of pro's I've found so far that I posted in my grow log:

Coco is fantastic I have to say Here are some of the pros:

* Impossible to overwater. Coco is very much like a sponge in that it will only absorb so much and then the rest will run off. Soil will retain moisture and water pockets, the properties of Coco just don't allow for this to happen. So water often, your medium will always maintain the perfect moisture conditions.
* Coco is pretty inert. There is some buffering in there but it typically will take on the PH of whatever you water with. This makes it very convenient as you don't have to worry about measuring your run off so frequetly
* Coco comes from the husks/shells of coconuts. It is completely free of soil pests and soil diseases.
* Coco naturally provides more root aeration for plants... this really seems to grow faster due to this.
* Coco loves to be in the same PH range as hydro. Which is great as the roots like to be in a slightly more acidic environment than soil or a soiless grow will allow.
In the last point I say it likes to be in the same ph range as hydro, it should also be noted that you could treat it like soil and your plants will still grow pretty good, it's just that 5.5-6.2 seems to be where Coco grows the best. This is awesome because being able to treat coco as either hydro or soil effectively increases the PH range you can use without killing your plants. So now you can go from 5.2-6.8 (not a great idea to fluxuate, but if you mess up a few times it won't kill ya).

Good luck to you on your next grow. :hippy:
daihashi Reviewed by daihashi on . Maybe I'm just not cut out for this... Some people are good at growing cannabis. Some people are great at it. Then, sadly, there are people like me who can't grow a toe nail without something going wrong. I have 4 books, 2 dvds, and a computer with access to the best grow info on the web. And yet still, I have the worst luck of anybody I know. I spent nearly a month constructing a cabinet that hasn't produced anything more than some pathetic buds. Every grow attempt has turned out sickly looking plants that grow airy buds that taste Rating: 5