Quote Originally Posted by daihashi
the problem with hydro nutes is that the concentration is off compared to soil. Often times you will over feed your plants or burn them entirely.. secondly hydro nutes don't really have any chelating agents in them so they break down into salts.. which in turn gives you very bad soil chemistry.

I hate to say it, as crappy as miracle gro is.. but I would recommend miracle gro over hydro nutes for soil based grows.

That's not to say I'm telling you to get miracle grow, but that's to put things in perspective for you. If you can't afford Fox farms nutrient line then that's fine, and believe me I understand what it's like to be on a budget.. but your cheapest soil based nutes would be better than feeding them hydro based nutes.
Sorry Dai.....this part I completely disagree with. My hydro man (and he IS good) would cry if you said this to hiim.

Quality nutes.......miracle grow just aint them. The man who taught me to grow says hydro nutes are completely fine to use as long as you adjust ph to correct levels for soil.