Soil, hydro, media....?

[jakester]

What do people like these days? I know hydro is hella fast, I know soil is prone to insects, I have all the basic info but....

...what do the connoisseurs prefer these days? When I used to grow hydro I was never really happy with the taste or the...subtleties in flavor, high, duration and final product in general. I would characterize the buds as consistent but almost boring and tasteless.

Have things progressed to the point where any people prefer hydro for taste etc? If so what are the nutrients (as bsic as possible) that would yield the most rich final product?

jakester Reviewed by jakester on 12-25-2009. Soil, hydro, media....? What do people like these days? I know hydro is hella fast, I know soil is prone to insects, I have all the basic info but.... ...what do the connoisseurs prefer these days? When I used to grow hydro I was never really happy with the taste or the...subtleties in flavor, high, duration and final product in general. I would characterize the buds as consistent but almost boring and tasteless. Have things progressed to the point where any people prefer hydro for taste etc? If so what are the Rating: 5

[mainegrown]

if you want taste AND hydro look into organic nutes as those will be much more subtle..

and read more cause i think that soil is the connoisseur way to go... maybe thats just me though
-J

[sarah louise]

I haven't noticed any change in taste, smell or effects of my buds since changing from organic soil based growing to coco based hydro. If anything the plants survive the heat here much better in coco than in soil and the pots are much lighter, so a lot easier for me to handle with arthritis. Doubt I'll ever go back to all soil grows.

[HashHands]

Once you go areo you'll never look back! Can't use organic nutes though.....:stoned:

[HashHands]

O yea, no medium used either!

[mainegrown]

sounds tempting but seems kinda finicky
-J

[HashHands]

My ten year old has stawberries taking over his room from a cheap areo kit we built for his science project... If my ten year old can anyone can.... U just have to have a basic's of nutes and a relieable stong pump... That's it.... My areoflow systems are on autopilot....

[mainegrown]

nice you got a log?? i havent seen one and i wanna see what your ten year old can do.. if he can i can!!
lol
-J

[HashHands]

What's a log?

[mainegrown]

a grow log... where you log how your plants are doing and keep track of shit like watering and such.. i can never remember what i did when.. :jointsmile:
-J