Hydro vs Soil?

[PufferLungs]

I was recently fortunate enough to be given a sample of some hydro grown. The buds were VERY dense and heavy. Not wet. Just dense and heavy. But when smoked, it was popping and crackling. I am guessing this is because of all the solids left from the non-organic fertilizers - but I'm really just guessing.

I know this is probably a big can of worms - since soil growers are going to put down hydro and the hydro is going to put down the soil growers. I sincerely hope we might have an honest, non-emotional discussion of the pros and cons of hydro vs soil.

Is ALL hydro done with non-organic nutrients? Would it be possible to grow hydro with organic nutrients and still get that same bud density without the popping and crackling when smoked?

Nope - I don't know a darn thing about growing. All I know is lugging soil around up and down stairs is a pain in the butt and it's heavy.

PufferLungs Reviewed by PufferLungs on 01-15-2010. Hydro vs Soil? I was recently fortunate enough to be given a sample of some hydro grown. The buds were VERY dense and heavy. Not wet. Just dense and heavy. But when smoked, it was popping and crackling. I am guessing this is because of all the solids left from the non-organic fertilizers - but I'm really just guessing. I know this is probably a big can of worms - since soil growers are going to put down hydro and the hydro is going to put down the soil growers. I sincerely hope we might have an Rating: 5

[dennisjill]

Yes, there are organic nutrients for hydroponically grown plants. Since you can get organic or non-organic fertilizer for soil, my guess would be curing causing the snap crackle pop.
Dennis from Montana

[palerider7777]

you can grow 100% organic in hydro.alot of what you hear about dro and soil is street talk.

[PufferLungs]

So does ALL hydro grown have that same density? Or was it just this particular strain? I am not positive of the name but I think it was Grandpa Purple or Granddaddy Purple -- something like that. It sure was purple. I've just never seen buds so heavy and dense. A tiny nugget the size of the last joint on your thumb weighed an entire gram.

One of my friends told me that probably 90% of the stuff I've been buying from the dispensary is hydro. But I kinda think that might be BS. All the buds I've purchased from the dispensary were lighter density and none of them had that crackle and pop sound when smoked. I just assumed they were soil grown - but I don't have a whole lot of experience at identifying what type or kind of weed it is.

[palerider7777]

So does ALL hydro grown have that same density? Or was it just this particular strain? I am not positive of the name but I think it was Grandpa Purple or Granddaddy Purple -- something like that. It sure was purple. I've just never seen buds so heavy and dense. A tiny nugget the size of the last joint on your thumb weighed an entire gram.

One of my friends told me that probably 90% of the stuff I've been buying from the dispensary is hydro. But I kinda think that might be BS. All the buds I've purchased from the dispensary were lighter density and none of them had that crackle and pop sound when smoked. I just assumed they were soil grown - but I don't have a whole lot of experience at identifying what type or kind of weed it is.

you can have dense soil bud too.thats more to do with light, yes nutes can be added to dense up the bud but light has alot to do with that as well.strain has alot to do with it too.thai stick for instances that is a lanky and not dense.thats the strain.

[frostedwonder]

The snapping and crackling and popping is from the grower not flushing out the medium (soil or hydro)nutes a week or two before harvesting. Did the smoke sting your lips as well? I had to throw out some of my first indoor crop because of not doing things just right..sucked.

[neversummer]

True organic is grown in soil. There are lots of reactions, and things that happen in the soil, that dont happen in hydro. Marijuana is a plant that has roots, that belong in soil.

[PufferLungs]

It didn't sting my lips and it wasn't harsh. It was BUNK and took 3 or 4 hits out of my glass pipe to get high. Then it wasn't all the powerful of a high. Didn't last long - I was searching for my pipe again in 45 minutes. I don't have a high tolerance either. I smoke about 1g a week. If it had any potency at all I should have been blasted for at least 2hrs before even thinking about hitting the pipe again. It should not have taken 3 or 4 hits (basically a whole bowl) to get high either. Good thing it was free. I won't be purchasing any of that anytime soon.

[senorx12562]

True organic is grown in soil. There are lots of reactions, and things that happen in the soil, that dont happen in hydro. Marijuana is a plant that has roots, that belong in soil.

I'm afraid you would have to provide some evidence of your assertion before I believe that the medium the plant is grown in has anything to do with taste or how it burns. The medium doesn't "do" anything except allow for transport of nutrients and oxygen to, and away from, the plant's roots via water. As long as those things are being accomplished, it doesn't matter whether it's little balls of clay or dirt or air. I think it would have to be what's going into the plant and/or what's still in it that controls how it tastes or burns, not how it got in.

[neversummer]

I'm afraid you would have to provide some evidence of your assertion before I believe that the medium the plant is grown in has anything to do with taste or how it burns. The medium doesn't "do" anything except allow for transport of nutrients and oxygen to, and away from, the plant's roots via water. As long as those things are being accomplished, it doesn't matter whether it's little balls of clay or dirt or air. I think it would have to be what's going into the plant and/or what's still in it that controls how it tastes or burns, not how it got in.

Ill show you some organic medicine grown in soil, that will blow any hydro away. The evidence is in the finished product for me! Been smoking 15 years, and for me personally, the best buds i have smoke have all been grown organically in soil. It just makes since to me. Plants belong in dirt. Im sure there are organic growers that could explain it better than me. As i understand it , there are more, and better nutrients in soil, than hydro. And soil is a better medium for organic fertilzers? I could be wrong, but thats how i have found to get the best buds.

I do have some purple kush that was grown hydro, and it stinks.