Good thread! A soiless mix like 50/50 peat/perlite is what I have always used indoors. I amend my outdoor plot 50/50 with the used indoor medium. Works peaches.

I just tried aeroponic cloning and I get a lot better results, faster than with rooting cuttings in damp media. After a lot of failure cloning I have a method that works darn near 100% of the time. Ten days from cut to peat and pointing to the sky the entire time. This newfangled water pump stuff is pretty cool!

So I am going to try a four station top drip system, or maybe a DWC. I believe if you are limited to four mature plants you may as well do it right, and hydro is pretty easy if you keep it small and simple.

I agree 100% about "soil and bagweed" statement. Indoor growing is like a juggling act...you learn to control all the elements of the environment AS WELL as grow the plant. Buckets of peat and perlite buffered with crushed limestone is super easy to control...rarely a problem. Instead of gravel on the bottom I use a square piece of shade cloth to hold the mixture in the bucket. It drains super and is light.

Would you guys build a DWC yourself or buy a top drip system...or something else?