one thing I would suggest for a noob moving from soil to hydro is a soiless mix like Sunshine Mix. it's offers some of the benefits of soil while giving you the performance of hydro. it is made mostly with peat moss, but also contains dolomite lime which helps keep the ph stable. dolomite lime also releases calcium and magnesium slowly over the long-term, eliminating the need for cal/mag plus.

it looks just like soil, but there are no nutrients in it, and it's nearly impossible to over-water if you use sunshine mix #4. this particular mix is the most aerated Sunshine offers, so it's well-suited to growing cannabis. I get performance from sunshine mix equal to that of rockwool, without the ph problems that noobs can sometimes have with rockwool.

props to the coco community!!!!

st8 mentioned that the hydro weed was the worst tasting ever. I have run into hydro weed like this, and it's usually because the medium wasn't flushed properly, and the bud tastes like fertilizer salts as a result. make sure whatever technique you use, you give the plants only water for the last week. this will avoid that horrible tasting herb we find all too often, and your kidneys will thank you.

good luck!!!!!!
caregiver99 Reviewed by caregiver99 on . Ok now im lost... Ok guys i have a small soil grow right now(my first grow ever). I want my next to be hydroponic but i am completely stumped on which way to go. I wanted to go aeroponic because how much space it saves compared to things like E&F but someone told me i wasnt really experienced enough for that. I then set my mind on E&F because it seems pretty easy to build. Now im hearing about DWC. I really have no idea on which way to go. Please help with this guys. My main points of interest are cost and Rating: 5