I'm Sorry fellas but i still gotta hold my ground on the hydro. I mean I'll give it to you that soil is less involved, but I personally have had tremendous 6 foot tall success from a hydros system i designed, and why ? beacuse i play god... I say when the sun rises and sets , and i have a precise control over the nutrients and water. it does take more patience, involvment, and comitment, but if you dive into it and get a crash course so to speak, pretty soon i think you'll find yourself talk about ph, and your CO2 ppm's and your nutrient uptake and the spectrum coming from your grow lights, etc. etc... and also on my first hydro run i got over a pound per. also with soil, it's harder to get rid of pests, and it's easier to over water. Just sayin...