Greetings. Long time no talk.

Good to talk to you again. Sounds like a great area and set up so far. Of course I'm all for seperate veg and bloom areas. I too am a fan of DWC and NFT. I've tried both and they both have their advantages. NFT is a great producer. Any time you can have the roots in air for most of the time, well let's just say that's a good thing. NFT when done properly can produce amazing yields. The bad thing is NFT is a pain in the ass to get set up and maintain correctly. It also can be very expensive, especially if you go store-bought. If you like projects, it may be fun for you to set up a DIY NFT of your own. This has many advantages other than the fun part. For one, you can make it exactly how you want it to fit exactly your space.

DWC produces fantastic yields for the amount of effort and expense you must put in. Almost nothing compared to NFT. Again, you could build this your self and make it exactly how you want it for $60, or spend about $80 and get an Emily's Garden type set up. You could even do what I'm working on. A sort of combination NFT, Drip, DWC technique. I want NFT, but we have a lot of power failures here, sometimes for more than a day at a time. I fear my plants might die if I was away at the beach or something and the power went out. That's why I want a few of the roots in nutrients at all times.

One good thing about hydro is I think it's much easier to control the nutrients. Of course the yield is better. You're less likely to have devistating pests like spider mites, the yield is better, and of course the yield is better.

Personally, I like projects, and the amount of money they save. The only bad part is they take time, one of my most precious things. Right now both my veg and bloom areas are tore apart for a make-over. My grow area will have some pretty interesting stuff in it when finished. If Im still around when it's finished I'll post some pictures and stuff.

Nice talking to you again. Good luck and keep us posted.

PS. Perhaps a long time farmer like you could give me some advice on a problem I posted in Plant Problems. No one else seems interested in commenting.