Hi ya'll i have a ? thats bugging me.Is there a big diff between soil and hydro grown weed in the thc% or the Quality of the hi or yeild? Im a new grower and I hear so much bout Hydro grown buds brnging the best $$$.So any input from all ya'll ole salts on this would be appreciated Thank You Lilhip
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Soil versus Hydro ?
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Organic or not ...that is the question /
I am growing the same way God does...in soil
I also like hand working with my soil as it gives me a 'one-with nature' buzz & conects me to my plants
I am growing the same way God does...in soil
I also like hand working with my soil as it gives me a 'one-with nature' buzz & conects me to my plants
WONT KNOW FOR SURE TILL YOU TRY
WONT KNOW FOR SURE TILL YOU TRY
I started in Soil, and Damn good way to Start too.
Doing my 1st True Hyro run now.
So I don't know 1st hand. But having Asked that Question
to DutchGrown ( She was defending Soil Growing at the time )
She said Hydro Won HANDS DOWN in Every Category.
Higher Yield, Better Taste and Stone. What have you Hyro was Faster too.
So I'm full on Hydro, simply because Im tiered of Messing with dirt and mixing Perlite and Bla bla bla...... Got no place to put it, hard to reuse, messy.
People with medical Conditions sure want the Organic Dirt Bud and understandable, and some just like Dirt.
Grower ability plays a BIG part too. You can grow Organic Hydro too. If done right very few if anyone could tell the difference.
Give em both a shot and deside for your self.
Sin
WONT KNOW FOR SURE TILL YOU TRY
I started in Soil, and Damn good way to Start too.
Doing my 1st True Hyro run now.
So I don't know 1st hand. But having Asked that Question
to DutchGrown ( She was defending Soil Growing at the time )
She said Hydro Won HANDS DOWN in Every Category.
Higher Yield, Better Taste and Stone. What have you Hyro was Faster too.
So I'm full on Hydro, simply because Im tiered of Messing with dirt and mixing Perlite and Bla bla bla...... Got no place to put it, hard to reuse, messy.
People with medical Conditions sure want the Organic Dirt Bud and understandable, and some just like Dirt.
Grower ability plays a BIG part too. You can grow Organic Hydro too. If done right very few if anyone could tell the difference.
Give em both a shot and deside for your self.
Sin
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You get a better stone off of hydro? I think I could get just as stoned as a soil grow. If it were the same strain... Potency wise? I'm pretty sure both soil and hydro don't effect the potency. It's in the genes. Well, it doesn't make it better anyway. I'm sure you can screw up and make it not as good.
I remember reading OG's 'Soil vs Hydro' article and they concluded that hydro's advantage was that it grew faster in the veg state. The flowerin took the same time. I don't remember reading that you get a better buzz of a hydro grown bud. I could be wrong. That's why I'm here; to learn! This is a very interesting thread.
I have a friend who grows hydro that I always share my seeds with. We seem to get the same finished product...
I don't want to offend anyone; I'm curious myself..
I remember reading OG's 'Soil vs Hydro' article and they concluded that hydro's advantage was that it grew faster in the veg state. The flowerin took the same time. I don't remember reading that you get a better buzz of a hydro grown bud. I could be wrong. That's why I'm here; to learn! This is a very interesting thread.
I have a friend who grows hydro that I always share my seeds with. We seem to get the same finished product...
I don't want to offend anyone; I'm curious myself..
Visone you are correct in the article stating "it takes the same time" but the yeild is always higher with hydro, and in expert hands quite a bit higher. So in other words a strain will take the same length of time to finish but the hydro will give you more. As far as the potency, there shouldn't be much of a difference if all parameters are the same; temps/humidity/co2 etc. Generally you will get tighter and heavier buds too.
i think "AN" say's it right..........
yeild,potency,ect is best when using both (organix/chem's)....... NOT one or the other
it's not about "versus" any more it's about "mixing" to get the best yeild/potency/taste
the best tasting herb i have smoked was "soil" but it all so the harshest!
soil to me is way to hard to flush........ there for is harsh i have asthma & have to have very smooth clean weed!
i say bring the 2 world's together and you will be best off by far....
i grow hydro.......... but 50-75% of my chem mix is organic
( AN say there's is 60% if i remember right
hydro mean's water last time i looked it up ? & water is god's work of art
there for how is it in any way better or worse then dirt there is more water in this world then dirt
have fun in your mix eather way you go id try sum of this.....
yeild,potency,ect is best when using both (organix/chem's)....... NOT one or the other
it's not about "versus" any more it's about "mixing" to get the best yeild/potency/taste
the best tasting herb i have smoked was "soil" but it all so the harshest!
soil to me is way to hard to flush........ there for is harsh i have asthma & have to have very smooth clean weed!
i say bring the 2 world's together and you will be best off by far....
i grow hydro.......... but 50-75% of my chem mix is organic
( AN say there's is 60% if i remember right
hydro mean's water last time i looked it up ? & water is god's work of art
there for how is it in any way better or worse then dirt there is more water in this world then dirt
have fun in your mix eather way you go id try sum of this.....
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:smile:
I will give you that
I am using AN's Mother Earth STea Grow & then bloom & have some b-52-carbo load & big bud on the way
Ok i started growing in soil(whoever didnt is a genius). Soil is more forgiving. Its great for busy people who dont really have the time to take care of a garden 24/7. Now I have tried hydro and so far no luck. Im a stoner and I forget to do things so checking the PPM, EC, TDS, Ph and all that stuff and to make sure my nutrient solution is mixed properly, if the temperature is good...dude thats just in the hydro thats not including time to check for bugs, pruning and moving plants around. Thats a lot of work, especially for me that has a business to run and a family to feed. You cant screw up in hydro, I think thats its only and biggest disadvantage. If you screw up, thats a lot of work down the drain. Ill stick to soil until i have the time to devote to a hydro grow but if you have the time to do it and the money to spend on it, go hydro, you get bigger buds and the like already stated vegging is quicker. 
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Imo there is nothing that touches soil grown organic herb..ive been growing a little over 10 years with all kinds of systems you name it ive grown in it...soil is less hassle no radioactive nutrient slop from chemicals and i feel good about burnin a clean joint with my friends...you may get a little higer yield from hydro a little faster but if i need more yield ill add more plants hehe.. there is no way id go back to chemicals again..
and yes plants have a long standing relationship with the soil..they love it its natural to them.... i also beleive that lots of people like to grow hydro to convince them selfs there better growers some how the gadgets and pumps meters and such... get back to the earth... :wink:
take care
greenfriend
and yes plants have a long standing relationship with the soil..they love it its natural to them.... i also beleive that lots of people like to grow hydro to convince them selfs there better growers some how the gadgets and pumps meters and such... get back to the earth... :wink:
take care
greenfriend
Well, i just think this...a good gardener will try everything, and pick out the bits and pieces that work out to make their own way.
Im growing mostly in soil still, but just starting to play, and learn how to do hydro, not becuase of the old £Bigger, better faster, more" line, but just because its another way of doing dsomething i do. and its also facsinating to me, so I am really interested in seeing it happen, how it works, what differnt effects the dtuff i do has....
It rewALLY GETS ON MY TITS, WHEN i HEAR SOME1 SAY SOMETHING LKE, HYDRO IS SUPERIOR. soz caps. anyway, that annoys me...they might like it better, it dont mean it is superior. and people dont take into accout the extra finacial layout for equipment when they come out ith thuis Superior thing, lol.
Im growing mostly in soil still, but just starting to play, and learn how to do hydro, not becuase of the old £Bigger, better faster, more" line, but just because its another way of doing dsomething i do. and its also facsinating to me, so I am really interested in seeing it happen, how it works, what differnt effects the dtuff i do has....
It rewALLY GETS ON MY TITS, WHEN i HEAR SOME1 SAY SOMETHING LKE, HYDRO IS SUPERIOR. soz caps. anyway, that annoys me...they might like it better, it dont mean it is superior. and people dont take into accout the extra finacial layout for equipment when they come out ith thuis Superior thing, lol.
Soil CAN be hard to flush. But A soiless mix isn't :wink:
We get around the occassional harshness of soil-grown herb because there's NO organic matter built into our medium. We feed only organically, therefore it's nearly as flushable as hydro, but with the taste benefits of growing in soil. And it's simple too.
I have NEVER had hydro that tasted really good. I've had plenty of good-burning hydro that got us all baked, but none of it tastes nearly as good as well-grown organic buds imho. Nothing beats hydro for yield though, but I grow to smoke, not to weigh. cc
We get around the occassional harshness of soil-grown herb because there's NO organic matter built into our medium. We feed only organically, therefore it's nearly as flushable as hydro, but with the taste benefits of growing in soil. And it's simple too.
I have NEVER had hydro that tasted really good. I've had plenty of good-burning hydro that got us all baked, but none of it tastes nearly as good as well-grown organic buds imho. Nothing beats hydro for yield though, but I grow to smoke, not to weigh. cc
Hi CC, ye, I think the problem a lot o peeps have flushing soil is they think it only takes few days same as dro. I start mine 2 weeks before projected harvest if I can. and wter more than I ould have done before, using a little less at a time, but more often.
Been thinking recently about soiless mixes. any advice for ingrdeints. Obviously perl/vermiculite, what else?
Been thinking recently about soiless mixes. any advice for ingrdeints. Obviously perl/vermiculite, what else?
Pro-Mix HP with some extra perlite is what I use. I used to fertilize with only Earth Juice Grow and Bloom. Now I use the entire Earth Juice program. Just started, and the results are very very impressive already.
The only problem I was having with soiless mix was that it was hard to get the Earth Juice to work fast enough. Now that I'm using the Earth Juice Microblast, Meta-K, and Catalyst in addition to the Grow and Bloom, those issues seem to have been resolved!!! If so, I'd consider the Earth Juice system a nearly fool-proof, organic way to grow in soiless mixes. It was already pretty impressive with only half the system in place :smile:
GO EARTH JUICE!
The only problem I was having with soiless mix was that it was hard to get the Earth Juice to work fast enough. Now that I'm using the Earth Juice Microblast, Meta-K, and Catalyst in addition to the Grow and Bloom, those issues seem to have been resolved!!! If so, I'd consider the Earth Juice system a nearly fool-proof, organic way to grow in soiless mixes. It was already pretty impressive with only half the system in place :smile:
GO EARTH JUICE!
JohnBudd
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No doubt IMO hydroponics is much better. Lugging large bags of dirt, the mess.......for 1/2 the yeild, and a lot more work.
I started growing in dirt, worked great for many years, moved up to Ebb & Flo/hydro in the 90's, now running NFT style system. I can leave my system for up to a week unattended. The growth rate is faster in hydro IMO, which means shorter veg times.
Advanced Nutrients and Canna and a few others make hydro the best way to go IMO. Dial it in and sit back and be amazed!
I started growing in dirt, worked great for many years, moved up to Ebb & Flo/hydro in the 90's, now running NFT style system. I can leave my system for up to a week unattended. The growth rate is faster in hydro IMO, which means shorter veg times.
Advanced Nutrients and Canna and a few others make hydro the best way to go IMO. Dial it in and sit back and be amazed!
agent 420
Member
I've also read OG's report on soil vs. hydro.
They pretty much concluded that hydro grows faster and bigger.
From some of the books i've read, it seems most cannabis experts prefer the taste of organically grown herb in soil.
I'm still a novice grower(a few under my belt) and I prefer soil because its harder to screw up your plants if you don't give them what they need. very forgiving. Although the transplanting and watering takes a little more time and patience.
factor in all the variables and see what works best in ur equation. U want higher yield?better taste? low maintenence? test out ur options.
They pretty much concluded that hydro grows faster and bigger.
From some of the books i've read, it seems most cannabis experts prefer the taste of organically grown herb in soil.
I'm still a novice grower(a few under my belt) and I prefer soil because its harder to screw up your plants if you don't give them what they need. very forgiving. Although the transplanting and watering takes a little more time and patience.
factor in all the variables and see what works best in ur equation. U want higher yield?better taste? low maintenence? test out ur options.
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Hey ya cc i use pro mix high porosity also in the 3 cubic feet loose fill bags... i with out a doubt recomend bio bizz nutrients to any one intrested in keeping it natural..There whole line up rocks... most breeders with the exception of sensi seeds prefer soil grown plants in there breeding programs...
take care
greenfriend
take care
greenfriend
