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hydro v soil for potency?
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I always thought that potency was totally genetic? I didn't know that you could take some real shitty weed and make it into a killer weed by the way you grow.
Good genetics is the key here not the way you grow soil or hydro.
JMHO
GCG
Good genetics is the key here not the way you grow soil or hydro.
JMHO
GCG
GanjaJedi said:
Sooo...what would you like to see? I've got 80 pages in my gallery full of proof. Compared to hydro, my organic soil garden grows just as fast....with MUCH better quality, but not as much yeild. So, bottom line is if you are after yield, then hydro is your ticket. If you are after quality then organic soil is it!!
Well I have to admit that organic (in soil) grown bud is much tastier but the difference is very small...
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A few other points I have been thinking about regarding potency:
Outside a plant vegges for months not weeks, I have observed that my plants got more potent after a few grows. The bonsai mother was in veg technically . Does the "maturity ": of the clone stock effect potency.
Genetics also have a major part to play and of course when you harvest. Any grow picked to early won't be as potent.
What about organic hydro? IMHO the differences between soil and hydro taste are almost indistinguishable. Outside in my garden I am 100%organic and my plants love it. Inside I am 100 hydro and my plants love it.
Outside a plant vegges for months not weeks, I have observed that my plants got more potent after a few grows. The bonsai mother was in veg technically . Does the "maturity ": of the clone stock effect potency.
Genetics also have a major part to play and of course when you harvest. Any grow picked to early won't be as potent.
What about organic hydro? IMHO the differences between soil and hydro taste are almost indistinguishable. Outside in my garden I am 100%organic and my plants love it. Inside I am 100 hydro and my plants love it.
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garlic city gro said:
Bingo!
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I find that both produce the same potency, but my organic buds are much tastier, I am all about flavor, any grow method can have potency with a good strain.
I've done both and I am with LC, not many people ride the fence and do both, and YES it is a personality thing.
Environmentally conscious people will prefer soil, small space growers will have an easier time with soil as dissolved oxygen and heat is always an issue with the reservoir.
I liked hydro but not the testing a water lugging in my closet so I do coco, it's very akin to hydro but also soil so again styles and personal preferences abound.
Jinx
I've done both and I am with LC, not many people ride the fence and do both, and YES it is a personality thing.
Environmentally conscious people will prefer soil, small space growers will have an easier time with soil as dissolved oxygen and heat is always an issue with the reservoir.
I liked hydro but not the testing a water lugging in my closet so I do coco, it's very akin to hydro but also soil so again styles and personal preferences abound.
Jinx
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I think growers can affect potency but not with soil or hydro. Marijuana Man on the grow show says relative humidity can affect resin production and 0% is best, although spider mites also like low humidity, so watch out for them.
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Hey, now- they don't call him Marijuana Man for nothing.
Or do they?
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Or do they?
=)
LavenderCowboy
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I'll agree with sunnyside on that one...0% RH is a little outa whack....LC
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LavenderCowboy said:
My garden is at 20-30% at all times (veg and bloom) and, IMO, the conditions are a tad harsh and the plants show it.
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In terms of soil vs. hydro... organic growing at it's best doesn't just mean "growing without synthetics present." Optimizing organic soil growing means that the microbe population within the soil is vigorous and able to function at 100%. Simply removing synthetics alone won't accomplish that.
For someone who has truly mastered growing organically in soil (and that's not me), I think the growth rate and yield descrepancies between soil and hydro are minimized. Hydro will always have the edge in the production department, if that's what you're into. And if you are, ain't nothing wrong with that, if you ask me.
We don't all have to garden in the same ways, for the same reasons. Do yer thang and let your freak flag fly!
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i use soil, i like the taste of it... but hydro is a better yielder...
But the right grower and the right strain can create amazing results, be it hydro, soil, outdoor, soiless, etc etc. Just experiment a little, you'll find what you'll like.
Though IMHO soil is easier to start out in due to the natural buffer...
But the right grower and the right strain can create amazing results, be it hydro, soil, outdoor, soiless, etc etc. Just experiment a little, you'll find what you'll like.
Though IMHO soil is easier to start out in due to the natural buffer...
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ok jinxie... I'm like kmarpa we sit on the fence .... Im
100% organic outside
100% artifical indoors
I find hydro has produced huge plants and bigger buds so far ... whereas the soil seems to give more flavour and taste... but yeilds are definately less.... this is because the hydro dont need as much energy to root because the nutrients are readily available....whereas bio grown plants have to wait longer to absorb and have to find new soil to get more nutrient..... so hydro can grow bigger....
POTENCY IS IN THE GENES !!!!!
100% organic outside
100% artifical indoors
I find hydro has produced huge plants and bigger buds so far ... whereas the soil seems to give more flavour and taste... but yeilds are definately less.... this is because the hydro dont need as much energy to root because the nutrients are readily available....whereas bio grown plants have to wait longer to absorb and have to find new soil to get more nutrient..... so hydro can grow bigger....
POTENCY IS IN THE GENES !!!!!
marimbas
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Im gonna tell you something a master from around this town said once (Abby Normal).
He said 80% of a plant is the grower and 20% is the genetics... if you suck you will not get good pot, if you are really good youll get awsome pot.
You can grow hydro or soil, i have tasted both, and let me tell you depending on the grower the potency is different. as for what i really belive is. if you could bring an hydroponic system, and get only sunlight.... nothing can beat the lummens of the sun... just like that, the co2, etc etc etc...
resuming what i say, is it all depends on the soil, water, nutes, grower... the potency is attached to the hand of the grower
He said 80% of a plant is the grower and 20% is the genetics... if you suck you will not get good pot, if you are really good youll get awsome pot.
You can grow hydro or soil, i have tasted both, and let me tell you depending on the grower the potency is different. as for what i really belive is. if you could bring an hydroponic system, and get only sunlight.... nothing can beat the lummens of the sun... just like that, the co2, etc etc etc...
resuming what i say, is it all depends on the soil, water, nutes, grower... the potency is attached to the hand of the grower
