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That's the nicest thing anyone has said to me all day ; ) I'm glad you understood where I was coming from.I dont think you are a dickhead.
100% agreed. I think that is part of what makes it tricky though. Sometimes it takes a couple days for a problem to show up, then by the time it does, you don't have the same level of clarity as to what caused it.Soil has a larger buffer for error.
I would need to study-up to move to hydro. A different set of skills and things to watch for. I have been an organic grower for to long to want to switch. But I might do a hydro run sometime just for the experience.
You read my mind.Yes, soil is easier to grow in generally speaking, but harder to grow high quality and/or yield. Lag time in plant responses makes diagnoses and repair a little more difficult like junk said earlier. Not a fan of the bugs either.
Hydro learning curve is pretty quick. Its a checklist and recipe. Check all the boxes, so to speak, and you are rolling in expert mode. Most of which needs to be stable in any medium. Air/water temps, air circulation, EC levels, RH %.
Check ph every other day, top off with ph'd RO as needed, change nutes once per week. Stock backup pumps as needed
I spend more time staring at them or defoliating then mixing/changing nutes, etc
I grow in part the way I do because it fits my worldview of trying to live a simpler life without buying to much stuff. I like to grow my own food, split wood, be outdoors etc. I have a herd of worms that supplies me with excellent fertilizer in exchange for any organic waste including my paper-stream. I easily make 50gal a year of wormcastings. I like systems that support each other. One of my girls getting ready.
Aside from genetics, and assuming you can grow them w/o burning them, the environment is the most crucial element.I am more about creating an exceptional environment for them to grow in.
Where at?I am also from the great State of MA.
Oh the things I could do with that ceiling height...Don't let these dirt growers scare you. I have grown organically since I planted my first seed way back when... Now I am growing in water with a few guys who are showing me the way. Try, fail, try, fail...in the end succeed.
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