My take on it is very simple and a little less confusing. There is no wrong answer. Choose whatever one you are most comfortable with attempting and feel you have the most ability to do successfully.
No one person can answer what you are capable of attempting. but yourself until you attempt it... At least in the philosophical sense.
if i look at grow method A and B i look at the complete grow list. every thing im going to need and want as a price break down. Then if i can afford both. I suggest looking at both methods. If you can only do 'X' method with your time and it Requires 'Y'. That is not the grow for you by default. So if you have to water it every day and can only water once a week. You would choose the method that you know your schedule and you are most comfortable with trying to attempt.
Best thing one can do is write it all up on paper. Almost like a business plan. What you want, What you have and can do, how you can get there. Build that roadmap with goals. I need $$$ to start with a minimum of 'fill in the blank' equipment.
What method is usually dictated by your budget. Thats not to say you cant start shooting for the top 1 small scale run at a time. No matter what you choose it has the potential to have failures. you will experience failures, it happens. So success is more something that comes with time no matter the method. Cause we all may read a situation wrong for our plants. Failure isnt always your fault - is a good thing to remember. Sometimes things happen that are completely out of your control and all we can do is respond.
My opinion is one shouldnt look at it as the potential to succeed or fail.
Simply because every route no matter what you choose has the potential to lead you down that path to the same goal. Thus the reason why it breaks down to what you feel you are most comfortable to achieve. Dont let us tell you what you can do. The confidence in what you are doing and believing you know what you are doing will go further than me suggesting either method in terms of success.
With every method comes a list of things to avoid doing to limit your potential to failure. Thats all succeeding is, doing everything you shouldnt do to fail. (more philisophical sense
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seeing your responses. I'm confident whatever you choose and with the help if/when you need it for guidance and reassurance from THC farmer will help you build the road map to success.
but no matter what you choose there is no "ronco showtime"-esque "set it and forget it grow" in my opinion. They will always take some level of oversight and regular maintenance to always maintain "optimum". Some methods are less hands on, but require more controls, initial cost, etc. So there are always tradeoffs to factor.
we were all overwhelmed with information when we started. But some day you will sit back and laugh at how simple it all ended up being.
If you follow anyone of some of these people who've responded grow journals. You will be fine!
