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From my understanding,
Soil= organic medium that is fortified with nutrients.
Hydro= soilless medium (coco, peat, rockwool, etc) that doesn’t contain any nutrients and it must be added to the water by the grower.
There isn’t nutrientless soil. What type of medium do you mean when you say you’re switching back to soil?
I wonder how many hydro store workers snicker after selling someone a boat load of crap knowing that in a week they’ll be back to buy a boatload of more crap they don’t need trying to fix the problems from the first boatload of crap?
There is a reason people "grow hydro" in hydro, and "grow soil" in soil. The plants need a different pH in soil than in hydro. I don't know the details, but there is science behind it, and you can't change that. So if you're in soil, follow the proper pH and watering procedures for soil, or you are bound to fail. And since you need such a small amount each month, I really see no need for you to even learn hydro. But if you really wanna do hydro that bad, just buy yourself a single dwc bucket.Thank you all for your kindness and your helpful advice :)
I am just trying to have 1 pot to smoke, me and my wife. that's it.
I read a lot during the last 3 years, but I kept failing. (seriously, I am a good reader and I know how to follow procedures).
the problem is that most information is not aimed for growers like me.
I return to soil because I think that would be the best way for beginners. it was only in this forum that I read that it takes years of practice before you move on to Hydro. that advice changed everything for me.
so I thought to grow "hydro" in soil, because it is a good practice for me to continue to Hydro in the future. am I wrong?
anyway, what would be your advice?
for a smart reader, who have good hands to build anything he needs, but want just a simple way to grow 1 pot at a time. I only need 10 Grams a month, so what is the easiest way to achive this modest goal?
thank you all again for your good help
Thank you all for your kindness and your helpful advice :)
I am just trying to have 1 pot to smoke, me and my wife. that's it.
I read a lot during the last 3 years, but I kept failing. (seriously, I am a good reader and I know how to follow procedures).
the problem is that most information is not aimed for growers like me.
I return to soil because I think that would be the best way for beginners. it was only in this forum that I read that it takes years of practice before you move on to Hydro. that advice changed everything for me.
so I thought to grow "hydro" in soil, because it is a good practice for me to continue to Hydro in the future. am I wrong?
anyway, what would be your advice?
for a smart reader, who have good hands to build anything he needs, but want just a simple way to grow 1 pot at a time. I only need 10 Grams a month, so what is the easiest way to achive this modest goal?
thank you all again for your good help
I respect your drive to succeed. Sometimes this growing business doesn’t work out so well. Forgive me if I sound crass but the “soil” you have is basically dirty coco. Trying to water it like coco should be watered will cause problems with the soil component, and watering it like soil should be will have problems with the coco component. Like @SoLowDolo said, soil and coco have different pH requirements. Mixing the mediums together would just be a mess IMO. I would suggest planting in soil like FoxFarms Ocean Forest or Happy Frog for the small amount you need. You would only need to water every few days when they get light and wouldn’t need added nutes until later in bloom.Thank you all for your kindness and your helpful advice :)
I am just trying to have 1 pot to smoke, me and my wife. that's it.
I read a lot during the last 3 years, but I kept failing. (seriously, I am a good reader and I know how to follow procedures).
the problem is that most information is not aimed for growers like me.
I return to soil because I think that would be the best way for beginners. it was only in this forum that I read that it takes years of practice before you move on to Hydro. that advice changed everything for me.
so I thought to grow "hydro" in soil, because it is a good practice for me to continue to Hydro in the future. am I wrong?
anyway, what would be your advice?
for a smart reader, who have good hands to build anything he needs, but want just a simple way to grow 1 pot at a time. I only need 10 Grams a month, so what is the easiest way to achive this modest goal?
thank you all again for your good help
Thank you all for your kindness and your helpful advice :)
I am just trying to have 1 pot to smoke, me and my wife. that's it.
I read a lot during the last 3 years, but I kept failing. (seriously, I am a good reader and I know how to follow procedures).
the problem is that most information is not aimed for growers like me.
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Hi guys,
after years of hydro failures, I've decided to go back to growing in soil.
my question is - do I need to consider my soil as hydro?
what is the big difference between coco and soil, if this is how I grow my pot:
I use soil with no fertilezer
I use only GHE nutes (which are not organic, of course)
I use only rain water
I give my plant 6.0 PH, and 300-800 PPM (depending on its size)
I always give 25% run-off when watering, and if the run-off's PPM is to high, I flush the soil
I disinfect the roots by adding small dozes of H2O2 to the water (so I kill any organic matter)
I give it high quality light, and 26 degrees celzius at light time and 16 when dark
so, can I consider it Hydro in soil?
Organic soil with some perlite would be great. Watered every few days when they get light. Now I don’t mean to bag on your grow, and I’m saying this to help you out. The net pot is a bad idea. Roots don’t like light and having them exposed like that will cause problems. I suspect the “mold” you saw on the roots was actually the fine root hairs. These are desirable and help the roots uptake nutrients. I suggest removing the plant from the net pot and up pot into a fabric pot. That way you’ll get air to the root zone without the light. Also, I don’t think 3% peroxide diluted 1:100 would be effective for anything. I use food grade 35% H2O2 diluted 1:11 with plain water. That’s 32oz of water to 60ml H2O2. This will sterilize everything and kill most pathogens.
hmmmm.... did you also try hempy buckets???? try the perlite version first... or perlite/vermiculite version... both would work great with what you have as nutes and should work for what you need, just make sure to rinse out the perlite well before using it and Ph everything you put in.
I think hempy buckets method is one of the best ways to get into hydro...
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