First Time grower

[HighDFarmer]

Testing to see if i prefer coco/perlite versus a DWC setup. What are your guys' preferences and why, if you don't mind me asking.

 

[Mr_X]

DWC because I don’t have to water and faster growth

 

[MickFoster]

Coco, because it matches DWC in growth........but I don't have to worry about reservoir temps and constant ppm and pH monitoring.

 

[curious2garden]

Coco because its easy to move, I don't have to worry about water leaks and no chiller needed in my environment which saves money.

Caveat being I have never run DWC only NFT rails which it matches for growth performance.

Kudos for testing it for yourself. Thats the way to find out things because the devil is always in the details. I'll be curious to see what you find out.

 

[Gazza308]

Coco in decent sized pots only feeding once every couple days with a basic a and b line.

As above said unless it’s fully automated it’s a time consuming process monitoring ph and ec levels and god forbid if the power goes out its panic stations.

 

[twentyeight.threefive]

Coco in decent sized pots only feeding once every couple days with a basic a and b line.

As above said unless it’s fully automated it’s a time consuming process monitoring ph and ec levels and god forbid if the power goes out its panic stations.

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What happened to your poor plants? Probably from only feeding every few days. If you want to treat coco like that you might as well use soil.

 

[Gazza308]

They like to be stressed and abused pushes them into overdrive.

Looks juicy to me lol.

 

[twentyeight.threefive]

They like to be stressed and abused pushes them into overdrive.

Looks juicy to me lol.View attachment 4934731

Your other photos would say otherwise.

Stressing and abusing plants doesn't make them produce or perform better.

 

[Gazza308]

Well that’s your opinion.

 

[twentyeight.threefive]

Well that’s your opinion.

It's not an opinion. Your plants are barely in flower and are very unhealthy.