Why Hydro Kicks Dirt's Ass ?

MysticMorris

MysticMorris

Active Member
I grow soil and it always seems a bit slower than the other methods, but reliable and low maintenence. Hydro,dwc and other techniques all tend to promote vigourous growth, and increased yeild. They are far more complicated though your mistakes can cost entire harvests (ie if your water pump fails for a day your plants will all shrivel). In addition It costs alot more to start up a hydro grow, but this can be outweighed by the benefit of a larger harvest.

As far as quality of the product - well I like my organic buds just fine, i wouldnt pay extra for a bag of weed grown hydro. Infact if weed is touted to be grown hydro here, it just makes me suspicious that the commercial grower is running a rushed operation, and is churning out clones as fast as poss. Quality of bud is poor where I live more often than not.
 
mikmike

mikmike

Well-Known Member
Soil u have a buffer. the buffer is the soil so if u make a mistake u have a buffer. With hydro there is no buffer so if u make mistake then u have made mistake the plant will show it. hydro grows bigger and bigger buds.
 
smokinrav

smokinrav

Well-Known Member
marc88101 said:
Outdoor or soil bud is always less expensive for a reason....its not the quality of hydro.
Click to expand...
Bullshit. Quality is determined by growing the plant to its potential. Regardless of style, you either grow it to its potential or you don't. Sure, hydroponics may yield a bit more, but it will not necessarily be higher quality, all other things being equal.
 
missnu

missnu

Well-Known Member
I kill things in hydro, but my soil plants flourish...and my coco plants do even better than the soil plants in flowering...the soil looks better in veg though, but it is flowering that makes all the importance...so I have to agree that coco is the best for me...but that means that hydro is better than soil I guess...but only if you get it right...and for me soil is harder to mess up I guess...
 
marc88101

marc88101

Well-Known Member
smokinrav said:
Bullshit. Quality is determined by growing the plant to its potential. Regardless of style, you either grow it to its potential or you don't. Sure, hydroponics may yield a bit more, but it will not necessarily be higher quality, all other things being equal.
Click to expand...
You obviously don't live in a legal state or go to dispensaries. Hydro is always the top sellers and outdoor/soil is labled as such and is way less in price!
 
smokinrav

smokinrav

Well-Known Member
Yeah, cuz the consumers are always the most educated and least swayed by dumbass marketing techniques.
 
missnu

missnu

Well-Known Member
Hydro is more expensive because people have been told it is better...but if you give them soil buds and tell them they are hydro most are not able to tell the difference.
 
smokinrav

smokinrav

Well-Known Member
Anytime I see someone touting their "hydro", I chuckle. It's even more amusing when hydro is used as a strain name. Kinda like in the 80's and 90's when all the good pot was labled "skunk bud" then later "BC Bud"
 
ru4r34l

ru4r34l

Well-Known Member
MysticMorris said:
I grow soil and it always seems a bit slower than the other methods, but reliable and low maintenence. Hydro,dwc and other techniques all tend to promote vigourous growth, and increased yeild. They are far more complicated though your mistakes can cost entire harvests (ie if your water pump fails for a day your plants will all shrivel). In addition It costs alot more to start up a hydro grow, but this can be outweighed by the benefit of a larger harvest.

As far as quality of the product - well I like my organic buds just fine, i wouldnt pay extra for a bag of weed grown hydro. Infact if weed is touted to be grown hydro here, it just makes me suspicious that the commercial grower is running a rushed operation, and is churning out clones as fast as poss. Quality of bud is poor where I live more often than not.
Click to expand...
Hydro only for me, soil is meant to be kept outdoors :razz:

pharmacoping said:
organic is right on! hats off to all who master that craft, especially in hydro.
Click to expand...
He knows his stuff, best post today :clap:

Kervork said:
Once you go CoCo you'll never go back.
Click to expand...
Been there done that and back, now my only medium is nutrients :shock:

Fun little topic.

regards,
 
marc88101

marc88101

Well-Known Member
Yep, you guys are right..the cannabis world is wrong!!! The price difference is due to marketing..lol.. I see billboards all over saying hydro is better!

Not
 
missnu

missnu

Well-Known Member
I think soil is good for building experience...and then moving up from there as well if you so wish...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top