I ventured into the Veganic world of growing after reading about Kyle Kushman's transition to it. I waited till price came down a bit too. You know how a product, or an idea first hits the market....it's all about price gouging at first. So when GH started their GO line I jumped. But I usually like to run side by side nutrient grows. Though the Vegan lifestyle is a commendable one for humans. I'm not sure it's totally the way to go with cannabis. I have found growing with GO products side by side with say my own soil mixes & amendments to be less than stellar. I guess what I'm saying is, in. the end GO finished plants will be cleaner. But haul wise, you'll never be accused of taking in the Motherlode with a vegan grow. Cannabis just loves worm castings to much to cut it out of the grow, plus the color that worm casting puts into your cannabis plant is amazing. Cut it out and your final product can seem somewhat bland.
I only aerate using GO products that I throw in my teas for feeding purposes. I never bought into the idea that you must use a special blended soil when using vegan products either. To me that's just a market ploy. But, what ever you're doing now...it sure is working too! If my soil doesn't have worm casting in it, final product suffers greatly. To me the worm casting makes the cannabis plant rich in color. Everything so vibrant ,the greens, purples,pinks, just jump out at you. I found all my cannabis plants using vegan products solely,all finished up smaller than plants using animal wastes. So I've taken what I think is the best of everything an have blended them together to use on my plants. Plus, I'm 59 years old. I can't walk away from my "old school" ways of growing.