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Maxwell45

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Hey this is my first post and I'm curious as to Whats the quickest, easiest, way to obtain a high quality yield of 2lbs through DWC. Thoughts? comments? experiences? This will be my first grow ever and I just want to get as much advice as possible before starting. Thankyou :)
 
Carolina Dream'n

Carolina Dream'n

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First grow in dwc, I hope u have some background knowledge of what plants like ppm, ph and temp their nutrient solution.
 
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Carolina Dream'n said:
First grow in dwc, I hope u have some background knowledge of what plants like ppm, ph and temp their nutrient solution.
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I've been doing a lot of research and wouldn't jump into a project until I was fairly confident in my abilities. Hence why I'm here gathering data :)
 
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Can I ask why not? I've heard of many successes with first timers. I'm looking for larger yields because it will be for donation to a collective
 
Carolina Dream'n

Carolina Dream'n

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You need a much more vast amount of knowledge to run dwc compared to soil or promix with nutes. Too many variable to go wrong for first timer.
 
Carolina Dream'n

Carolina Dream'n

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Are you going to run sterile or bennies?
Do you need a water chiller?
What deep water system would you use? Single site or rdwc?
What nutrients would you use?
What nutrients do you know are not supposed to be used in dwc?
If your ppm raises and ph drops, what does that mean?
If you get root rot, how do u battle it?
What ph do u keep in veg? Flower?
Ppm in veg?flower?

If u can answer all those questions, run dwc. If I can't, then start in promix.
 
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Hmm.. What would you suggest to be the best way to grow my first time, to better prepare me for switching to DWC when I'm more experienced? I've always had a fascination with hydroponics & DWC and can't wait to try it out but I'd love to hear from all you experienced growers to see what I should do :)
 
whitebb2727

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Some would argue that there is so much difference in dwc and soil so why not learn with dwc to begin with. I think with proper research and planning it could be done but also be prepared for a failure.
 
Carolina Dream'n

Carolina Dream'n

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whitebb2727 said:
Some would argue that there is so much difference in dwc and soil so why not learn with dwc to begin with. I think with proper research and planning it could be done but also be prepared for a failure.
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The only thing your average first time grower is going to learn how to do in dwc is kill plants. I don't recommend starting in soil if hydro is your ultimate goal, start in promix with synthetic nutes so u can get an understanding of how growing works. Promix gives u more room for error than dwc, with close to the same growth rates.
 
whitebb2727

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Carolina Dream'n said:
The only thing your average first time grower is going to learn how to do in dwc is kill plants. I don't recommend starting in soil if hydro is your ultimate goal, start in promix with synthetic nutes so u can get an understanding of how growing works. Promix gives u more room for error than dwc, with close to the same growth rates.
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Sounds like a good route.
 
k_elliott99

k_elliott99

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Dude relax dwc isn't hard I. On my third grow, any questions feel free to ask but this is me I have 2 single site dwc buckets, 2 air stones each I LST them as early as possible to train them to all be in light I don't lollipop, and then m using the cyco platinum series nutes and I follow the feeding schedule exactly as it is stated on the box! Now I have a 6x8 room for flower and veg, I do two plants at a time and my 2 are at day 51 of flower and my 2 girls are touching all 4 walls and growing into each other! I have a 600w HP's for veg and a 1000w for flower.
 
Carolina Dream'n

Carolina Dream'n

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Was that picture supposed to impress me or something? I've grown for 7 years, 5 of them with over 40 lights at a time. There are guys on here that have been growing for decades. Just saying, I'm gonna trust experience, not a third time grower.
 
k_elliott99

k_elliott99

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Carolina Dream'n said:
Was that picture supposed to impress me or something? I've grown for 7 years, 5 of them with over 40 lights at a time. There are guys on here that have been growing for decades. Just saying, I'm gonna trust experience, not a third time grower.
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Good for you I grow for personal use and if the op is doing just that then I have enough experience that I can help them to get started and answer basic questions, rather than just say no dont do it grow in soil. Not gonna fight over dumb shit and hack the thread, if u want help im here to help amd more than willing to give my opinion op.
 
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k_elliott99 said:
Dude relax dwc isn't hard I. On my third grow, any questions feel free to ask but this is me I have 2 single site dwc buckets, 2 air stones each I LST them as early as possible to train them to all be in light I don't lollipop, and then m using the cyco platinum series nutes and I follow the feeding schedule exactly as it is stated on the box! Now I have a 6x8 room for flower and veg, I do two plants at a time and my 2 are at day 51 of flower and my 2 girls are touching all 4 walls and growing into each other! I have a 600w HP's for veg and a 1000w for flower.
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Wow that's pretty cool. How much do you think you'll yield off this one? And I've heard mixed reviews all over the Internet about whether or not you should start with soil and I'm a noob but every day I'm researching so by the time I'm ready to grow, whether it be soil or DWC, I'll be ready( somewhat) lol
 
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