dwc or stay with soil
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chuck estevez
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oh, definition of organic you ask? LMFAO
organic
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noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerlycomprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, butthat now includes all other compounds of carbon.
organic
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noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerlycomprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, butthat now includes all other compounds of carbon.
chuck estevez
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ttystikk
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HUH?!
Deep Water Culture... in SOIL?
This is like saying you only drive a car because you don't drive.
ttystikk
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I had poor luck with DWC, so I moved on to RDWC- where nothing replaced the need for a chiller.
Once I got my water temps down, it was game on.
Of my friends who ran DWC, it was a crapshoot; some buckets would be fine, others would shit out- right next to each other.
My opinion is to go with a hempy style- or scrounge up a chiller and go full RDWC.
Either approach has an effective answer for root rot that DWC does not.
Once I got my water temps down, it was game on.
Of my friends who ran DWC, it was a crapshoot; some buckets would be fine, others would shit out- right next to each other.
My opinion is to go with a hempy style- or scrounge up a chiller and go full RDWC.
Either approach has an effective answer for root rot that DWC does not.
chuck estevez
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I missed that stupid ass post. maybe all the big growers fell for this shit.
rkymtnman
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water is able to hold the most dissolved oxygen around 65 to 68. that's why a chiller is a sound investment.
ttystikk
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To be more precise, water holds more oxygen the colder it gets all the way down to freezing, on a geometric scale.
Plants don't like water cooler than about 60f, it slows their metabolism.
One needs to understand the underlying concepts well before making decisions.
CannaCole
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I've run both DWC and organic soil in Airpots. For me Airpots are the way to go. DWC was time consuming, changing res, balancing PH, adding nutes...
Airpots I water and that's it. Top dress a few weeks into flower. The growth is slower but I'll take that rather than hearing my wife say I care more about my plants then our kids.
Yield I haven't seen much of a difference as I get fat colas regardless.
Airpots I water and that's it. Top dress a few weeks into flower. The growth is slower but I'll take that rather than hearing my wife say I care more about my plants then our kids.
Yield I haven't seen much of a difference as I get fat colas regardless.
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Vumar
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I have an 8 outlet commercial air pump and a water pump w/ a waterfall. My DO rates are more than ideal, regardless of being 5 degrees give or take higher than your "chiller 68 degrees". I also run hydroguard, so running low temps suppresses all bacterial growth (good included... which is what Im going for hence hydroguard).
rkymtnman
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good point about the most DO closest to freezing. i was highlighting the sweet spot for hydro/DWC.
