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bigwity

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my question is why do people choose the flood n drain system does it yield higher than soil or dwc. what are the advantages to flood n drain. thaks guys
 
simpsonsampson420

simpsonsampson420

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bigwity said:
my question is why do people choose the flood n drain system does it yield higher than soil or dwc. what are the advantages to flood n drain. thaks guys
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hydro systems make nutes instantly available to your plants.. the only limitation to how much nutes your plant can use is your plant itself... it has as much as it needs and an almost constant supply of them.. this means higher yields and quicker growth... this is holds true for about any hydro system be it ebb and flood, flood tables, DWC, areoponics.. anything where the nutes are recirculated over the root system.. where as with soil the nutes have to be broken down by the microorganisms in the soil to become available.. which usually means they last longer in the soil than in hydro.. but if you over do it its harder to remove the nutes from soil than hydro..

soil, imo, tastes better than hydro.. something about the organicness of it... its just a much deeper flavor i guess.. hydro can sometimes have a "chemical" taste to them.. not like an unflushed plant chemical taste.. but you can usually tell hydro vs organic..

and soil can yield as much or more than hydro systems given the right set of circumstances.. where someone is constantly monitoring the soil and everything..

with soil you have to worry about root rot and over watering.. you still have to worry about that with hydro, but its easier to fix because you just flood less if you need to or change out the res if need be...

hydro you do have to worry about mold growing in your res and worry about res temp.. it is a little more daily checking with hydro too.. for PH and PPM and all that..

sorry im just randomly rambling things as they come to mind...

soil is harder to get rid of and is messier... you can empty your hydro system res into a bathtub, toilet, ect where as soil you have to dump somewhere.. plus filling the buckets with soil and mixing the perlite or vermiculite or whatever, like i said, is messy... and some mediums for hydro are reusable, like hydroton...

you dont have to worry about soil pests with hydro...

you dont have to worry about water leaks with soil...

really there are pros and cons to both.. both have their good points and bad points.. its really up to the grower and situations... i am switching to hydro because of where my grow room is and the difficulty i will have moving soil to and from it... not to mention the mess i would have to clean up where i would do the work.. so hydro makes more sense... but ive used soil for my own grows for the last few years while i was helping a buddy with his hydro grows... so ive seen and done both... and if i could keep going with soil with the ease i have up until now i would probably stick with it...

thats my 2 cents worth...

sampson
 
tyke1973

tyke1973

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The main advantage to a flood and drain is the root system is massive,plush there is a constant supply of nutrients to be pumped int that root system every 3/4 times a day differant growers have differant feed routines but the plants grow alot faster than soil in any hydro system.
 
twiztidserkilla

twiztidserkilla

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bigwity.. i am finishing up my 1st grow... i am currently using a ebb n flow system... personally... i would say go wit DWC.. thats whut i am switching to after this harvest... i find it easier to tend to plants in a dwc.(especially a plant per 5 gallon bucket.. i have found with ebb n flow it is harder to rotate ur plants... and also if u find a male or hermie it is alot easirt to extract from a single bucket... also biggest thing to turn me off about ebb n flow is that i believe i made my resivoir a lil too small and the more dominant plants roots killed off the smaller plant.. survival of the fittest..

all in all bro ild say go hydro, and if i had to pick a set-up based on ease ild say dwc.. just do a plant per 5 gallon bucket get an awesome air pump and sum good airstones and ull be fine! good luck !
 
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bigwity

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good work everybody ive decided to stick to soil i started to grow with ebb n flow but lost my bottle when the leaf started to curl so transfered to soil. maybe next time cos it wasnt planned properly for me to do it now
 
iloveit

iloveit

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simpsonsampson420 said:
hydro systems make nutes instantly available to your plants.. the only limitation to how much nutes your plant can use is your plant itself... it has as much as it needs and an almost constant supply of them.. this means higher yields and quicker growth... this is holds true for about any hydro system be it ebb and flood, flood tables, DWC, areoponics.. anything where the nutes are recirculated over the root system.. where as with soil the nutes have to be broken down by the microorganisms in the soil to become available.. which usually means they last longer in the soil than in hydro.. but if you over do it its harder to remove the nutes from soil than hydro..

soil, imo, tastes better than hydro.. something about the organicness of it... its just a much deeper flavor i guess.. hydro can sometimes have a "chemical" taste to them.. not like an unflushed plant chemical taste.. but you can usually tell hydro vs organic..

and soil can yield as much or more than hydro systems given the right set of circumstances.. where someone is constantly monitoring the soil and everything..

with soil you have to worry about root rot and over watering.. you still have to worry about that with hydro, but its easier to fix because you just flood less if you need to or change out the res if need be...

hydro you do have to worry about mold growing in your res and worry about res temp.. it is a little more daily checking with hydro too.. for PH and PPM and all that..

sorry im just randomly rambling things as they come to mind...

soil is harder to get rid of and is messier... you can empty your hydro system res into a bathtub, toilet, ect where as soil you have to dump somewhere.. plus filling the buckets with soil and mixing the perlite or vermiculite or whatever, like i said, is messy... and some mediums for hydro are reusable, like hydroton...

you dont have to worry about soil pests with hydro...

you dont have to worry about water leaks with soil...

really there are pros and cons to both.. both have their good points and bad points.. its really up to the grower and situations... i am switching to hydro because of where my grow room is and the difficulty i will have moving soil to and from it... not to mention the mess i would have to clean up where i would do the work.. so hydro makes more sense... but ive used soil for my own grows for the last few years while i was helping a buddy with his hydro grows... so ive seen and done both... and if i could keep going with soil with the ease i have up until now i would probably stick with it...

thats my 2 cents worth...

sampson
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You seem like a knowledgeable growers do you have any idea ow these plants are grown in such tiny containers?:
https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/16260-16oz-cup-flower-veg-amazing.html

https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/175581-12-12-seed-club-show.html

To my understanding the plants are watered a few times a DAY but isnt that overwatering resulting in stunt growth?

What do you think?
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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Ebb Flow is the lazy stoner's best friend...

Simple and reliable... extremely flexible and accommodating ...

Here is a shot of my op...

 

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