Hydro vs Soil

[pipeman]

i understand that everything else being equal, hydro will generally grow faster than soil, but my question is that is there any difference in the actual quality of the finished product?

 

same question for fluoros. Yield will suffer, but will the actuall product be the same as if budded under a hps?

[Tom]

Hydro will give you a heavier yield in a shorter time frame and in my experience you have fewer bug problems. HID's are far superior to fluoro's, the lowest producing plant I have grown under a HID was far in excess of any of the plants that I grew under flouro's.

 

[Ferre]

I allways grow hydro,.....after years of soil and have bigger bud and less trouble.

[boe~pimp]

i think pipemans reffering more to the potency and/or taste ? if he isn't, well i would like to know

[Tom]

If the plants are properly flushed (10 - 14 days, no less than 5) and given a 48 hour dark period before harvest then the smoke should be very smooth with a clean taste. Un-flushed hydro will leave you with a headache and the dark period smooths the smoke.

 

[pipeman]

boepimps right, the question of my original post hasn't been answered. I know hydro/hps yields more in a shorter time than soil/fluoro. however i'm not a heavy smoker, so fluoros may be enough for me. So I'm mainly interested in what will effect the quality of the finished product. The impression I get from Tom's posts is that it doesn't make a difference.

 

The other reason I'm thinking about soil/fluoros is that I don't like the idea of dealing with hydro shops.

 

I've got nothing to lose by giving it a go. If fluoros are good enough for me I've saved a few hundred bucks and the trouble of increased ventilation for cooling for a HPS. If i find its no good I can always upgrade my system for the next grow.

[crazychicken]

what should i start on, hydro or soil, i've heard that hydro is a tad more complicated, but easier in the long run, but a hard upkeep, is this true?

 

i wouldn't mind recommendations

 

crazychicken

[Tom]

I've got nothing to lose by giving it a go. If fluoros are good enough for me I've saved a few hundred bucks and the trouble of increased ventilation for cooling for a HPS. If i find its no good I can always upgrade my system for the next grow.

 

Sounds good to me pipeman.

 

what should i start on, hydro or soil, i've heard that hydro is a tad more complicated, but easier in the long run, but a hard upkeep, is this true?

 

There are several different hydro methods, some hard and some easy, if you are unsure about hydro why not start with a good potting mix and see how you go?

 

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