feeding” your poor pencil stemmed soil plants that are trapped in 15ltr air-pots while you drench them in piss.
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Oooo...err. That all looks a bit futuristic dunnit? Sounds a bit too good to be true for me... So... erm... no thanks I’m taking the stairs!”
Strangely enough on many a cannabis growing forum, hydro growing or the transition from soil to hydro is often applauded with the phrase “Welcome to The Darkside”? I’ve always liked that saying but it’s never really made much sense to me because in my opinion its soil growers who are “stuck in the mud” and remain in the cannabis growing darkness
Why any indoor grower through choice would want to grow in soil these days is just beyond my comprehension...... usually the most com- mon argument they produce is “organic weed tastes better” well let’s be honest here, any hy- dro grown crop that’s been flushed, dried and cured properly will taste just as organic as a soil grown harvest and I’ll take the muthafunkin Pepsi challenge on that.
Some “poo-heads” seem to be under the im- pression that compared to hydro growers they are more holy than a dead Mexican’s torso be- cause they don’t use excess electric by not having water pumps/tank heaters/air-stones/ room/fan/temp/res controllers and all the other wonderful gadgets that can go into a hydro set up, this also means they have a size 3 carbon footprint shaped like a stiletto.
In a controlled indoor environment, not having some kind of Hydroponic system after your 1st or 2nd grow is equivalent to living in the cannabis growing dark ages, if after your 2nd harvest you still find yourself knee deep in bat- guano and smelling like a soggy nappy every few weeks, then you’re as backward as some- one standing at the foot of the world’s tallest building, sweating like a 12yr old boy in a Thai bar called “Glitter’s” and saying to the elevator operator.....
During my time trolling *cough* “browsing” can- nabis growing forums I’ve noticed a few funny trends, one that really tickles me is when a vir- gin grower has done a bit of research (always a wise move before becoming self sufficient by the way) and they’ve obviously come to the conclusion that hydro grown plants have the potential to grow/finish faster and yield more than those grown in messy soil and/or bat- guano.....( “guano” by the way is just a posh word for “shit”)
Then like a mob of meerkats all the poo- heads will pop out of the dung heap with gems like.......”grow in soil if it’s your 1st time because its more forgiving than hydro” or “hydro is too difficult for a new grower” or “a hydro set-up costs too much and takes up too much time” in my experience most people who say such things haven’t ever had the bottle to try hydro and will admit as much if you pull them up on it. Another reason for going hydro is this... by growing at home in the U.K. you are more than likely breaking the law anyway, right? So really what’s an extra couple quid a week on electric and a little bit more effort for a potentially big- ger final yield?
Think of your plants as children, why would you send your children to the government funded Soil school when the Hydro College down the road regularly churns out better results for your money? I mean you want your kids to have the best possible in life right?
I suppose I’ll have to concede that the cost of ISMOKE | 71
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