'Hope you don't end-up where I did last nightCaps and two wines are seeping in.
I definitely get the best of both worlds. I grow in coco - veg outdoors - give them two weeks to settle in under hps and flip according to the moon.OK, guys. Enough of me being flippant in French with ms Venus & posting music video's. I now have a serious question to pose to the cognoscente.
I generally only do one crop per year outdoors & in amended soil "out there" in the bush, but I'm considering doing indoors in coco-coir. Partially to experiment & partially to get ahead of the OD season & get plants up & running early.
Is all the faffing-about with pH, EC & watering regime actually worth the effort? I can see that there are advantages if you're going to grow the whole thing start to finish in a tightly-controlled environment, but I don't have that luxury.
I'm wondering if I can get the best of both worlds & welcome any input from folks that have tried anything like this.
OR, is it one way or the other & ne'er the twain shall meet? Doable, or a concept that's fraught with stupidity?
Edit: I guess I asking if the whole Hydro. regime is actually worth the time & effort involved.
Hey mate. I grow indoor in coco. Cost wise to setup for me was the thick end of $3000 for hardware not including the nutes. I guess I spend as little as 3 hours on plant/grow room maintenance per week. So for me there's very little time & effort involved.OK, guys. Enough of me being flippant in French with ms Venus & posting music video's. I now have a serious question to pose to the cognoscente.
I generally only do one crop per year outdoors & in amended soil "out there" in the bush, but I'm considering doing indoors in coco-coir.
Edit: I guess I asking if the whole Hydro. regime is actually worth the time & effort involved.
Oh haha. I only just saw this lolAh Fuck! I stuffed up.
I just experienced a heap of really esoteric shit flowing through my consciousness.
WOAH! Wait a second. That means I'm experiencing the effect of cannabis, right?
I still stuffed up. My mind is rampant & I'm going to stop.
À l'exception de ma dame Mme Vénus. Il y a autre chose qui ne peut pas être expliqué
Full disclosure: I HAD to used a translator for that one.......
My tent is in a room within a larger building....and the res is outside the tent. So can't really comment on those points your asking. I've done a summer & winter grow and without an A/C etc it presents different challenges depending on your own local weather conditions. I have hot summers & freezing winters in Vic. The Flood & Drain is just easy to manage with cloth pots especially if your not able to visit your plants regularly. Just set up your pump timers for your watering schedule. If you get a decent digital timer you can set up a few programs. I just change out the res every week or two depending on the feed chart. I haven't really had to concern myself with water temp. On average during flower I flood & drain every 2 days. Can't really overwater in coco peat during flowering. The Blue Labs Guardian has alarms you can setup...but I use it just as my own guide & record the readings in a grow diary with temps & humidty readings. I use the feed chart supplied by hy-gen for coco but run a weaker mix overall; haven't had any obvious deficiencies or nute burn or shitty tasting buds so I'm not that fussed. About the only things I've had to adjust is pH down from time to time. I'm a retired engineer with a lab background so this system suits my mindset.Thanks for the replies guys - you've given me more to think about.
@Upright Man - This flood/drain idea intrigues me. The way I'm thinking, the large reservoir would provide a large thermal mass inside the tent that helps to control the overall environment, as well as keeping the roots system warm in winter during the flood cycle. Am I on the right track? How often are you flooding & what kind of water temps. are you running?
That Blue Labs Guardian looks like the duck's guts (if a little exy). I take it you only replenish/re-dose the reservoir when the monitor tells you that nute levels are getting low?
Be gentle with me, I've never thought about hydro. until now.....
Haha....I'm making bubble hash gummies with infused coconut oil after this grow.@Venus55 they look awesome. I’m getting fucked up Saturday night.
Thanks heaps. You ever need something let me know
lol.Has anyone used this product or something similar on there plants. View attachment 4363301
Caps are easier and I'm lazy. Not as pretty as Gummy bears though. Was actually in spotlight the other day and had a look to see if they had a mould- they didn't.Haha....I'm making bubble hash gummies with infused coconut oil after this grow.