No just soilHave you done hydro before? Are you sure you want to deal with it? Coco is a great option and much less hassle.
I would actually like to try that.. if i weren't so lazyFlood and drain tray covered in panda plastic, cut holes in plastic and slide in pots filled with hydroton, flood every 2hrs for 8-10 minutes.
So just a tray with nothing in it why would you cover it???Flood and drain tray covered in panda plastic, cut holes in plastic and slide in pots filled with hydroton, flood every 2hrs for 8-10 minutes.
To create a root zone. So when the roots outgrow the pot, instead of shriveling and dying, the roots form a mat at the bottom of the tray. Needles to say yield is increased, more roots = more buds.So just a tray with nothing in it why would you cover it???
Blumats are cool but a pain in the ass to keep calibrated, I ran them 10 years ago with success but it was not set and forget. Coco is good drain to waste but I do not like trashing the coco after every run, never reuse it, you will rue the day you do. To me, hydroton is superior in performance and sustainability.I'd highly recommend looking into dtw coco. If you just have a few plants, handwatering twice per day in bloom is doable, otherwise I'd set up a automated system or use blumats. Honestly, you'd probably have more success with hydro eventually if you start with coco and really learn it. Personally, I find true hydro systems to be a nightmare.