Isn't growing a lot like cooking?

For all you chefs/growers out their. I'm on my first grow and I have to admit that this whole growing thing is a lot like cooking food. You be patient, let the stove do the work, and add the ingredients as you go. Pretty simple and very rewarding! The results are very much alike Just had to throw it out their Happy growing!

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/801482-first-grow-indoor-t5-cfl-11.html

Cooking, beer brewing, I'd agree.

I totally agree, but soon there will be hoards ...hoards of organic guys here discussing soil recipes, so I'll just stick to my kelp teas ...lol

Its all relative.

vostok said:

I totally agree, but soon there will be hoards ...hoards of organic guys here discussing soil recipes, so I'll just stick to my kelp teas ...lol

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Hahah, OMG don't use teas! Lol Jk

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/801482-first-grow-indoor-t5-cfl-11.html

Growing hydro is like baking...have to be precise with quantities and measurements.......... growing in soil is more like cooking, throw your soil mixture together, bung in a handful of this and a handful of that and let the plant tell you if needs some more seasoning along the way.

Excellent analogy guitarisgr8! Which explains why I go soil...

I have a 2 yr degree in culinary arts and was a chef for around 10 yrs. patience is the key and don't rush things. too much heat and you cook the outside but the inside is raw. and never use bad food/nutes, either way you'll be on the shitter or get nute lockout. lol

Great Analogy.

guitarisgr8 said:

Growing hydro is like baking...have to be precise with quantities and measurements.......... growing in soil is more like cooking, throw your soil mixture together, bung in a handful of this and a handful of that and let the plant tell you if needs some more seasoning along the way.

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....This explains why I stick to soil growing. I dont want to have to think too hard and take all the fun out of it. Even diving into the PH practice was too much for my brain. A handful of dolomite lime pitched at the right time works.

No, I don't think cooking and growing are that much alike, at all. Cooking is processing food, growing is letting nature do its thing. Nr 1 mistake of growers is to think they grow the buds rather than the plant. All a grower should do is create an optimal environment (includes medium and nute solution) and let the plant do its thing. It's kinda like cooking an egg I guess...

guitarisgr8 said:

throw your soil mixture together, bung in a handful of this and a handful of that and let the plant tell you if needs some more seasoning along the way.

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Replace soil mixture with 'soup' or nutrient solution and you got growing on hydro covered with that analogy as well.

Hydro is actually much easier than soil. Ph doesn't need to be as precise as most think, same for ppm. And if you messed up the soup, you simply start over - try that on soil

Everyone's looking for the microwave equivalent for cannabis. Minutes vs hours. I shouldn't say everyone, but a lot of people are. Hot pocket vs fine dining. You get what you pay for, usually a little less.

I think of it more like masturbating with the wrong hand and up between the legs, tricky at first but u soon get the hang of it

With both you get baked I suppose