What is YOUR "Golden" rule for a heavy healthy yield?

Lucky Luke said:

Not sure what you are getting at here. The post i did you quoted is DWC (Hydro) not soil or soiless.

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ok do what do you think do your plants roots always have access to both water & minerals?

Persistence is key!

Mollywhopper said:

Thanks.View attachment 4409236 this is 30 day veg a couple days in 1212 it's 15 days in flower now I haven't got new pics yet it's about 5x4. And I've cleaned it up since then. This strain is crazy crazy. I think ppl get different results because of different strains. I swear this strain seams like it's made for hydro so maybe some plants will put out more in soil while others in hydro? I've used only 2 or 3 strains throughout the year and stuck with this one because of the insane growth. It's cinex or cenex (cinderella99 x vortex) but they took the swamp bush trait ones for seeds .
I messed up on this one early pH meter broke and was giving it 7.0 water for first 2 weeks it bounced back but it left some clawed water leaves

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I know this thread is a bit old now but just thought I’d share my experience, I’ve grown indoors and in soil for a few years, I switched to growing in dwc For about the past 5 years and haven’t looked back at soil!
The advantage with hydro is mainly in veg.
Big plant=big roots
Big roots=big buds.
Nothing environmentally was different and I’ve run Atleast 100 different strains using both methods.
In hydro you can veg for less time and have a bigger plant start of flower = bigger yield.
I’ve recently switched to coco and am finding the growth nearly identical to growing in dwc.
Less things to go wrong and am currently growing outdoors in 100% coco and the ladies are getting big fast and very healthy.

so yea from my experience hydro yields more simply because it grows faster.
I think it’s because the nutrient rich water is readily available to the roots where as soil the roots have to search for it.

another thing to point out is the plants grown in dwc and coco can handle heat better than in soil.

Lucky Luke said:

50% extra yield due to hydro alone? Amazing..
Or was it more to do with the plants being bigger and canopy area larger and denser due to the extra growth rate of the plant over the same veg period?

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Exactly Luke.

xtsho said:

Healthy plants from start to finish.

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That's a big one, if you keep em healthy and have a good yielding strain your gonna get good results.

Hard work. Be attentive without being overbearing and changing too many variables.

Keep it simple, perfect your grow style, learn to read your plants, and squeeze every gram out of their potential.