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just opining with the nuance often left out when throwing random nutrient brands out... yeah, alot are the same...but many times they arent AG salts (cheapo whitelabel salts in cannabis are often just rebagged AG salts) have tolerances for nasty things like metals and toxins and contamination period...that would make most of us cannabis growers never touch them If you're interested in that world, the founder of advanced nutrients in his later years has opened up alot about his supply chain and the issues even they faced over time... Simply put, you're never going to not be connected to global-scale agricultural products...and that is very much a dirty game. Folks literally take cardboard to counterfeit noodles, daWg.........think about that when you put your trust in a brand and their supply chain management. I also recommend going soilless. I disagree it is the fastest learning curve. The fastest learning curve is going to be living soil and actually taking advice about watering and not touching the plants superfluously. Living soil takes about 2 runs to be solid as a rock with, has a high skill ceiling, and if you can manage outdoors too...then every part of the grow is on autopilot for you. Going soilless is going to have an insane skill ceiling, which is why I say go that route. Coco kind of pigeonholes you in the corner with folks doing coco. Highly recommend hydrotek

Go soiless. Fastest learning curve, bar none. If you can follow instructions, you will have a highly successful grow your first cycle. autoflower or photoperiod is irrelevant. The gas-to-water mixture is the primary concern - and not all chunky it can significantly impact root growth. With coco you want 33% of volume to be perlite or similar (e.g. #2 perlite, #3 vermiculite USA standards? may vary.) Sphagnum peat moss holds more water per volume, so you want 50% perlite or similar per volume when using that. I suggest not using coco. If it's not buffered properly, it'll fuck up a grow in a spectrum of irrelevant to severe. If it's not washed and buffered properly, you could get Na poisoning, which will also throw a big wrench into any plans. At best a long delay and worst, dead plants. Unprocessed sphagnum peat moss is no good, too... needs to have wetting agent and ph-balanced etc, but there are well-established sources that long predate marijuana branded stuff. Promix is a great option - HP or BX. Think these come with 25% and 15% perlite, respectively. So, they need more added - recommend vermiculite #3 as it adds some plant available silica and is good size for drainage/aeration without impeding roots in a significnat way. 70/30 coco+perlite is convenient. No denying that. Don't have to mix anything and it's redy to use out of the bag, as long as you trust the brand. Nutes.. i'd go jacks or similar 3-nute setup. A base 'hydro' with trace elements along with calcium nitrate and magnesium sulfate (epsom salt). JAcks 321, megacrop, cropsalts, masterblend, southern ag, kosher-something, lol... more than one brand to choose from. The ones that don't put the trace elements in the base are the greedy ones. Otherwise, can buy generic cal nitrate and epsom or if they do and you go that route due to availability, have to also buy trace elements supplement. Never have to buy "calmag" in your life. 3 parts can do it all well seed to harvest. Even if you don't go with jacks, i'd mimic their mixed concentration of nutes across the board. I think it's a bit high in K, but whatever adjustments you need will be minimal in nature. e.g. they instruct 3.6g/gal, but i find better results at 3.3g/gal which results in 180-190ppm K instead of over 200 - YMMV. Anyway, mimic their ratio and concentration (ppms across all nutes) and you'll have great results following basic rules of soilless growing. Stick to that formula to start, then adjust based on how the plants grow in front of you and you'll have a rock solid formula tailored for your environment by the 2nd grow. Fertilizing should be a short learning curve, if systematic about it. guides and articles on cocoforcannabis.com are a great source with limited to no bro-science nonsense, as long as you avoid the forums. Explains finer points of soilless growing whether you use coco or something else. When it comes to soilles / hydro context, there's not so much a quality difference in fertilizer. There are different options and ways to deliver what ends up being a similar ratio and concentration and those differences 'could' cause some variation, but it's small. Soilless/hydro nutes will be 100% soluble and 100% plant-ready. The resulting concentartations and ratios that exist directly around the root is what matters in regard to fertilization -- all available in sufficient quantities and not impeding each other. That exact amount will vary by life stage, but that's a very quick transition with soilless/hydro systems... a timely formula change and done. Whatever you do, do not overpay. More expensive stuff does not work better. If you compare ingredients you find a shit ton of overlap with other cheaper options.

For me it is coco, also the easiest medium to grow in my opinion. I like to use Canna Coco A + B with Canna Cal-Mag Agent and Canna pH minus. But for the flowering period I do like to use Plagron Power Buds, Plagron Sugar Royal and Plagron Green Sensation. Water every other day and with 25% from pot volume works great for me because you always reset the medium into the values that you add with your nutrient solution. I do only grow for myself in a small closet with 100 Watts led and last grow Wedding Cheesecake I did have 200 grams dry so I will continue with coco and these nutrients.

I am now on my second grow and can only recommend Coco/Perlite mix. I tried a soil/coco mix 1st time and it seemed so much more complicated with both watering and nutrients. I am sure I made many (if not all)1st time grower mistakes, but it is very straightforward with a coco grow. It is very subjective, but particularly with Auto's you want to make this as simple as possible.

Its ur preference. If u say 1st indoor grow i would stick to Soil and the next one u can swap to Coco or go hydroponic. But i think for the last both experience would be great😇 And nutrients, what u prefer if organic or mineral. U can top dress or messure each ML of the fluid. I like BioBizz or Gaya Greens. And in Soil i like PLAGRON Worm Hummus and Bat Guano :)

Hugo 6" rockwool blocks. Emerald harvest product line 3 part micro grow bloom. 😍

Coco will give a good start for autos using the canna coco line is a good start, it depends what's good for you really but that way couldn't be easier it's 1 formula all the way threw so you learn the feed ratios quick and it lasts forever almost. 1mll to 2mll in most cases, add the pk 13/14 and calmag and your good to go..

for yor first i would say - soil ; something like Cana Professional Plus or Plagron Royalmix + a small bag startersoil