Medium:
Look, I love coco/soil, organic/synthetic just as much as anyone. Iโve never really hated on any particular method and each has its uses depending upon the environment. That being said.... hydro is likely to be the predominant indoor method for us going forward. It ticks all the boxes that the average hobby grower is looking for. Maintenance is generally pretty easy, while Iโve found myself monitoring ph and tds more frequently, Iโm still only mixing nutes once a week instead of three. The hassle factor is crazy mitigated here๐. From a sustainability perspective, nute consumption is wayyyy down, saving more dolla bills yโall!
Added bonus is that veg. Growth rates are just insanely fast. From the moment she popped her head out to the start of week 4, this girl was fimmed, pruned, trained and flipped. She put out a full oz. more than the 6 week(v) mainline beside er๐ณ. Now that is just straight amazing๐. The key advantages - BIG F$&KโN YIELDS and auto pilot care for up to 2 weeks.
It is a little bit of a tricky medium but once you dial in the ratios - smooth sailโn the whole grow. I can focus on training/maintenance instead of feeding๐ค๐ค.
If thereโs a drawback to DWC it would be that Iโd have concerns about leaving it for more than a couple days when sheโs in full flower. They just drink so much that Itโs a constant top off. All told, far and away the most effective and economical medium weโve used๐.
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Under this COB light system, the best method to date has definitely been a mainline. Itโs got so much canopy penetration that weโre pulling down 16โ long colas packed with well developed buds. Hereโs where strain, medium and method kinda collide though. This girl was on a hurry up and go schedule. We lost the first one to root rot and had to get this one off the ground and mature before the cycle sched. Was gonna flip. Not to mention it was totally screwing with our spring nursery timing too. She was fimmed once and then splayed with LST. Not much either - just enough to get er spread apart a little. So you combine ultra fast growth rates of hydro with a big yield strain like this on a fast paced training method that limits required recovery times... and you get this monster. Just a perfect grow that anyone would be extremely happy with.
We used frozen water bottles In the res. twice a day throughout the grow. My issues with light leaks and temps are well documented and Iโm constantly running up against one or the other as a hurdle. This plant was no different and she started to re-veg. In the last few days prior to chop. All due to a light leak from the cabinet beside this one that was running on an 18/6. Gonna have to plug some light holes prior to next grow. Other than that - she was amazing and the method here is getting an unusually high and very rare 5/5.๐ณ
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The final number is just so sweet. 6.04oz and she vegโd less than a month. Overall, I could confidently say thatโs both faster and better than most typical autos in general๐ณ๐๐๐. Any time your rockโn out 5+oz is a good haul but in this kinda time frame - thatโs just crazy. We let her go just a little longer (again, as per Spliffโs direction) and it was worth the extra patience. Sheโs dense as all hell and a nice add to the stash๐ค.
Thanks as always for stickn around and watchn this one unfold. Sorry the update was so late but itโs been busier than expected. Even in the middle of COVID bullshit. Hope everyone remains safe and healthy. PEACE!โ๏ธ