i recycle my coco.
add some fresh & a touch of rockwool cruton to the final mix.
dwc is bomb. growth is incredible at all stages. im definitely gonna break out the 4 black buckets i got and revisit hydro. got everything (and i mean EVERYTHING) to run drip , ebb/flow , or dwc. you know its bad when you have a yardstash (tent) full of gear too much for the shed.
got 30 gals of hydroton stashed in a heavy duty tote just in case i feel like a little ebb/flow (which i love).
been playing with dip too. i enjoy the simplicity.
and i always go back to hand watering & coco coir. its easy. really that simple.
in my lab summer = touch & go with more than 1000w ...so i can switch to a coco/container simplicity to keep it moving. this summer 600w (ish) is all she wrote.
in the winter , this year, 3000 to 3400w definitely ! just flower.
gonna rock one table for SOG ....4 dwc buckets for trees ...and a 600w w/ my standard 3 gallons of coco/container. i use a tent in 12/12 for 18/6 pre flower too... which adds to my total flower watt.
im experimenting with longer veg time & root volume , and am setting a few things up for 50 to 60 days veg in scrog.
its all preference.