Whatever tho to each it's own peace out.
I'm not going to get into a pissing match with someone who has 30 posts and no reputation.
I actually believe the main variables to be The Grower and the Genetics of the plant not the ammount of light.
I can get a better quality yield of bud off of my 600 watt hps light than I could get off of my 1000 watt light because I can get the light closer to the tops of my plants, therefore using less light to grow more higher quality bud. ( the only difference is the penetration depth of the canopy. and my cure for this is lollipopping the shit outta my ladies.
Every commercial grower I know uses soil in BRITISH COILUMBIA CANADA, I do not know of one person using a hydroponic system for the commercial cultivation of marijuana.
How the hell do you figure that it is more effecient to grow less plants if you want more finished product in the end as quick as possible.
(remember commercial cultivation, not a basement grow operation, this is not even close to a commercial level)
The only time someone would grow less plants for longer is if they were legal growers, most of the time it is the legal growers who grow less plants bigger because they are scared to go over there 15-25 plant limits, so they grow 2 - 4 plants per 600-1000 watt light
spend longer and more time vegging and grow less plants for the maximum yield. (like myself)
I think not for the commercial cultivation of marijuana they want there product grown and sold they dont want to be vegging there plants 2 months plus.. take those cuttings let them root and throw them into flower.
I do not grow in rockwool and SOG what thread are you reading pal? I was simply saying that it is a possibility.
I am a sunshine mix #4 grower. Look at my journals.
Mature plants can be a cutting from a mature mother plant..
it doesn't mean that I am going to grow my plants to become monsters until the mature, I am gonna let my mother mature and take clones from her, therefore the clones are all mature enough to be placed immediately into flower.. (hence nothing to do the size of the plant but the maturity of the plant).
soil harvests are inferior in every department ecxept taste. This is why Cali has much much MUCH better buds than BC.
So what you are telling me is that Cali growers only grow in hydroponics??
California and the rest of the USA has and always will be behind BC on our marijuana quality and quantity)
Us British Columbians have a much more Superior product than that of our american counterparts.
what strains has California come out with?? BC BIG BUD?? BC KUSH?? TRAINWRECK?? SHISKABERRY??
nope california decided to create california orange schwag weed..
that tells you right there that the USA is behind BC in the race for the Best yielding and best quality marijuana.
We always have and we always will be superior, sorry to burst your bubble, but it's a proven fact.
WHy do you think we can trade a kilo of our BC GRADE B for a kilo of your A grade COCAINE??
hmmmmm.. because your commercially grown weed is never grown properly, it is never flushed properly, I have alot of family in the USA and I have smoked alot of USA marijuana never once has it ever compared our BC Grade A. (
personal preference please do not take offence)
I am not talking shit about americans I am simply expressing my views on american quality of marijuana, please do not take offence to what I have written. Thank you.
READ THE BELOW POST I HAVE WRITTEN COMPLETELY BEFORE YOU RESPOND. PLEASE.
Growing METHODS HYDRO VS SOIL:
There has been a debate as to which growth medium is most beneficial for home- or commercially-grown plants.
On one end there is soil, the traditional growth medium that has been used for thousands of years to grow plants, and on the other is hydroponics, a more recent practice of growing plants with water and nutrients but no soil.
So the question remains, which process is more suitable for growing things?
One of the most important advantages of hydroponics over soil growth is the absence of weeds and pests in hydroponic growth environments.
Soil can play host to a variety of insect pests and plant parasites as well as competing weeds that can take away valuable nutrients or sunlight from your plants.
Of course, if you are growing a small number of plants indoors in small pots, then chances are that you won't run into too many problems with weeds or pests that you can't handle as needed.
However, if you're planning on growing many plants that require a good deal of nutrients and live in a pest-susceptible environment, then hydroponics may be the way to go in order to avoid spending money on pesticides and herbicides.
Hydroponics also benefit the overall growth of the plant in terms of size.
Root systems spread throughout soil in order to increase surface area and the chance that the plant will absorb minerals and water that percolate through the soil.
However, with hydroponic plants, the nutrients are present all throughout the liquid mixture, so the root system does not have to be as extensive as with soil-based plants.
This means that the plant can devote more nutrients and energy to growth above the root system, which is the kind of growth that people generally want.
Furthermore, plants that are grown hydroponically do not need to be repotted in order to accommodate growing roots that might become too large for the initial pot to contain comfortably.
The hydroponic plants are constantly supplied with a ready stock of water and generally reach maturity faster than soil-grown plants.
It might seem as if hydroponics require more water than soil-based plants.
The contrary is actually true in this case, as hydroponic systems generally use up to one-tenth less water than irrigated soil crops.
Is there any way that soil is better than hydroponics?
The answer is yes.
Since hydroponics depends on adding balanced nutrient solutions at particular times during growth, it is quite possible to make mistakes when giving nutrients to the water-grown plants.
With soil-grown plants, excessive nutrients can be more readily absorbed and carried away by the soil.
Although hydroponics is not a particularly difficult system for growing plants, it is one that requires a good deal of attention, research, and care.
In conclusion, hydroponics carries several advantages over soil-growing and could benefit the grower in a number of ways.
However, soil-growing has been tried and true for centuries and is certainly not inferior to hydroponics so long as the grower is diligent and careful.
PEACE AND HAPPY GROWING !!
