Can Soil Grown Smoke As Clean As Coco?

Hello!

So I originally subscribed to the theory that living soil was better, however numerous commercial growers have now told me Coco plus perlite and liquid nutrients is the way to go cause soil grown, never smokes as smooth and clean.

It seems to go against what I read online but one of these guys in particular is running multiple multi million dollar factories and I see all the big commercial operations also grow Coco/rockwool and liquid nutes.

So what say you?

Ask your selfe when did you hear anybody say omg dispensery weed is fenomenal

No difference at all

Test out both grow methods for yourself.

The whole "clean smoke" thing is achieved by simply growing healthy plants, chopping them when properly ripe, and doing a proper slow dry. Cure is not required for "clean smoke" but it helps IMO.

You can do this in soil, coco, rockwool, DWC, doesn't matter.

gubblebum said:

Hello!

So I originally subscribed to the theory that living soil was better, however numerous commercial growers have now told me Coco plus perlite and liquid nutrients is the way to go cause soil grown, never smokes as smooth and clean.

It seems to go against what I read online but one of these guys in particular is running multiple multi million dollar factories and I see all the big commercial operations also grow Coco/rockwool and liquid nutes.

So what say you?

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living soil will give better/more flavor in a blind test in most cases to most pallets but at the end of the day you should maybe do a run both ways and see which you prefer?

ofc 'guys running multiple multi million dollar factories' would want something like coco, it is less expensive and faster producing from what I understand so it just adds to their bottom dollar, none of them are concerned about which substrate gives a better end product, just $$

*disclaimer I have never grown in coco

Up for debate: Which smokes better?
Not up for debate: Hydro grows faster and bigger.

pegboy said:

Up for debate: Which smokes better?
Not up for debate: Hydro grows faster and bigger.

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#2 would also be up for debate in a "Dialed In" soil system.
I know - I used to be a hydro only non-belieber myself
It does however take more knowledge and wading through bunch of bro science to get to a proper soil recipe

OneHitDone said:

#2 would also be up for debate in a "Dialed In" soil system.
I know - I used to be a hydro only non-belieber myself
It does however take more knowledge and wading through bunch of bro science to get to a proper soil recipe

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It's not up for debate. While your statement makes a good point, hydro is still more productive than soil, given all other factors being equal.

This is from Howard Resh's Hydroponics text book, not bro science:

PJ Diaz said:

It's not up for debate. While your statement makes a good point, hydro is still more productive than soil, given all other factors being equal.

This is from Howard Resh's Hydroponics text book, not bro science:

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Of course when you quote the guy promoting hydroponic culture. What was the "Soil" composed of?
One of these "Study's" even went as far as to mention the soil comparison using miracle-gro

OneHitDone said:

Of course when you quote the guy promoting hydroponic culture. What was the "Soil" composed of?
One of these "Study's" even went as far as to mention the soil comparison using miracle-gro

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LOL you make him sound like a nute salesman, rather than the former College professor with a phd in horticulture he is.

Let's see your studies which affirm your assertions.

Imo soils best u can get for flavour and aroma done right coco is a close second if its done right of all the hydro methods i find coco done well the tastiest in my experience anyway im not big into hydro myself

PJ Diaz said:

It's not up for debate. While your statement makes a good point, hydro is still more productive than soil, given all other factors being equal.

This is from Howard Resh's Hydroponics text book, not bro science:

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hydro will in all plants produce more flower.they will usually not all produce fruit. but cannabis doesnt need fruit

amneziaHaze said:

hydro will in all plants produce more flower.they will usually not all produce fruit. but cannabis doesnt need fruit

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Tomato isn't a fruit?

fruit is anything that has seeds inside its body sweet or spicy.

I don’t know what would make a plant produce different results outside if it being happy in general. I say, when I get bored with coco and want more of a challenge and a more intuitive expirience with nature, learning cool things along the way, soil.

Coco can have any newb with no mileage go straight to focusing on things that do effect yield, IE light power and canopy training skills, dialing that into the enviorment.

Only challenge I saw with coco is alternative water supply, premade coco that behaves however it was made to be, reflecting the feed it needs.

If its prepared yourself, I have yet to see it need more than your quality base nutrients rather 1, 2 or 3 part. Or even any changes in that. Soil would had me back to drawing board several more times. For what? lol. Maybe later down the road. Premade coco is convenient I give it that.

ALPHA.GanjaGuy said:

living soil will give better/more flavor in a blind test in most cases to most pallets but at the end of the day you should maybe do a run both ways and see which you prefer?

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That's complete rubbish with no basis in science

It's weird how organic fruit at the grocery store always tastes sooo much better

Those hydro tomatoes at the stores should tell ya everything you need to know about hydro producing outstanding flavor. Oh and the hydro strawberry .

Derbud420 said:

Those hydro tomatoes at the stores should tell ya everything you need to know about hydro producing outstanding flavor. Oh and the hydro strawberry .

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I heard those strawberries were terrible..