Is it possible to grow marijuana in sand? Just curious

its possible.
mexicans use it to grow it so why not?

Actually yes, I saw a hydroponic system that used flushed sand. Apparently bacteria doesn't grow in it or something.

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sand drains really well , so well in fact , that youll have to water alot!

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Epcot in Orlando has a huge hydro farm all planted in sand. But they are shot water every few hours according to the tour lady. I bet us growers like that part of the tour more than any one!

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thanks for the replies

Yes. I think it is most definitely possible to grow marijuana in sand. Due to "imperial entanglements" I wont even try growing marijuana myself .... but I am doing something very similar with vegetables. I have germinated and grown vegetables in an outdoor sandbox with my new intermittent sprinkler system I have invented.

Here are some pictures I took last year. I am waiting for the weather to warm up a little more before trying it again this year. I will send more pictures as i go along.

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Quite frankly, I think sand has lots of advantages over soil. Sand has 1/3 the water potential as soil. That means plants don't have to work as hard to get their water. Weeding of course is extremely easy to do. Sand is also healthier and you don't have to worry as much about diseases and parasites.

The nutrients are extremely easy to apply. I just sprinkle Osmocote® slow-release fertilizer on top of the sand and it lasts for 3 months (you can see the yellow pellets in some of the pictures). The vegetables were also very tasty and didn't have some of the "weird" flavors that can come with soils of unknown ingredients.

Are we talking about regular beach sand here??? Wouldn't that be loaded with too much salt... or could it be removed with a bleach water solution? Shit if you are talking about regular beach sand then I otta give that a try too.... free growing medium sounds good to me

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I live in Boulder, CO. We don't have beach sand here. I went down to a local place and bought truckload of WASHED river sand. River sand is generally washed commercially first before you buy it because it is used for lots of different things, including making concrete. Sand from places like Florida though is different from river sand. it is formed from coral and is loaded with cretaceous stuff and may not be as inert. I don't know how sand from tropical areas would work as a growing medium.

Sand from California though I believe to be essentially river sand because it is washed down from inland rivers and is made of inert mineral material. If you do use beach sand though I would suggest washing it first. It is highly porous so maybe just flushing it with fresh water will be sufficient to purge out all the salt.

I use an intermittent sprinkler to deliver the water as the plants need it. That way I don't have to use very much water.

Another note: Fine grained sand holds water more easily than coarse grained sand. The coarser the grains the more porous the sand is. Also, coarse grained sand provides more aeration for the roots.

I have been using medium to coarse grained sand which I think provides the best balance.