Soil/Organic or DWC?

Hi all,

New here, learning curve, soaking up as much as possible.

Would like to gain perspective and experiences on what you regard best suited if at all for Autoflowers?

I'm likely to do DWC cos it only requires my to add Nutes on a schedule basis I guess, whereas with soil/organic I guess I need to know what I need to put in - which I really don't.

If your suggestion is soil/organics could you be so kind as to divulge in what I might try with as much detail as possible.

Similarly if your recommendation gears toward DWC, then could you please prescribe me your list of Nutes (brand etc) and why they are better then other brands in your opinion.

A generalised schedule of your soil or dwc feed the life of the plant would be nice to know too.

DWC just seems less maintenance I guess, unless someone can convince me otherwise.

I guess what I want to know is one method far superior to the other in terms of quality of bud and yield of course - for Autoflowers Specifically!

Thanks in advance.

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Anyone? Any thoughts

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soil for new growers
learn the plant keep cost down then when you know you can grow go hydro

No DWC is not the easier option! It's for more experienced growers in my opinion who know how the plant works, and are lookin to get better results. With DWC you need to clean the tank out every week to prevent build up of crap and algae. I've never done a DWC grow so I have no experience in this so don't just listen to.me wait for someone who has done it to give you advice, it's just something I've looked into doin and what I found out.

Personally I would start in soil, 1 to 3 gallon pots. What lights do you want to use? Have you grown before?
I'm in the UK and the best I can recommend is bio bizz all mix soil, grow bloom and top max all by bio bizz. They work very well!! Also I use 2 600w HPS lights

Happy Growing

if you hit the internet and research then do a flood and drain cheapest way to start with excellent results. you could try it. but you have to stay on top of it. there is no forgiveness with hydro you mess up plants die. soil the first 2 grows allows you to learn and its wont kill the plants if you mess up. know this no matter what the nutes say wait 7-10 days before feeding then only use 1/4 amount and build slowly to 50-75% max. im in bloom and running 75% . i jsut ordered some really great 100% pure organic bloom feed from botanicare. gonna take my nutes to the next level on flowering. and this also gives you time to find nutes you like. i would first research heat and airflow so you can decide what lights you can use. also what space do you have?

Yea I agree with the above, I start with 1/4 strength and work up to nearly full strength. Ans again don't start til your 2 week's above soil or you will burn them and possibly stunt there growth.

Happy Growing

When I started growing 12 year ago, I was living in a condo flat, where disposing of used soil wasn't an option, I made a 6-spot DWC, using a 50-60L rectangular plastic tote with a lid, an airstone, a small pump, and a multi-stage timer, all of which I picked up at Walmart. I bought 2 totes, and used one to house the plants, while the other was used to pre-mix nutes and make nute changes easy. I used netted pots and clay pellets (hydroton) as medium. Fed weekly with a simple A/B solution I grabbed from the hydro store, along with some Monster Bloom additive. I was also using AN for a while, when they first started out and were giving away lots of freebies.

Had great results...became self-sufficient.

When I moved into my own house a number of years back, I started growing in amended soil I get from a local greenhouse, adding only organic nutes (worm castings, bat guano, trace minerals). After my grow, I can take used soil outside and re-use in the gardens around my house, so its more practical at this stage in my life. It took a little more brain work at first, dialing in my settings for optimal plant health and growth, but now I don't think I'd switch back. I prefer the simplicity of soil (no moving parts, no farting around with so much water, etc...), and honestly, organic soil based growing tastes WAY better!

Soil is more forgiving than hydro, if you're a little over zealous about feeding. But DWC will net a beginner a better yield, no question.

For me, I'm all about quality over quantity these days. And I've dialed in my settings so well that I yield as well in soil as I did previously in DWC, but the quality is much better!

I use AIS found here. http://modularhydro.com/HydroponicVideos.html in soil so forgiving and yields better after you get it dialed in. The yield should be aorund 50% more than plain soil.