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simpsonsampson420 said:

not a problem BC... very glad to share the knowledge i have...

i try to stay as mellow as possible.. it takes a lot to work me up.. whats a stoner if not mellow

so yes, 7.5 is bit high for soil.. i would personally use with sulphur, aluminum sulfate, or a soild acidifier like this http://www.planetnatural.com/site/chelated-iron.html

regardless of which you choose try to adjust your ph slowly... its better and easier to continue to lower than to over do it... if you can get it down to around 7.0 or a little less that will be plenty sufficient...





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aerogardens are nice... they offer very fast growth... great results... and are fairly simple to operate...

the down side is there are minor adjustments that need to be made.... parts of the "puzzle" that may fail... and takes a little more attention to get started.. but once you get it up and going its easy...

with it being hydro you have to watch ph and ppm much more closely... to much nutes will cause burning really quickly... the wrong ph and you'll suffer bad lock out...

you always have to adjust the feeding lengths.. which means watching your plants for signs of over and under watering...

in my experience i am happy i started with soil and to hydro.. soil is more forgiving in that the soil acts as a buffer zone.. so nute burn or deficiencies, over and under watering, things like that, take a little longer to affect the plant.. which means you have more time to figure and diagnos the problem before it really becomes a problem.. with hydro that reaction time is drastically reduced...

now im not in any way trying to shy you away from starting with aero... im just warning you that if you do start with hydro it will take a little more "fine tuning" than dirt will.. which could lead to frustrations.. i, of course, will be more than happy to offer any help i can either way...

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simpsonsampson420 said:

yes and no......


in some situation there is not such a thing as root binding... in hydro applications, aero applications, and applications where there is a drip feed, it makes it possible for the plant to get everything it needs without having to have a huge root system... both water and nute wise... the operator of these types of systems can get the same results with a smaller pot size as other growers with larger pots..

usually with soil bigger is better.. the more space the roots have the more water and nutes it can absorb... its hard to keep soil wet enough to give the plant as much as it can use without risking problems like root rot in smaller pots... so larger pots tend to work better....

make sense at all??





no prob... glad to help.. enjoy your harvest!

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