Organic Vs. Synthetic Nutrients

Yodaweed

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I don't nerd out with a microscope and study my bennies - but I know for a fact they do just fine in a hydroponic setup being fed synthetics.

I did a lot of nutrient experiments last year in an effort to cut costs and/or simplify things. I generally run a synthetic base nutrient, along with silica, kelp, and fulvic. I tried a couple things last year. Twice, I attempted a sterile rez - once using H2O2 and another time using chlorine. Both methods kept the root mass fairly healthy, but the plants were definitely not my best work ever in terms of both quality and final weight.

The other experiment I tried was running my usual nutrient recipe, but not adding bennies. Did this twice and both times i got pythium really bad. When I run the exact same nutrient recipe with bennies, i get beautiful, giant, white root masses. With the synthetic nutes I use as a base, this shouldn't happen if the salts were killing the bennies. If the synthetics are killing the microbuial life like you're claiming, then I should get the same results whether I use bennies or not. But I don't.
Yeah but soil and hydro is different, using salts in soil damages the soil and after repeated use the soil will be basically worthless. I used to use bennies in my rez too , stopped recently don't notice much of a difference. I was running a lot of hygrozyme too its so expensive when i ran out i never bought more, don't notice a huge difference but that stuff works great.
 

Chunky Stool

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Its reached a shortage, we have to either go gm crops, reduce population or sit back and watch some of the world starve...

Hence why genetic modification is being done on a vast scale.

The other option was to eat insects, fuck have you guys been for the last decade, shits already hit the fan, gm crops are noew everywhere and regs have been lifted...
Has it been proven that GM crops are harmful?
 

Chunky Stool

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Yeah but soil and hydro is different, using salts in soil damages the soil and after repeated use the soil will be basically worthless. I used to use bennies in my rez too , stopped recently don't notice much of a difference. I was running a lot of hygrozyme too its so expensive when i ran out i never bought more, don't notice a huge difference but that stuff works great.
Hygrozyme helps break down dead plant material so it doesn't rot and contaminate everything.
In other words, It isn't always needed.
 

Stink Bug

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9DRAGONS

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i like organic weed, more than hydro
its a personal thing.

If i have the option, i will go with the organic smoke.

i like the process, Hydro growing has a plus also, i like it cause its clean.
 

Budley Doright

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I do. It’s one of the things I love about kayaking on the river. And I never thought about the sound of the res. Interesting.....



I do miss my fish tanks. Watching them is proven to lower blood pressure.

Uh oh. I wonder if there is a way to combine fish tanks and gardening..........
I don't like kayaks, they tip over with me in them lol. I like my deck boat, it has tables, toilet and couches lol.
 

Stink Bug

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Stink Bug

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Disadvantages of Chemical Fertilizer:



  • Chemical fertilizers are primarily made from nonrenewable sources, including fossil fuels.
  • They grow plants but do nothing to sustain the soil. The fillers do not promote life or soil health, and even packages labeled “complete” do not include the decaying matter necessary to improve soil structure. In fact, chemical fertilizers don’t replace many trace elements that are gradually depleted by repeated crop plantings, resulting in long-term damage to the soil.
  • Because the nutrients are readily available, there is a danger of over fertilization. This not only can kill plants but upset the entire ecosystem.
  • Chemical fertilizers tend to leach, or filter away from the plants, requiring additional applications.
  • Repeated applications may result in a toxic buildup of chemicals such as arsenic, cadmium, and uranium in the soil. These toxic chemicals can eventually make their way into your fruits and vegetables.
  • Long-term use of chemical fertilizer can change the soil pH, upset beneficial microbial ecosystems, increase pests, and even contribute to the release of greenhouse gases.
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All of the above can also be true when growing with all organic ingredients.
 

since1991

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Yup after the gnats arrived I switched to hydro....not a bug in sight lol.
I get gnats no matter what medium or nutes anymore. I thought long ago..frikin organic soil..thats what they like. Made the move to peat based mixes..gnats again. Switched to coco coir...still got gnats. And recently started fukin with rockwool slabs and blocks for a couple lamps just out of boredom and see if I still could run rockwool decently. Still got gnats. Bacillus type stuff...mosquito dunks and what not keep them in check. And yellow sticky traps with a spike at the base of the stalk/top of substrate to monitor how well the crushed up dunks are doing. Ive let gnats get outta hand before put of sheer laziness and it wasnt fun. Sticky cards COVERED in gnats and a larvae farm eating my roots was the result. Had to bust out Bayer Fruit and Citrus (imidacloprid) on em. Not in flower though. If you take new and well rooted cuts the transplant to first pot and use Bayer Fruit & Citrus (the mildest imid they got - for edible crops)...the gnats and just about everything else except mites are gone and stay gone through the whole veg and flower process. And the Bayer Fuit & Citrus form of imid is so mild..its gone by chop and harvest time.
 
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