Merciless_One
Well-Known Member
Hey All!
In this thread , I will attempt to do my best to give an accurate and fair side-by-side comparison grow. I will post weekly updates with pictures and am just as interested as you are in finding out a few things. Although I have a few 'guesstimates' that I'll put out there just to see how many various opinions there are.
Most of my experience growing has been hydroponically , but I have grown a few times in soil in the past. I've done a lot of extensive research and reading, studying, and feel like I can make a pretty good attempt at it for the purposes of this experiment.
Below, I will break down all the details of the growing environment:
Light: 400w CMH
Hyrodoponic Nutrients:
General Hydroponics Flora line ( plus a few additives ). Feed at about .85 EC @ 5.9 PH. I will break down the actual feeding schedule details later.
80% E.B Stone Edna's Best
20% Vermiculte/Pearlite mixture
Clone started in a 16oz cup, then transferred into a 1gal water jug, then stuck into a 5 gal Smart Pot
Below is info about the ingredients in the soil
![2011-11-07_13-00-44_275.jpg](/data/attachments/1338/1338586-fec273de7ab6cb02fd0e6085124810c8.jpg)
![2011-11-07_13-00-25_618.jpg](/data/attachments/1338/1338587-cc28aec7e26178fa7a3c941b47cf90e3.jpg)
Soil Nutrients:
I will use the same GH nutrient lineup mentioned above to supplement if necessary.
Ok, so the above is the baseline for the experiment. There are a few things that I am expecting/hoping going into this:
The Hydro side has been vegging using a .85 EC feeding schedule, while the Soil side has been fed only water straight from the Tap so far ( PH'd to 6.2 )
![IMG_3024.jpg](/data/attachments/1338/1338591-a0581265bf9236da25979c629d0f52ee.jpg)
![IMG_3023.jpg](/data/attachments/1338/1338592-121dff212330d9b58b58899e80d6f640.jpg)
![IMG_3027.jpg](/data/attachments/1338/1338593-918a7d2b1f79d2d7ba0a08139dd5a330.jpg)
In this thread , I will attempt to do my best to give an accurate and fair side-by-side comparison grow. I will post weekly updates with pictures and am just as interested as you are in finding out a few things. Although I have a few 'guesstimates' that I'll put out there just to see how many various opinions there are.
Most of my experience growing has been hydroponically , but I have grown a few times in soil in the past. I've done a lot of extensive research and reading, studying, and feel like I can make a pretty good attempt at it for the purposes of this experiment.
Below, I will break down all the details of the growing environment:
Light: 400w CMH
Hyrodoponic Nutrients:
General Hydroponics Flora line ( plus a few additives ). Feed at about .85 EC @ 5.9 PH. I will break down the actual feeding schedule details later.
- GH Flora Grow
- GH Flora Micro
- GH Flora Bloom
- GH Flora Blend
- GH Floralicious Plus
- GH LiquidKoolBloom
- Botanicare LiquidKarma
- DynaGrow ProTekt
80% E.B Stone Edna's Best
20% Vermiculte/Pearlite mixture
Clone started in a 16oz cup, then transferred into a 1gal water jug, then stuck into a 5 gal Smart Pot
Below is info about the ingredients in the soil
![2011-11-07_13-00-44_275.jpg](/data/attachments/1338/1338586-fec273de7ab6cb02fd0e6085124810c8.jpg)
![2011-11-07_13-00-25_618.jpg](/data/attachments/1338/1338587-cc28aec7e26178fa7a3c941b47cf90e3.jpg)
Soil Nutrients:
I will use the same GH nutrient lineup mentioned above to supplement if necessary.
Ok, so the above is the baseline for the experiment. There are a few things that I am expecting/hoping going into this:
- I expect the hydro to produce more, but lack that "earthy" taste that I so dearly love and suspect that I will see in the soil grow.
- I hope the soil grow brings the earthy goodness that I love. I don't expect it to grow as big as the hydro.
- I expect the soil to be less of a hassle because I won't have to deal with res changes, cleaning and PH maintenance so much.
The Hydro side has been vegging using a .85 EC feeding schedule, while the Soil side has been fed only water straight from the Tap so far ( PH'd to 6.2 )
![IMG_3024.jpg](/data/attachments/1338/1338591-a0581265bf9236da25979c629d0f52ee.jpg)
![IMG_3023.jpg](/data/attachments/1338/1338592-121dff212330d9b58b58899e80d6f640.jpg)
![IMG_3027.jpg](/data/attachments/1338/1338593-918a7d2b1f79d2d7ba0a08139dd5a330.jpg)