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Troglart

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ok so my friend and me are arguing about the difference between soil growing and hydro systems (since im soil growing and he has a hydro system)

He's trying to say that anything grown in a hydro system is going to be better then anything in soil..

So basically he's saying if i took 2 clones from the same plant and put one in a hydro system and one in soil and under great conditions for both the hydroponics will always grow the plant better.

I said its not really the grow medium that matters, its genetics, lights, and how your growing it (pot size, nutes, ect)

Who is right?
 
doc111

doc111

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Troglart said:
ok so my friend and me are arguing about the difference between soil growing and hydro systems (since im soil growing and he has a hydro system)

He's trying to say that anything grown in a hydro system is going to be better then anything in soil..

So basically he's saying if i took 2 clones from the same plant and put one in a hydro system and one in soil and under great conditions for both the hydroponics will always grow the plant better.

I said its not really the grow medium that matters, its genetics, lights, and how your growing it (pot size, nutes, ect)

Who is right?
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I think you are both right. Soil grown weed may take a little longer and yield a little less but a lot of people think it tastes better. Hydro tends to grow plants quicker and yield more in a short amount of time. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. Don't forget that the gardener has a big impact on how plants grow as well as lights, nutes, and genetics.
 
Cr8z13

Cr8z13

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Troglart said:
So basically he's saying if i took 2 clones from the same plant and put one in a hydro system and one in soil and under great conditions for both the hydroponics will always grow the plant better.

I said its not really the grow medium that matters, its genetics, lights, and how your growing it (pot size, nutes, ect)

Who is right?
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You are. You could be growing with premium soil & nutes with a quality light and he could be growing with shitty nutes and cheap lights. Yours might take a little longer to grow but it will be the superior product in the scenario that I described, assuming you're on top of your shit.
 
Green Cross

Green Cross

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Troglart said:
ok so my friend and me are arguing about the difference between soil growing and hydro systems (since im soil growing and he has a hydro system)

He's trying to say that anything grown in a hydro system is going to be better then anything in soil..

So basically he's saying if i took 2 clones from the same plant and put one in a hydro system and one in soil and under great conditions for both the hydroponics will always grow the plant better.

I said its not really the grow medium that matters, its genetics, lights, and how your growing it (pot size, nutes, ect)

Who is right?
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Soil tastes better - this is indisputable

Genetics #1

Light #2 - In fact I think I could grow better weed using top shelf genetics under CFL (in soil), than any random bag-seed in hydro under HPS).

#3?

Side by side hydro may grow faster, but not always. It depends on the strain.
 
doc111

doc111

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Green Cross said:
Soil tastes better - this is indisputable

Genetics #1

Light #2 - In fact I think I could grow better weed using top shelf genetics under CFL (in soil), than any random bag-seed in hydro under HPS).

#3?

Side by side hydro may grow faster, but not always. It depends on the strain.
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So true. There are so many variables and sometimes it comes down to how an individual plant grows.
 
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