Good afternoon world! Pat here, I’ve been growing in coco for some time now (years). & I’ve finally made the point to switch over to Hydroponics. If anyone would like to share their experience in doing so I would love to hear some first had testimonies. Possible problems, solutions to those problems & so on! Please share!!! thx
Use one reservoir only so you don't have to empty/fill multiple tanks. Get a system that allows the easy addition and removal of fluid, because you'll be doing that often. Getting water is a hassle, and you should consider a cheap reverse osmosis system, but some people use tap water. Correct pH is essential, and you should consider a Blue Lab pH pen. A ppm meter is a must, and Blue Lab is also excellent, but also expensive. Many growers use half or less of the nutes recommended by the profit-minded nute makers. The VPD chart is very useful, and claims to give the proper humidity range for a given temperature:
I can think of one major one (but I am a hydro grower).... TIME! Definitely more work than soil. Never grew in coco so I'm not sure of how time consuming that is... (still basically hydro, with coco as the buffer/inert grow medium, correct?) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk