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HYDRO A change over idea

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BiggieP

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I'm currently 3 1/2 weeks into 12/12 they are all doing wellin soil That being said my thoughts are already to improvement bubble ponics to be exact. . Here is my Question ! Has anyone ever tried converting to hydro with a plant already in flower? I understand it would have to be a gentle process in handling the root ball but would help stack the plant or is it to late and put the plant into to much shock?
 
Agreed. Plus the benefits of hydro are mostly found with the quicker veg time due to faster growth. Switching to hydro now will not inprove yields, in fact... could potentially do the opposite. Think hydro for next grow!
 
Howdy BiggieP, I think that You would wined up doing more harm (if not killing it!) than any good for the plant. The root ball would have to be cleaned completely, introducing the host of bacteria and organisms from the soil into a hydroponic system could be a total 'nightmare'. The bacteria (necessary for soil grows) would grow wild in a hydro environment. I do not know of anyone who has tried to change over, But, if You have the time, try it and please keep us posted. Who knows, You might start a new trend in advanced growing!
Good luck with Your growing.
 
Thanks for your information. Kinda what I thought but was a table topic last night . I will definitely be on the road to hydro for sure soon though. You can bet on that !
 
I did not intend to discourage You, after all, trying new ideas is the only way to know is it will work or not. I never had any luck (or good results) with soil grows. In fact, until I came across the GWE site, I had trouble getting mold to grow in the fridge!! LOL. Seriously though, I have found hydro to be easier to grow in than soil, less pests, faster growth, fewer 'eyes', and I don't have to keep the neighborhood kids out of the garden!
 
Hydro kicks ass, but I think that roots accustomed to soil would freak out if suddenly submerged in water.
 
alltatup the guy was washing the roots clean before transferring them. They were small teens. Grew into nice big hydro plants. Maybe 6-8” tall.
 
BiggieP I had read that you weren't supposed to do that, but we all know there is so much conflicting info on the internet that you really gotta do research to figure out the difference between the "gossip" and the proven experience of growers. Toker1 adds some first-hand info about it; not sure what he means the plants are in their teens--I'm assuming that one could successfully do it early in vegetation... See what other folks say out there on the internet and who has experience.

I'm a hydro grower who's never grown any other way since I started in July '16, and I really like it.
 
alltatup what I mean is you take a cutting, takes 2-3 weeks to root and transfer into its growing medium. There is a slow growth period, before the plant really branches out. Those are teens; basically the very beginning of the vegetation stage.
 
Toker1 AHA!! Cannabis early adolescence!! I love it!!! I understand. ;-}

That period before she starts to build momentum like a choo choo train is interesting in its own tiny way...
 
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