[agent 420]

Any results yet Marmarkus? I'm interested to see whatcha got so far.
I'm currently constructing a DWC bubbler, applying the same method of organic hydro TK mentioned above.
Sounds like your a bit ahead of me.
Anything I should watch out for you've experienced so far?
Good to see someone stepping up and taking the plunge.

hydro organic sounds great.is it possible to use a nute mix like molasses, superthrive,and some homemade fishwater (fish poo) in a micro hydro grow?? will it be effective? any feedback will be great

[Rattrap]

biggest prob i found when i tried organic hydro was the nasty PH swings. I could never get the Ph to stay in the range i wanted. Add the corresponding ph adjusters to get PH right & in an hr it was back out to where it was before. not good for the plants having a ph swing like that.

[Marick23]

Was just curious as I will be starting my first grow in the near future. Is has there been any recent improvements to either chem nutes or organic nutes? Is it still a matter of opinion?

[Pactivist]

I know that this link is to a really long post, but it contains a lot of information and I felt that what it was saying really is pertinent to this thread. I did not want to hijack this thread with my long ass post so here is the link
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=106784
also has alot of info about ph in organic systems
please check it out
peAce,
pacT

[olddirtybastard]

i use floranova, which seems to be more organic than chemical. i never change my res, and never have ph problems, given i do have a 100gallon res.

its probably the easiest nutrient ive worked with so far. no mixing, and micronutrients included.

[skunky 59]

hi
i do agree with you about flora nova : i use it in soil and in hydro
and i change the tank weekly in hydro ,i never had problems with this floranova baut i m not sure it is organic (in france it s not sold as organic nutrient ! )
goog vibes
skunky

[Leviathan]

organic plain n simple is a grow without chemicals.

if u grow in soil u just water and let the micro herd do the work from what in the dirt,
if u hydro grow u feed teas daily,weekly,,etc.

that being said most who grow ''organic'' really dont a hundred percent..

do i care...mm a little. any erb flushed extremly well has nothing of salts left in it, and some would say a ph balanced flush in a hyro medium grown via chemicals is just as clean as a organic grow with a half as flush-

[grapeman]

I

don't understand what the big deal is with Organic in the first place. I mean on a large scale for farming application etc I get it. It's better for the environment and it's the way of the future. But we're all just trying to grow dank nugz here right? If you want to grow hydro, then use inorganic nutes and just keep an eye on things. There is no need to go out of your way to make your grow Organic just because it's suddenly trendy is there?

So true HydroBro - The fallacy perpetuated is that "organic" is better for you and the environment. Not true. I may not be a large farmer, depends on your definition of large. I have grown over 2,000 acres of crops in a year. Anyway, organic is not safer nor better. Neem oil is just as a potent a killer as other pesticides. Spreading manure that is not fully composted was the cause of deaths several years ago on "organic spinach".

On the other hand, buying NPK and applying grams/pounds/acre of these materials is easy and successful. I do find the use of teas and/or liquid manures to be good for the soil and helpful in buffering the soil and helping plants use the nutrients.

Organic Hydro? I dunno. From other threads I have followed, there are absolute claims of success against brown algae or slime (which attack the roots in hydro) by adding EWC teas. I'll have to try that the next time I break out the buckets. For now it's soil, with measurable nutes augmented by teas.

[magiccannabus]

Originally Posted by Lucas

I remain amazed at the mythology that somehow organics can be applied safely, without regard to dosage and concentration, and pH.

While there are some ideals to meet, I have found organics much more tolerant. In fact, my grow is healthy and growing well without any serious tracking of food dosages, pH, or even how often I water. I just eyeball it, and it's doing great. There are some organic nutrient sources that are more volatile than others though from a plant health perspective. Blood meal comes to mind.... Still, it's not entirely myth.