I just moved and am in the process of setting up my DR80 again to grow after about a year-and-a-half hiatus. I bought a 400watt CMH and I'm pumped to work on my green thumb again.
In the past I've always grown soil. I liked soil because I could make it as simple as I wanted and still grow great bud that got me high and impressed my friends. My first grow involved some Mandela Satori seeds, a few bags of Miracle Grow and my backyard. I used no additional ferts aside from the MG, but I did water regularly. The results were great.
Since then I've refined my ways a bit, done one indoor grow under CFL's and managed to trick my brain into making things more complicated without any significant increase in quality over that original outdoor grow.
I'm hoping to change that with the 400 watter and possibly a Waterfarm hydro setup. But after reading through some of the water and nutrient threads, I'm simply astounded at the scale of information versus what you see in the soil forums. I'm not sure if I'm ready for hydro! And if there's one thing I've learned about growing weed, it's the old boy scout motto "Be Prepared."
So my question is, can I get away with just using the nutrient guidelines for GH's FloraNova Bloom and doing normal PH adjustments in my Waterfarm? Or do I absolutely need to get into measuring TDS and all that?
In the past I've always grown soil. I liked soil because I could make it as simple as I wanted and still grow great bud that got me high and impressed my friends. My first grow involved some Mandela Satori seeds, a few bags of Miracle Grow and my backyard. I used no additional ferts aside from the MG, but I did water regularly. The results were great.
Since then I've refined my ways a bit, done one indoor grow under CFL's and managed to trick my brain into making things more complicated without any significant increase in quality over that original outdoor grow.
I'm hoping to change that with the 400 watter and possibly a Waterfarm hydro setup. But after reading through some of the water and nutrient threads, I'm simply astounded at the scale of information versus what you see in the soil forums. I'm not sure if I'm ready for hydro! And if there's one thing I've learned about growing weed, it's the old boy scout motto "Be Prepared."
So my question is, can I get away with just using the nutrient guidelines for GH's FloraNova Bloom and doing normal PH adjustments in my Waterfarm? Or do I absolutely need to get into measuring TDS and all that?