Soil vs Hydroponics - Some Info For Beginners

This video is to help inform beginners to hydroponics and horticulture alike, of some of the pros and cons to hydroponics vs soil.

[thisquietplace]

About the reservoir drying up, I have been working at keeping my DWC-setup as maintenance free as possible. When the reservoir level drops, the nutrients also start to concentrate, so it is recommended to top off the reservoir frequently. I ended up installing another reservoir for ph-adjusted water, positioned higher up than my buckets (it's a narrow plastic bucket with a lid), and installed a float valve. Now my buckets are always at the same level (you can fine adjust this by setting the position of the float valve), and as long as I refill the new reservoir every now and then, by buckets will never dry up, and the nutrient concentration is never too high. The reservoir can also be used for several setups at the same time, as long as they are on the same level as the adjustment of the float valve.

[leslienaylor]

I missed half of that lol I was watching the deer

[jlatham]

Wow! Thank you for taking the time to put this altogether without being boring!😏 I am a neebie and I have both verticle and horizontal systems growing in my backyard. I often wondered about the difference. I would also like to add that the lettuce taste different in both systems. The soil lettuce has a more earthly taste which makes us feel there are more nutrients in it as oppose to the hydro lettuce, it taste more like water. I would love to have a chemist to do a nutrient efficiency test on both methods and analyze the results, if that is possible.

[angelicaoliver]

I am a plant enthusiast but I have a "dead thumb'. Super grateful for this video and this page.

[arrowgunt]

I would say hydro is a good idea if you know the plant you are growing. Soil gives a buffer for mistakes. For example watering, ph and feeding.
If you know the plant you are growing well, hydro is a lot of fun and the results are just unreal/unnatural, literally.
I love the fact that I can build my own hydro and aero setup. I love building stuff.

[joesoutdoorplaces]

Thank you for taking the time to make such an informative video. By coincidence I just transferred a pepper plant from soil to Kratky today using a five gallon container and Masterblend. I have been growing peppers in soil and have found soil to be rather tedious. Hoping the switch makes growing more fun.

[ethanol]

This is a great video man. You had me hooked from the beginning and I continued to watch while learning a good bit if information.

[MrDmadness]

Pro tip. If you are going to try hydro then get hydro guard, its expensive but will save you many issues. Also you are going to need a de humidifier during flower, get a good compressor one before you do.

[David-mvzl]

Miracle grow is 50% by weight fungus gnats

[juiceytee]

Love your vids mate. Can I suggest a proper mic 🎙? The sound isn’t great. ✌️

[freedom_born]

Man I'm a soil grower. I'd love to try Hydro.

Lol also, loved the deer @13:28

[msdiane]

Great video!!! So is there any difference in the flavor of veggies hydro vs soil?? Also, hydro can be almost pest free? Huge perk!

[StabbyMcStabwood]

Btw, your argument of soil using more fertilizer has a catch in it as well. Many soil growers build a living soil that they never fertilize. So it uses 100% less fertilizer than a hydroponic system. Usually these have specific amendments that could obviously be categorized as the fertilizers, but those are typically added once and then the soil is continued to be fed by things like cover crop and compost from the byproducts of your harvest.

[StabbyMcStabwood]

Whoa... I think you and I have different definitions of "flushing". Flushing usually refers to cutting of nutrients and switching to only water on a schedule that will coincide with the end of the plant's life cycle/harvest point. I don't think people literally flush a bunch of water at once through their soil medium. A lot of people like 10% runoff, but that's more so to ensure full saturation.

[StabbyMcStabwood]

LoL baking soil... Why not pasteurize? Whenever I get coco I hydrate it with boiling water. Could do the same thing with contaminated soil. Let your pots go completely dry, boil some water and throw that soil in a bucket with some boiling water and by next day it's cool enough to use and you've killed all the life. Now you can inoculate it again with anything, but I'd recommend a Vermicompost tea. Or some recharge or other microbial products.

[valeriesanchez]

Im comparing the growth of 1 cannabis plant in hydro, 1 cannabis in soil. Will be an exciting thing to watch.
However I have noticed when transplanting from soil to hydro, plants take longer to recover before having new growth.
But oh so worth it 🙃
Also use an air pump and air stone sith my hydro and dont have to top off until its time to flush nutrients

[gostdogcrx]

Great video!!
I was wondering, would you consider doing a video explaining how to properly size a nutriment container, if you want to change the solution every X days for example. In my case I can only change the nutriment solution every 4weeks... I understand plants eat less nutriment then water therefore the nutriment concentration goes higher as we get closer to the end volume wise. I also understand people use "topoff" water to counter that but then the solution become less nutritive. I also understand that depending on the plants this is all relative talk... I'm just trying to find the right solution for me, before I automate my nutriment tank to flush itself and then fill itself and then dump my solution using dosing pump. Thanks in advance, I love your instructional videos, they are well built!

[KP-KP]

Can you give details of the hydroponic solution that you use?

[Recep]

aw man I really hoped you would also talk about the taste differences

[angelicaoliver]

I'd love to know what your education background is. And also if you know of any possible signs to look for in the leaves or roots that could indicate a need for ph adjustment?