Why are there so many nonbelievers?

[Olderfart]

If, and I emphasize if, I go back to coco it will be for two reasons:

1. When shit happens, it is possible/easier to correct in coco than it usually is in soil. This is especially the case if one tries to go water only for an entire grow which is my primary interest with soil and autovalves.
2. The hydroponic nature of coco means, other than the need to pH and monitor EC, adjusting nutes is easier. If you use properly buffered coco, a balanced nute package, and adequate runoff, you know that nute balance will not go sideways. In soil, especially in an attempted water only grow, if the nute balance or pH turns out wrong, it can be complicated and difficult to fix.

Whether I go back to coco is not sorted yet, but I am tempted. My first soil attempt was killed by gnats, and my second one, the current one, has suffered from pH issues and/or nute balance ones, and fixing problems for another attempt would be a crap shoot. I don't know, and don't have a reliable way to even determine what the problem is with my current soil mix, much less exactly how it can be fixed. I am sure that I could sort it eventually, but in how many grows? I only do one indoor grow a year.

With coco and a decent nute line, I am pretty sure that I could get the next grow dialed nicely, but I am less sure about the soil option. Decisions, decisions.

decision was made, by the way, I went with coco perlite and automated top irrigation for my grow this winter and results were excellent. An average of roughly 150g per large pot, and ~40-50g per solo. And healthy plants to chop, unlike my two soil attempts. Given that I can't tell any difference in quality of bud, I will likely be sticking with coco. So many ways to grow our favorite plant, and they can all work well - in the right hands. My hands are not yet right for soil, but they seem to work fine for coco.

 

[Calyx Frost]

I like my jacks, but have really wondered about the da. I spent about 130 bucks two years ago and still have like 85% of the jacks from that initial purpose. Couldn’t even guess at how much I’ve produced from that much jacks. Two years of pretty continuous growing though. I would like to run a side by side for comparison maybe you could share some information with me.

These are just the past few. I e tried some other products in the early days but have been with Jacks for a few years now.
Change my mind.