emrldthumb
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I'm a long time soil grower, and I've had plenty of success with it, but I think I'd like to try my hand at hydro growing. I doubt I'll switch over completely, but I'm building a mother chamber and figured it would be a good opportunity to try it out. If I fall in love with it, then I'll probably eventually switch my whole setup over.
I googled a bit and searched a bit in this sub-forum, but couldn't find a simple discussion of the pros and cons of DWC vs. ebb & flow for someone new to hydro. It seems like DWC might be easier (for example, no water pumps to mess with), but I'm sure there are benefits to an ebb and flow system too (maybe roots like the dry periods and a growing medium better?). In terms of cost, I'm guessing DWC is cheaper to set up?
Any thoughts? I'm leaning toward DWC but could be easily swayed.
I googled a bit and searched a bit in this sub-forum, but couldn't find a simple discussion of the pros and cons of DWC vs. ebb & flow for someone new to hydro. It seems like DWC might be easier (for example, no water pumps to mess with), but I'm sure there are benefits to an ebb and flow system too (maybe roots like the dry periods and a growing medium better?). In terms of cost, I'm guessing DWC is cheaper to set up?
Any thoughts? I'm leaning toward DWC but could be easily swayed.