Essential Tips for At-Home Hydroponic Cannabis Growing Are you a budding cannabis connoisseur who’d like to treat your friends to some “homegrown?” Hydroponic growing is likely the best way to go if you’re cultivating cannabis at home.
But like any DIY project, you must prepare to do it correctly and safely because dangers and potential pitfalls abound. The last thing you want to do is get your friends sick with flower that has unsafe levels of powdery mildew, yeast, or mold.
Why is hydroponic growing the best method for cannabis? And what tools do you need to grow cannabis correctly with your hydroponic setup? Read on to find out the essentials. What Does Growing Hydroponically Mean?
Hydroponic plants are grown with no soil. Rather, these plants depend on a light-growing medium. Growing media are essentially porous, fibrous substances that may look like soil but don’t actually provide any nutrients. These substances support each plant’s roots and help the plant better absorb nutrients like phosphorus, nitrogen, and calcium through enriched water.
Rockwool, lightweight expanded clay aggregate and coconut fiber are among the most popular growing media, according to the plant experts at Everest Fernandez .
Exposure to light and oxygen allows the plants to grow without planting a seed in soil.
Why use a hydroponic system to grow plants like cannabis?
According to the U.S. National Park Service , using the hydroponic method is “a better way to grow food” for multiple reasons: Bigger yields
Less water use Smaller footprint Year-round growth As water use becomes a more heated issue in the U.S., thanks to climate change, using a method like hydroponics can be a game-changer. The NPS says hydroponic systems use “as much as 10 times less water” than traditional soil growing methods. Are There Different System Types for growing Hydroponic Cannabis? Which Is Best? Yes, but it would take far more words than we’ve budgeted to explain. The National Park Service website describes the different types of hydroponic systems — everything from Wick to Air-Gap, Raft, and Ebb and Flow.And as the experts at High Times say : “Your hydroponic setup can be as […]
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