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Myth #3: Hydroponics Makes Cannabis Stronger Hydroponics is a method of cultivation whereby soil is replaced by a soil-less substrate, such as rockwool, Oasis, perlite or vermiculite. The plant is placed in this soil-less substrate and fed an aerated nutrient solution. This method allows the plant to receive the optimal levels of water, air and nutrients it needs in order to survive and thrive.
Trie very nature of hydroponics allows the plant to expend less energy in the pursuit of nutrients, air and water, and to divert more energy towards plant growth. This results in increased plant size, better health and bushiness (plants grown in hydroponics tend to produce more nodes because of the optimum growing conditions involved).This does not result in increased potency.
Why? Because potency is determined at a genetic level. The environment may influence the final expression of the gene but it certainly does not change the gene to increase potency. Potency cannot increase past the gene’s threshold with any known type of growing method, growth hormone or stimulant.
A plant’s genotype (what is encoded as the plant’s D.N.A.) is expressed in the plant’s phenotype (what you can see, smell, taste, etc.) when the plant is growing. Phenotypes are genetically governed but are also influenced by the environment. Even in optimum growing conditions the plant will never increase past its threshold for potency levels, or size contained in its genotype.
It is also worth noting that hydroponic growing does not guarantee that you will automatically increase your overall yields. Many new soil-based methods can achieve the same or better results. The notion that hydroponics somehow increases cannabis potency is false.

Hydroponic Questions?

imburne — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:57:45 +0000

So I want to start growing Marijuana. I live in a place where its legal to grow. I here people talking about hydro and im not quite sure what it is. I know it has something to do with growing in water but i want to know exactly what it is how you do it and does it make your weed more potent/better in any way?

Hydroponic System For Medical Marijuana?

imburne — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:40:34 +0000

First of all YES it is legal & NO I’m not trying to distribute weed LOL! My husband’s doctor has prescribed medical marijuana to get him off of the oxycontin he’s been on. He has a serious bone disease. According to our State laws we can grow 12 plants as long as only 6 are budding at any given time.
I grow flowers & herbs from seed so I do have a grow light & some heating mats. I thought I would just use that in the closet & figure it out as I went along. I have ZERO experience with growing marijuana.
However, my husband wants to purchase a very expensive system. Even though it’s legal he says he would feel more comfortable having a hidden growing area since we live in an apartment. These units are disguised as either a locker, a stereo speaker, or a PC hard drive. The one he likes is $1200 and he wants to buy two of them.
In your opinion is it worth it? Aside from disguising it . . . would it help an amateur like me to grow it more successfully?
Here’s the website for the unit he wants:http://sunlightsheds.com/