This was back in soil and growing underneath the stairs. I still use these lights in my veg tent, but after this grow I actually designed and built my own light to go along with these two. Worked well, was just a hassle to deal with.

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    I always thought *ponics was way more labor intensive? Isn’t your like pH and stuff really important? I do a cup of amendments every like 6 weeks and top dress compost between cycles, and I don’t even bother checking the pH of my water. Hard to think that anything could take less time than that 😂

    I’m on board with the rest of these things, but as labor intensity goes I think no-till would take the cake

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      Yes no till when setup right can be as simple as watering it with tap water from its natural buffering. When I stopped PHing my soil I actually had better results and wasn’t chasing issues.

      But it’s getting there, I just don’t have the time with everything else. And than if something goes wrong you’re chasing issues, when with hydro/aero I just dump my reservoir and remix. Soil you are supposed to ph flush, and than do this and that yadda yadda.

      I’m spending money to save time, I completely understand this, nutes ain’t cheap and no till is basically free once setup.

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      I guess for what it’s worth our tap water is mostly consistent in the winter and summer, so to PH most waterings is no different than another nutrient, just add 15ml everytime and than check if it’s within 5.8-6.8.

      I should check it every morning (I was for months with no drift) so I stopped. If things start going sideways than lll check more diligently.