Idk, I tried organic methods for a long time, and found them to be very hit or miss. I have done “super soil” grows with several different bagged soils, none actually made it all the way without adding something. And once you add something you have no other course than to wait and see if you helped or fucked it up more haha. And if it gets fucked up, I’ve always had bad luck unfucking it. I have also done “bottled organics” using soil and earth juice. That actually gave me my biggest and “best” plants to date, but was tons of work. Basically had all the downsides of both organic and hydro. Had half a dozen bottles, had to mix batches of nutes and bubble them etc. But also couldn’t fix a mistake without waiting it out, and the mixed nutes had a shelf life. So there was always a 5gal pail of animal parts, crap, and molasses threatening to foam over in my closet, so fuck that too. I have done a couple soil and dry organic food plants, and those do work out alright. But I still feel like, out of the drivers seat if something comes up.
Also the slaughter house source of a lot of organic stuff is not a winner for me. That’s kind of a big one. At least salts is honest haha.
But yeah, the solos are not optimal. I did the solo contest as much as an excuse get some beans dropped when I was already doing something new (coco) and should probably have waited. But since I knowingly made a bad choice, I’d kind of like to keep making that choice and try to see it through. Or what’d I learn, ya know? Also, I’m killing the 40 oz plants too haha. And I’ve grown plants in that same style cup, so I’m not so sure I wouldn’t just be killing bigger plants right now…
