Happy Girl Hydroponics was founded on the idea that
growing should be simple whether you are
experienced or not.
I started many years ago with the grand idea of finally
providing my own smoke and like everyone else I bought my
"gear"
and learned how to do it.
After many failures, I learned the "big" secret.
To
my surprise most growers do not actually use fancy tables or hydroponic
water systems but use the old fashion techniques, like
proper spacing,
some basic
knowledge
of nutrition and a specific type of soil-less-mix in regular
plastic pots instead of regular soil, which in turn gives them the
same yield and taste as those so-called hydroponics systems ... and allows
them to have a life outside of this closet at the same time.
I am not against other
methods of growing by any means but please continue reading to understand
why I came to my conclusions.
The very name
Hydroponics usually is portrayed in the
media as a sophisticated water table with pumps, monitors, specialty food,
amazing yields and some hippie hiding in the closet :-)
That can very well be true, however the proper hydroponic systems are
designed for those growers who truly understand the cycle of the plant we
all love.
As a new grower you simply will not be able to tell what your
plants need from you at a given moment and a hydroponic table can be very
unforgiving.
True hydroponics water table allows
you to have TOTAL control
over your plants but at the same time gives you NO room for error
whatsoever. It is quite common for people to loose entire crops due to one
single error.
There is a simpler way
The
solution is Pro-Mix BX.
Promix is a planting medium (often called soil-less-mix), which on the
surface looks and feels just like any garden variety
potting soil but is made up of only 3 basic elements; peat moss, vermiculate
and perlite. This type of mix is sometimes referred to as the triple-mix.
Promix also contains agents to stabilize the PH levels (measure of acidity)
at 5.5 to 5.7 thus eliminating the problem of adjusting PH levels of the
water which is crucial to indoor growing.
In
other words, so long as you use Promix you do not have to understand
anything about PH .. or EC or PPM. In fact all you need to know is that when
the plants go dry, you need to add some food to the bucket of cold tap water
and feed your plants. Fairly easy I think.
FYI,
if you do the same with any other type of (potting) soil, you will have to
adjust PH of the water all the time just like in a hydro table.
Promix comes in bails weighing about 40 lb.
each ($30) and you get 107 Liters of Soil-less-Mix. This is enough for 6
months for a small closet. Happy Girl does not make this product and we do
not intend to implicate the manufacturer with our activities but the simple
fact is - this product works for us and we love it.
Promix can be found across Canada and US in different garden stores. So far,
we can confirm that Promix BX and Promix HP sold only in black bags (white
bag means its a different type of Promix and no good for our purpose) as
well as Sunshine MIX in black bags is ok to use.
Feel free to
contact us via email,
post a comment/questions on our Public Forum
or read our
Grow Guide
