An Idiot's Guide to Hempy

yankeetransplant

yankeetransplant

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BTW, that CLOSET in the pic is 4ft by 5ft with (6) 3gal tempt buckets....Has 1000w HID (HPS) light on a mover going back and forth....This set up pulls about 32 oz, more if I have my higher yielding strains in there.....This Do-si-dos and Gelato crop should be closer to 40oz....My Do-si-dos cutting is an amazing yielded....and potent as all hell, which is priority #1.....
She easily gets 7oz.per plant....With this size closet and # of buckets, I.shoot for my plants to be about 2ft by 2ft by 2ft tall (when done)...THAT fills my space!!!!!.....
pic of set up before covered with foliage, so you can see how I have them set up and draining....20210416_014617.jpg
 
yankeetransplant

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DONT GO WITH 100% perlite either....75-80% is MUCH better....You want it to hold some water in the medium...Vermiculite HOLDS a lot...Like tiny sponges...So 20-25% is plenty.....100% perlite is a little too dry for early/smaller transplants.....
 
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I use a 2.5-3 inch base of RINSED lava rock In the bottom of my buckets...It creates a barrier that most of the roots will COIL up on when they get there...anyone who uses a 'rock basin' has seen how roots coil up ON TOP of it....It keeps the root mass from going right to the bottom and sitting in 2inches of water...So the lava rock base is where my water reservoirs are...the PVC tubes are 45° cut and go to the bottom of the BUCKET....If I have a need to FLUSH the res, I do it by watering down those tubes...TOP WATER FLUSHING is hard on the roots and unnecessary...There is no build up in the medium....It goes straight to the lava rock basin, and is 'CLEANING' those out nice, without having to TOP WATER flush.....NOT SURE how many ppl have actually TESTED their internal res #'s...THEY CAN easily drift, and this is where your plants are getting water/nute Mix from....AND they are getting all of it from there btwn waterings....I have a 'rubber plug' in each bucket on the sides, AT THE BASE, of each one....It can be pulled, or loosened, to get a water sample from the internal res....Its best to check it, THE DAY AFTER a watering to see how your numbers behave....TDS can go UP or down depending on how much you feed them And the pH can easily drift along with it....My TDS and pH like to drift up, and can be boarder line 'out of spec' by the 3-4 watering, IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND how they are feeding......since they are growing their nute needs change and even though I've done it a while, it will drift...taking water samples has helped me better understand HOW they are feeding which keeps MY water/nute program tuned better...Just checking Runoff is NOT an accurate way since that sample is very 'CUT' With what your watering with at the moment....Ppl got to understand that EVEN THOUGH your letting your RES water be depleted btwn watering, TDS and pH drift STILL occurs....EVERYTHING in buckets base can have residual nutes and at an undesirable pH....IF MY NUMBERS DRIFT TOO HIGH (Or possibly too low in someone elses case), I can immediately flush down those PVC tubes to a good runoff....I like keeping my #'s exactly where they should be.....TOOLS for better hempy growing....
 
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yankeetransplant said:
I use a 2.5-3 inch base of RINSED lava rock In the bottom of my buckets...It creates a barrier that most of the roots will COIL up on when they get there...anyone who uses a 'rock basin' has seen how roots coil up ON TOP of it....It keeps the root mass from going right to the bottom and sitting in 2inches of water...So the lava rock base is where my water reservoirs are...the PVC tubes are 45° cut and go to the bottom of the BUCKET....If I have a need to FLUSH the res, I do it by watering down those tubes...TOP WATER FLUSHING is hard on the roots and unnecessary...There is no build up in the medium....It goes straight to the lava rock basin, and is 'CLEANING' those out nice, without having to TOP WATER flush.....NOT SURE how many ppl have actually TESTED their internal res #'s...THEY CAN easily drift, and this is where your plants are getting water/nute Mix from....AND they are getting all of it from there btwn waterings....I have a 'rubber plug' in each bucket on the sides, AT THE BASE, of each one....It can be pulled, or loosened, to get a water sample from the internal res....Its best to check it, THE DAY AFTER a watering to see how your numbers behave....TDS can go UP or down depending on how much you feed them And the pH can easily drift along with it....My TDS and pH like to drift up, and can be boarder line 'out of spec' by the 3-4 watering, IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND how they are feeding......since they are growing their nute needs change and even though I've done it a while, it will drift...taking water samples has helped me better understand HOW they are feeding which keeps MY water/nute program tuned better...Just checking Runoff is NOT an accurate way since that sample is very 'CUT' With what your watering with at the moment....Ppl got to understand that EVEN THOUGH your letting your RES water be depleted btwn watering, TDS and pH drift STILL occurs....EVERYTHING in buckets base can have residual nutes and at an undesirable pH....IF MY NUMBERS DRIFT TOO HIGH (Or possibly too low in someone elses case), I can immediately flush down those PVC tubes to a good runoff....I like keeping my #'s exactly where they should be.....TOOLS for better hempy growing....
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My last bucket had a hose out the side at the bottom that went up a couple inches, then into a collection jug. Sometimes I would test 2 or 3 samples as it ran off, ppm could be a lot higher on the first. An interesting thing about Hempy buckets, you can simlpy drain from the bottom to run it as dtw.
Decided to try automated dtw coco this time. Hmmm, I think I'll try a side by side next time, coco/perlite Hempy vs coco dtw.
 
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mytwhyt

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I see the large pvc pipe is caped on one end and appears to me to be open on the other.. How does that work? Is the open end the drain? and into what. Your pvc uprights might flush better if they 180* opposite the drain.. Your decision to mix in a little vermiculite will help with the roots finding a better home in the perlite. Instead of the bottom of the bucket... Not knocking your plants, they look like they'll yield a good amount, maybe even more that you expect.. Just commenting on your system.. Myself, I do a simple [slow] rdwc system without electric water pumps or air stones.....
 
yankeetransplant

yankeetransplant

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yes, open end is the drain end...when I water, I a pan there for the runoff....Have a small auto pump mounted in that with a short hose....as I water, and the pan sarts filling, it pumps to a 5gal bucket...
SIMPLE DWC system...Never heard anyone refer to DWC as a simple system....In fact, it the most complex....Pumps, chillers, aerators, remote res, WATER TREATMENT, just to mention the clean up and disinfecting.in btwn crops to avoid bacteria in your system......Any parameters go off and your dealing with root rot,.white slime and worse many times....
DTW is BY FAR the most simple system used....EVER heard of '3alight'???....they pull the highest yields on commercial levels....ANYONE pulling high yields is using DTW
 
yankeetransplant

yankeetransplant

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DWC Is a nice way for MFG'er to take your money.....NO COMMERCIAL ops use DWC systems....Designed for home growers who think they need a complex Sys to grow buds...Way to many 'moving parts' for anyone but a uniformed home grower...The yields AND quality are NO BETTER....you can grow buds DTW, DWC, WICK, DRIP, AERO, FLOOD TABLES, FILM, and all will grow bud....But at the end of the day, NONE ARE AS INEXPENSIVE, EASY, LEAST HEAD ACHES, as the DTW....And that why its used by nearly ALL COMMERCIAL OPS....THERE IS a place in As that has an amazing aeroponic commercial sys, but its not common to see that.....
happy gowing no matter HOW you do it..YT
 
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yankeetransplant

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just out of curiosity, if you have discovered some SIMPLE DWC system that serves you so well, whatcha doing hanging out in a HEMPY BUCKET forum?....Maybe looking for an easier way to grow good bud....Lets see some pics OF YOUNL SET UP IN FULL BLOOM...Or at least some buds you've grown....Here's a fraction of pic of some of my buds from my DTW Hempy....BTW Hempy is DTW, it just keeps some of the water so you can go longer btwn watering...many don't need hempy buckets if they have the time to water more frequently...Which is just fine...Its the DTW concept that makes it so easy and effective.....well SHIT, it only allows 10 files...I post another 10 if you share your grow Op and bud pics with everyone..20210106_232208_(1)_(1)_Signature.jpg20210108_214613_(1)_Signature.jpg20210103_170258_(1)_Signature.jpg20190531_150121(1)(1)~2(1)_Signature.jpgt5qW3Ca_Signature.jpgScreenshot_2020-09-12-22-35-34(1)_Signature.png20201005_220445(1)_Signature.jpg15375588684322981970464058876864~2_Signature.jpg20210628_222255_(1)_Signature_Signature_(1)_Signature.jpg20210917_001203_(1)_Signature_(1)_Signature.jpg
 
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if your into HIGH YIELDING strains, this is 3 buckets (out of 6) that were still ripening 2 crops ago.....It was a 10week plant....Bruce Banner #3....Buds as thick as beer cans and long as your forearm....I just hate waiting on 10week plants though...I have a cut in my nursery still....I have 7 strains in the nursery I swap in and out of crops....
The bottom buds made some amazing wax too....BB#3 wax will pin you to the ceiling....Very
sativa dom....post some of your pics dude, everyone LOVES a little bud porn...
 

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Stumbled into the thread because of the title, seemed to be an interesting thread... Started at the end.. Title fits, checked to see if you were the op.. I always check for new hydro threads in the hydro section.... Didn't realize what a dead thread it was... You have brought it back to life.. Nice collection of pics.
Haven't done a thread for 5-6 years.. This is the simplistic, one plant, one light, dwc system I settled on. That was the first time using those 315 watt cmh lights.. I get about 1.4 grams per light now.. I use my little Tamisium extractor refining.
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