So some updates on the coco hempy buckets since a few people seem interested. The idea is that you get a normal household bucket (no holes in it) and drill a hole 5 cm from the bottom of it, just one half inch hole. Now up to that level you fill with 100% perlite (washed first) and the rest of the bucket you fill with 100% coco. Now what you have is a highly oxygenated medium that doesn't need to be watered very often.
When you feed the bucket, up until the drainage hole will be filled with nute solution and when the roots hit this level the growth explodes. Also the coco will wick up moisture as it needs it from the rez. In the early stages of growth you only need to feed once a week, in full flowering it will be every 2-3 days depending on the size of your bucket and plant (I use 10 litres). This has to be the most hassle free way of growing, and I love it.
First I started the plants in 1 litre airpots planted directly into coco. The one on the left was much weaker from the start and kept falling over until about when this pic was taken at 1 week from sprouting.
Week 2 I got the girls into their hempys, at the time my PH meter was out of whack so I was feeding them at about 6.2 ph for this week, the healthy girl didn't seem to mind at all though, they also both got topped above the 2nd node right before the pic as well. You can see the difference between the healthy one and the stunted one quite clearly. Also you can see the holes in the buckets abut 4 cm from the bottom, anything below that is my rez filled with 100% perlite.
And the pics taken today at week 3, the stunted plant hasn't put out any new growth in the last 2 or 3 days. I flushed it yesterday with a 1EC solution at 5.8ph so hopefully I should see some improvement, If I don't within a week or two I will just throw her out and fill up the screen with the healthy one. Look at the branching on the healthy one and compare the growth with week 2. This will be a monster I am sure. I think 3 more weeks of veg should have the tent filled up pretty well with her and ready to flip into flower.
seen a thread jay where the screen was bent in a bowl shape under the hps so as to fit the "shape" of the light been given off if that makes sence, is this also vert scrog or is it the full / \ type setup...?
