World Of Hempy

[Jay_normous]

Been reading up about hempys for the past 3-4 days..
i love the simplicity of them and more so the results...!

Ive still more studying to do regarding feeding and ec values etc etc
currently looking for a ec pen on eBay..

Great thread...

 

[Rusty Shakelford]

Been reading up about hempys for the past 3-4 days..
i love the simplicity of them and more so the results...!

Ive still more studying to do regarding feeding and ec values etc etc
currently looking for a ec pen on eBay..

Great thread...

Just a Note.. I have the Hanna Combo Pen (pretty popular, does both PH and PPM plus Temp), and it can be a bit finicky. Not sure I would go with this one again.

 

[Nizza]

Im plannin on getting the bluelab pens. So i have an obstacle. I plan on going from my hempys to 4gal square pots, but when i got the pots i already drilled holes all in the bottom(planned on soil). I plan to do something almost like what i did with the dixie cups but a Flood+ drain so i dont have to worry about Algae growth. How long do you think i should flood the hempy mix for and how often? I may incorporate drippers for a little while so they can spread roots. Just seeing if anyone has any cool ideaas!

 

[Moebius]

Im plannin on getting the bluelab pens. So i have an obstacle. I plan on going from my hempys to 4gal square pots, but when i got the pots i already drilled holes all in the bottom(planned on soil). I plan to do something almost like what i did with the dixie cups but a Flood+ drain so i dont have to worry about Algae growth. How long do you think i should flood the hempy mix for and how often? I may incorporate drippers for a little while so they can spread roots. Just seeing if anyone has any cool ideaas!

I guess you'll be flooding as long as it takes to drench the whole pot. In terms of frequency I think the jury is still out. My last lot were really neglected and fed every 6-7 days, they came out nice.

I did a dripper system for 70 hempy plants, worked great. .. Only reason I stopped and went manual again was because my height restrictions made it difficult to drain away.

 

[WattSaver]

Im plannin on getting the bluelab pens. So i have an obstacle. I plan on going from my hempys to 4gal square pots, but when i got the pots i already drilled holes all in the bottom(planned on soil). I plan to do something almost like what i did with the dixie cups but a Flood+ drain so i dont have to worry about Algae growth. How long do you think i should flood the hempy mix for and how often? I may incorporate drippers for a little while so they can spread roots. Just seeing if anyone has any cool ideaas!

You could put your soil rigged pots in a drip tray that's several inches deep. Then drill a hole in the tray. I did something like this before, and if I was to do it again I'd do it like in the drawing. This will give you a small rez similar to a standard bucket.

 

[Nizza]

that gives me a reallly great idea... ill post it when i make it! mine are almost ready for transplant.

 

[jela10]

Hi Wattsaver, beware of the tray idea..even with a light barrier.....one of the reasons hempy works without a lot of root rot issues at medium temperature ranges is that the plants drink fast enough to keep the reservoir refreshed....if you exceed that volume with the tray you can get problems if you don't chill your tray water....its why I moved to the hempy method from a reservoir system...couldn't keep my res cool enough without the added expense of a chiller. It was a constant battle with bacteria and algae. With hempy buckets...not one issue after 6 successive grows. It's simplicity is what it is.....

 

[Jay_normous]

Just a Note.. I have the Hanna Combo Pen (pretty popular, does both PH and PPM plus Temp), and it can be a bit finicky. Not sure I would go with this one again.

Cool, thanks for the heads up..
Those blue lab ones look the bizzo alright.. And so do I read the run off or the nutrient solution when adding...?
Also, would a large but shallower container work ok...?
Im thinking of height issues, I'm thinking of doing one and scroging it...

Thanks for any guidance..

 

[jela10]

Here's a method of maintaining the waste water from a hempy bucket....under the wood pallet are 2 - 8" baking dishes..the tubing is 1/2" with fittings and grommets meant for a hydro system.I slide the dishes out and dump them when necessary (humidity too high during late flower). By contrast note the partial view on the right of bucket sitting in a plastic oil drain pan...

 

[jela10]

[FONT=&quot]Here's a shot of some freebies from attitude growing in 2g coco hempy buckets with gravity feed halo rings. In front is a CH9 “Cluster” really kicking ass at 40days since the “flip”…that top is longer than my arm and as big around as a baseball bat and she has numerous other buds that look awesome. She overshadows the Trinity Kush which is a really a short fat Indy girl. She has as rock hard dense cola only 8” long with side nuggets growing in the shadows of those fat ass fan leaves. You have to left here “dress” to see them. All the while I thought the buds themselves needed light….I guess they are fed by other leaves?[/FONT]

 

[jela10]

This was my second try at growing an "auto" in a 2g hempy bucket as a separate project from my photo-period plants that grow under a 400w lamp. This "Easy Ryder" from the Joint Doctor hit 38-39" and was a big producer with the hempy-coco method under a 180 watt LED....in a little freaking closet......I pulled her out before harvest to show here most awesome posture. So simple is hempy...it's hard not to fuck with the method believe me...but stick with it and it will happen for you too.

 

[Rusty Shakelford]

Cool, thanks for the heads up..
Those blue lab ones look the bizzo alright.. And so do I read the run off or the nutrient solution when adding...?
Also, would a large but shallower container work ok...?
Im thinking of height issues, I'm thinking of doing one and scroging it...

Thanks for any guidance..

I only test PPM and PH of the water I am giving them, and have not checked runoff at all. If you think there is a problem, just flush em real good. This gets you back to square one (Clean Slate), then start feeding again.

Not sure about the shallower containers,, I thought I read somewhere that its not a good idea, and depth is the better way to go.. But I have no personal knowledge when it comes to shallow vs deep... I have seen people set up Hempy Totes, and put a few plants into the Tote.. I guess they are wider than the are deep, but they are still pretty deep..

 

[DrGribble]

Fantastic grow space. Sweet.

Youre using 100% Perlite ? How you finding the watering schedule?

Have you considered T5 lighting for Veg, Moms and clones?

Thanks for sharing.

Wow, I totally missed this... So better late than never.

Yeah it's 100% perlite and I had been feeding/watering every day but once they hit the reservoir I could actually back it down to once every couple days and its been holding true, at this point (Day 19 veg) I water just about once every other day still and it seems to be good. I was considering T5 or even T8 setup for Mothers/Clones but have not really gotten to that point yet kind of playing it by ear. I have made some HUGE changes though in the past week or two since originally posting this.

Two SCROGs, Vert & Horizontal... Horizontal & Vertical Lighting simultaneously, just put together a nutrient res which I'll use drip lines for and save myself some hassle etc.. etc.. I want to flip 12/12 within a week or two starting to really get impatient. Not sure if I am transplanting the small containers into 5G buckets or just going to compare the results -- only 1.25G buckets for a few of them.

3rd Dimension, Wappa, AK47, and 2 unknowns bag seed (NY Diesel I am 99% sure though... just not certain)

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Also check out my vertical light in action... It's like a turbocharged light mover that keeps heat about 2 degrees cooler lol, Interested to see how that works out in the end.

http://s1242.beta.photobucket.com/user/DrGribble/media/15fc96b9.mp4.html (Horrible quality, shot in 1080p... photobucket says no)

 

[jela10]

Also check out my vertical light in action... It's like a turbocharged light mover that keeps heat about 2 degrees cooler lol, Interested to see how that works out in the end.

Now that is innovation my friends! And I was actually worried about my parabolic reflectors blowing back and forth over some seedlings from the nearby fan. Hmmm....

 

[Shivaskunk]

My biggest blue dream at day 32. This girl comes past my chest in a 5 gallon bucket. The next is an elephant that i got from a dispensary already growing in sunshine mix...so i plopped it pot and all into a 5 gallon bucket with perlite to let the roots grow into hempy reservoir.....it was the same size as my other elephant when flipped. the other elephant is pure perlite in hempy and the buds are half the size.....I may try sunshine mix in 2 gallon pot inside 5 gallon hempy bucket on a few next run to see if they do btter than pure hempy.

 

[Jay_normous]

I only test PPM and PH of the water I am giving them, and have not checked runoff at all. If you think there is a problem, just flush em real good. This gets you back to square one (Clean Slate), then start feeding again.

Not sure about the shallower containers,, I thought I read somewhere that its not a good idea, and depth is the better way to go.. But I have no personal knowledge when it comes to shallow vs deep... I have seen people set up Hempy Totes, and put a few plants into the Tote.. I guess they are wider than the are deep, but they are still pretty deep..

Thanks for that, much appreciated...

So what figures you looking for when testing...?

Im wondering if there is a tutorial somewhere..?

 

[WattSaver]

This was my second try at growing an "auto" in a 2g hempy bucket as a separate project from my photo-period plants that grow under a 400w lamp. This "Easy Ryder" from the Joint Doctor hit 38-39" and was a big producer with the hempy-coco method under a 180 watt LED....in a little freaking closet......I pulled her out before harvest to show here most awesome posture. So simple is hempy...it's hard not to fuck with the method believe me...but stick with it and it will happen for you too.

Great looking plant. So jela what nutes you using?
And when you build your buckets do you use perlite to the top of the hole and then coir to the top of the bucket?
And finally what brand of coir do you use, and what prep is done prior to use?

 

[Rusty Shakelford]

Thanks for that, much appreciated...

So what figures you looking for when testing...?

Im wondering if there is a tutorial somewhere..?

Figures will change as the plant changes. I start them out in Hempy Solo Cups and give them 100ppm. If they dont seem to have a problem after a couple of days, I bump them up to 200ppm, and watch them for a couple of days. If they seem happy, I will leave them for a few watering at the same PPM, and then work on bumping them up again as the plant gets bigger (just a little higher every other time I water), As long as the PH is in the 8.5 - 6.2 area, your fine.

Pretty cut and dry, the trick is to start feeding as soon as they are transplanted, but start light and just watch them thrive.

 

[WattSaver]

Two SCROGs, Vert & Horizontal... Horizontal & Vertical Lighting simultaneously, just put together a nutrient res which I'll use drip lines for and save myself some hassle etc.. etc.. I want to flip 12/12 within a week or two starting to really get impatient. Not sure if I am transplanting the small containers into 5G buckets or just going to compare the results -- only 1.25G buckets for a few of them.

I've always wanted to do a vert scrog, but just don't have the room. Your set-up looks really nice, and I don't see why it shouldn't kick ass. Hopefully you can be patient and veg long enough to get your weaving started. I'm guessing it'll be 3wks before you have enough screen filled in the vert to flip. Keep up the good work.

 

[WattSaver]

As long as the PH is in the 8.5 - 6.2 area, your fine.

Don't think I've seen that ph range used before, lol,
My fingers get lost on the keyboard all the time. I'm sure Rusty meant 5.5-6.2