Boneman's AK47/PPP Hempy side by side

Its just an idea, it couldnt do any harm and would bring extra oxegen to the rootzone, iv even thought about doing some kind of air infusion into my soil one day, it wouldnt hurt to try it in one pot some day and see if it improves anything.

The only thing I am about to introduce is CO2. Other than that, I'm gonna grow these out just as they are. If things continue as they are, I will be one happy camper.

Boneman said:

The only thing I am about to introduce is CO2. Other than that, I'm gonna grow these out just as they are. If things continue as they are, I will be one happy camper.

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If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I hear that!

Do you have enough light to utilize co2?

how big are the pots your growing in, i noticed they were 8", how many litres do you reckon?

i'm thinking of doing 5 4 litres pots or maybe 6 litres, i've only got 250 watt hps so do you think that 4 should be enough get a nice yield or would 6 substantially improve it, or even more?

ZTF - They are under a 400w HPS in a mylar lined A/C cooled cab.

Cookin - Not sure but I think mine are 6 litres. I'll check. I really dont think the difference in size between 4-6 litres makes much difference in a hempy grow. This is my first shot at the "hempy" and so far so good.

your nutes are for coco right? seems to be working... thats what i have from my other grows so i guess i'll just use them. how come you got cal-mag as well, i know you said you got a slight defficiency and that it sorted it out but you bought them before right? is that something to do with hempies or your nutes?

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your nutes are for coco right? seems to be working... thats what i have from my other grows so i guess i'll just use them. how come you got cal-mag as well, i know you said you got a slight defficiency and that it sorted it out but you bought them before right? is that something to do with hempies or your nutes?

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I am using AN monkey juice grow and bloom, a & b for both and yes, its specially made for coco. I used it cuz thats what I had. I figured that p'lite has the same nutritional value as coco...NONE!!

I'm not sure if it had to do with hempy or the nutes but my calcium deficiency went away.

Boneman, you've convinced me to go with something very simular in my box. Nice work indeed! Do you think I could put 2, small, 16 quart plastic containers, one on top of the other, maybe a lot of holes in the bottom of the one on top, res in the bottom, all perlite on top. Maybe to hold 6 plants instead of one. .... Multi-SWC? Awesome thread Bones! You got me thinking now of more ideas. Can't wait to see more pics of the bloom! Peace...

WOW Samsosa..thats a damn good idea. Give it a shot bro!! We might have something here. In any case do a few standard, true and tested "hempys", just in case the "multi - swc" runs into problems.

I am so thrilled on how my grow is going. It's like raising a good kid...ALL LUCK!! ha ha just kidding This hempy method is outta this world. I hope to provide quality results from start to finish.

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I'm relly intrested to see if this will work. I'm alsp itrested in getting some ppp for myself. Where are the forums of the results?

Boneman said:

ZTF - They are under a 400w HPS in a mylar lined A/C cooled cab.

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Nice, didn't realize you had a 400 watter. Much bigger than my 250! I guess pictures can be deceiving.

Dum, you can google PPP and you'll get links to some grow journals. There you will find the monster outdoor grown PPP.

ZTF, stand by for more updates. I have been really really busy at work and haven't had the chance to post any updates. I have taken pics and all is still going very well.

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ZTF, stand by for more updates. I have been really really busy at work and haven't had the chance to post any updates. I have taken pics and all is still going very well.

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Excellent, I'll be looking forward to it!

whats your feeding schedule, i've just planted and am just watering for now but when they hit the res how often have you been nuting them

What kind of pot are you using? With mine, I can see when the res is dry. During veg I watered them w/nutes every 3 or 4 days for two weeks then once w/plain water, then back to the nutes. Now that I am in flowering, I mix up 2 gallons of nute mix and when thats gone, i mix up 1 gallon of plain water w/molassas and use until its gone then back to the nute mix. During flowering, I am feeding them just about everyday. They are taking off like crazy and loving life. Hope this helps

Londoner said:

Have you tried putting a big air stone in the bottom of the hempy things?

Ive never grown this hempy style before but if i did id be inclined to have a large central air pump with splitter pipes going to each hempy pot, itd be like dwc/hempy hybrid then?

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Londoner, one thing I failed to mention about the airstone recommendation. There is no "pool" of water to bubble up onto the roots. The roots are down there all mixed up in the p'lite and absorbing what little water is left at the bottom of the pot.

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Londoner, one thing I failed to mention about the airstone recommendation. There is no "pool" of water to bubble up onto the roots. The roots are down there all mixed up in the p'lite and absorbing what little water is left at the bottom of the pot.

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Wasnt making any recommendations mate, nor was i suggesting you do it.

It was just something that popped into my head while i was reading your journal, and its something ive thought about before, and was merely asking if it ever crossed your mind.

I remember reading another hempy thread on another site and the OP was getting a seriously hard time from another user saying without any form of air exchange in the pots the air would soon become stale and the water at the bottom would soon become anaerobic (the OP used the base of the buckets as reservoirs with water level indicating pipes on the outside) basically he was saying the hempy shouldnt and wont work, now we all know and can quite clearly see thats bullshit, but he could of been on to something, adding airation can only improve things for the rootzone, weve all seen how well Natmoons airbasket idea works, and im sure you understand the principles of flood and drain in pots? It replaces all the air within the rootzone periodically and when you get flood and drain correct it can give you some serious yields, i know i used grow with it.

Thanks for the reply Londoner. I think i remember reading that thread you are referring too. I've read so many they all mash together and so many that were very critical of the "hempy" grow.
I am getting ready to give another update with pics. I just cant seem to get pictures good enough to show how well they are doing. Svetlana is going to have one giant snow covered main cola and is shaping up nicely. Zena is forming well also but is shorter and bushier. Stay tuned

got my eyes peeled my man

2 weeks into flowering everything is still going well. I have bumped up my bloom ppm from 800 to 1000 with no noticeable problems. Some of the bottom fan leaves have turned a bit yellow but I am not worried because its only one or two of the original fan leaves. I have also gave them a good feeding of plain water with molasses. The pics do not do Svet and Zena justice!

Zena day 14 of flower

Zena main cola



Svet day 14 of flower


Svet main cola


Zena and Svet side by side 2 week flower and 57 days old