Disclaimer: This hasn't been thoroughly tested!
This is a result of a few different things. First, I started using pure coco. I loved the growth rates, I loved the amount of control it gives you over what the plants get, and I loved the texture. Once a good sized root mass is built up, coco dries out very fast.
I'm trying to keep my grow as simple as possible. This means minimal electronic devices, minimal maintenance, minimal feeding program, with the best possible result. This led me to Hempy Buckets. I've played around with those for a while now, and they solve the problem of the coco drying out in less than 24 hours when the plant has a sizable root mass.
This made me start thinking how I could expand on the Hempy Bucket concept, to make it even more hands off, but continue using the same basic principle.
I'll be using five 1 liter bottles in a tray. This tray will hold about an inch of standing water. The water level will be maintained by a sealed 2 liter bottle in the tray, with a hold cut in it at the maximum water level. The water will only drain to the specified level since it's a sealed bottle, so until the bottle runs out, the water level will remain constant.
The 1 liter bottles that the plants will be in will have drainage/feeding holes at the very bottom, so they can use the water for as long as possible. The water line is at 1.5" from the bottom of the containers, and the perlite extends from the bottom up to 2.5". This leaves a 1" buffer between the perlite in the water, and the beginning of the coco. I think this buffer is very important to the success of this project.
I got the tray idea from pictures of DrBud's setup, and I wanted to integrate it with the Hempy Bucket concept. I also wanted to make the Hempy style reservoir have a larger holding capacity. These things all came together in this design. I haven't seen anyone else use this, maybe that's because it doesn't work, but either way I have a good feeling about it and I'm looking forward to seeing how it does.
Since this system will be a bottom feeding setup, I plan on flushing from the top and giving fresh nutes once a week. Other than that, I'm shooting for zero interaction with it. Obviously I'll be there every day, but I don't want to need to be there every day. Because of the density of the plants, I'm going to have to top them right when they go into 12/12, down to just a couple inches. Yay Budscicles!
This is a result of a few different things. First, I started using pure coco. I loved the growth rates, I loved the amount of control it gives you over what the plants get, and I loved the texture. Once a good sized root mass is built up, coco dries out very fast.
I'm trying to keep my grow as simple as possible. This means minimal electronic devices, minimal maintenance, minimal feeding program, with the best possible result. This led me to Hempy Buckets. I've played around with those for a while now, and they solve the problem of the coco drying out in less than 24 hours when the plant has a sizable root mass.
This made me start thinking how I could expand on the Hempy Bucket concept, to make it even more hands off, but continue using the same basic principle.
I'll be using five 1 liter bottles in a tray. This tray will hold about an inch of standing water. The water level will be maintained by a sealed 2 liter bottle in the tray, with a hold cut in it at the maximum water level. The water will only drain to the specified level since it's a sealed bottle, so until the bottle runs out, the water level will remain constant.
The 1 liter bottles that the plants will be in will have drainage/feeding holes at the very bottom, so they can use the water for as long as possible. The water line is at 1.5" from the bottom of the containers, and the perlite extends from the bottom up to 2.5". This leaves a 1" buffer between the perlite in the water, and the beginning of the coco. I think this buffer is very important to the success of this project.
I got the tray idea from pictures of DrBud's setup, and I wanted to integrate it with the Hempy Bucket concept. I also wanted to make the Hempy style reservoir have a larger holding capacity. These things all came together in this design. I haven't seen anyone else use this, maybe that's because it doesn't work, but either way I have a good feeling about it and I'm looking forward to seeing how it does.
Since this system will be a bottom feeding setup, I plan on flushing from the top and giving fresh nutes once a week. Other than that, I'm shooting for zero interaction with it. Obviously I'll be there every day, but I don't want to need to be there every day. Because of the density of the plants, I'm going to have to top them right when they go into 12/12, down to just a couple inches. Yay Budscicles!
That covers everything that will be involved in this grow, from start to finish. Here's a step by step of setting up one of the 1 liter bottles. I know there's been a lot of text so I'll let everyone rest their eyes with some pictures.Parts List said:
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