The Official Hempy Bucket Thread

[Bonavendura]

Hello Hempiers of icmag ,

I would like to give the one and simple answer that i was looking
for when i was thinking if i must choose a Hempy grow.

Well YES you can choose Hempy's they produce fair quantity of
fine quality bud.Just read this thread from the begining here you can find everything you need.

And here is a proof for you and the final outcome of my grow
i would like to share with everyone my smile

....... copy of the closing post in my grow log ....................

Well Hempiers of icmag a Hempy grow log from start
to finish is over.

Conclusion Hempy's can do it ... with some work .

Todays work repeated twice a week as an example

watering to 19 flowering plants + mom 40 liters
watering to 7 flowering plants 15 liters
check-fix training for the vegging plants.

Sum 2 hours of full job without stoping even for a minute ...
ok i stop for some pics for you.

well here how everything start @ November 12 of 2010

here is the first clones coming inside the growroom
@ November 23 of 2010

here is the seeds starting germination
@ November 24-29 of 2010

here is the final product 1250 (2,7 pounds) grams minus 200+ grams (0,5 pound) consumed (1+1/2 jars)
@ April 10 of 2011

here is 7 SK#1 flowering in the veg area under 400 HPS @ April 10 of 2011

and finaly here is 19 pants + mom vegging ...
in the flowering area under 1200 HPS @ April 10 of 2011

after this crop we are closing down for summer with enough bud curing in our jars.

 

[dubwise]

WAY TO GO BONA!!!!!! good for you!

 

[jorgeblen]

hello ppl

i am planning my next grow with hempy buckets i wanted to get some advice first.

-for coco hempy buckets should i use only coco nutes like canna coco a+b?
-the rez under the whole should be neat perlite?
-is it advised to cut the coco with some perlite or straight coco should be fine?
- i know that coco shouldnt get too dry, this 2 or 3 days between watering could be too much for coco?

thank u very much!!!

 

[EASTCOASTSEEKER]

A question on runoff PH. 2 Identical ~ 5 gal totes with pure perlite, on one the runoff is below 5.0 PH. I'm using Floranova bloom PHed to 5.5. The other tote's runoff is 5.8 IIRC but the one is below 5, any suggestions as to why this is ?

 

[dubwise]

@jorgeblen-I don't use coco, but there are tons of folks who do...and I'm sure they'll chime in soon to help you out.
@ECS-are the strains the same? are they at the same stage in their development? Are you cleaning the ph testing equipment between tests? Is the water from the same source? I really don't know why if all things are the same, there would be a difference. My best guess would be that each of the two plants are taking up at different rates...or something along the way is not identical. How do the two plants look? If they're looking great, I don't know if I would sweat runoff differences too much.

 

[Rysam]

hello ppl

i am planning my next grow with hempy buckets i wanted to get some advice first.

-for coco hempy buckets should i use only coco nutes like canna coco a+b?
-the rez under the whole should be neat perlite?
-is it advised to cut the coco with some perlite or straight coco should be fine?
- i know that coco shouldnt get too dry, this 2 or 3 days between watering could be too much for coco?

thank u very much!!!

-I use MaxiBloom & Protekt from the "kiss method" thread
per 5gal= 5 tsp MB & 3 tsp ProTekt thats it, nothing else.

-I use straight perlite of no particular size or uniformity, just dump a scoop in the bottom of the pot before coir mix.

-I used straight coco my 1st run and had zero issues. my last few runs I've used it with about 50/50 perlite, no difference in plant growth to me.

-I currently water 4 plants (18"ish) in veg under a 1k HPS every 3rd day or as needed by pot weight.

 

[sophanox]

hey guys, has anyone tried hempy with these air pots?

http://www.progrow.co.uk/acatalog/info_5018.html

Cheers!

 

[osecretgardeno]

hey guys, has anyone tried hempy with these air pots?

http://www.progrow.co.uk/acatalog/info_5018.html

Cheers!

Airpots are awesome, but I imagine you might lose a lot of perlite out all of those holes? You could wrap it in screen or something perhaps?

I'd like to see someone give it a try, that is for sure.

peace!
sg

 

[sophanox]

Nope, apparently there are hydro versions that prevent that. From the website:

"Q: Will the growing medium fall through the bottom of the Air-Pot™?
A: The ‘Hydro Edition’ Air-Pot™ has a special Grid Base that is designed to prevent medium loss whilst still allowing maximum aeration around the base. Growing media such as soil will form a ‘bridge’ over this base and not fall through. If you are using an extra fine growing medium you can add a layer of spreader matt, or Grow Cubes in the base if necessary."

So if need be the bottom could also be lined with something to prevent leaking.

Anyone else tried it with hempy buckets?

Cheers!

 

[messn'n'gommin']

I have seen some who put a piece of window screen over the hole. But, after an early settling phase and a pencil to unclog the occasionally blocked hole, I've never really had a problem with loss of medium.

 

[sophanox]

messn'n'gommin' - he meant in reference to the brand of pot, air pots, as oppose to the hempy bucket drainage hole.

osecretgardeno, from what I can see there are no holes in the sides of the pots, it's at the bottom there are holes in the base for drainage purposes. Provided these holes are covered properly (I ordered an extra air pot that I can cannibalize and create bases out of, which I can then glue to the the other air pots), I see no reason for why this shouldn't work.

 

[dansbuds]

Hey guys .... i just recently had to switch to RO water here cuz of the calcium in my tap water . I'm about to flush & was wondering about the RO water & flushing . should i use the RO water at the same PH that i feed with 5.8 to 6.2 or can i use it staight from the filter @ 7.1 ? or .... can i use my tap water @ 8.0 & 380ppm ? after all its just a flush which with hempys is much easier than soil was to flush . 1 or 2 flushes & was getting the same readings out that i was putting in .... soil took at least a week to get the same readings out as was putting in . so .... whatcha think ... plain RO no adjusting or adjust it ? or Tap water ?

 

[osecretgardeno]

messn'n'gommin' - he meant in reference to the brand of pot, air pots, as oppose to the hempy bucket drainage hole.

osecretgardeno, from what I can see there are no holes in the sides of the pots, it's at the bottom there are holes in the base for drainage purposes. Provided these holes are covered properly (I ordered an extra air pot that I can cannibalize and create bases out of, which I can then glue to the the other air pots), I see no reason for why this shouldn't work.

Hate to tell you sphanox, but the entire pot is covered in holes. That's the point. It's to get as much oxygen to the roots and to encourage air pruning of the root mass.

The more I look at the airpot, the more I don't see how it would work? It appears that the bottom is wide open. I imagine that would take some McGyvering ...

Hope it works out for you bud.

-sg

 

[sophanox]

Ah you are right osecretgardeno =/ - however, from the FAQ:

Q: What is the best type of system to use with the Air-Pot™?
A: The most popular systems used with the Air-Pot™ are Top Fed Drip Irrigation systems, Flood & Drain and Passive Systems (hand watering).

Q: What types of growing medium can I use in the Air-Pot™?
A: The Air-Pot™ can be used with most types of growing media. Soil, Coco, Rockwool and Mapito are all good choices for Drip Irrigation or hand watering and Expanded Clay Pebbles are most commonly used in Flood & Drain systems.

So it's obviously designed for hydro mediums - I guess thus that the medium itself prevents water from leaking out the sides (though I don't see how that'd work for hydroton). Ah well, if it doesn't work out I'll just send them back.

Cheers

 

[budrot]

I just wanted to say, my 27 litre hempy filled with 100% Fytocell is significantly better than any of yours.

Give it a go and you will be speachless!!!
I can't even get two hands around the stem its that fucking fat, only vegged from seed for 7 weeks. 10 oz + I expect from each plant.

You all need to take note of this!!! seriously, Fytocell is the absolute bollocks in a hempy.

BR

 

[dubwise]

I'm not saying that you're wrong there budrot....but I'd like to see some pictures. Either you're dead right or you've got tiny hands. I'd love to get some plants that large with such a short veg time, but I just don't see that it is possible. Any other's who have used this medium and have some photo proof to back up this statement?

 

[Bonavendura]

Hello hempiers of icmag .

@budrot

I am going to try fytocell soon but i realy want to see some pics
of your 10 oz estimation plant wich is the strain that you are growing ?

Recently i finish my first hempy grow ,veg from sprout until 12/12 totaly 6 weeks in 10 liter buckets and my heavier plant give me 2,7 ounces under 600 Watt.

In my previous grows but in RDWC i usually chop plants between 4 and 5 ounches with
4 weeks veg from clone i never veg for 7 weeks in Rdwc but if i can double my yield
with 3 more weeks veg i will be very happy.

Give us some photos and some more details about fytocell.

 

[messn'n'gommin']

messn'n'gommin' - he meant in reference to the brand of pot, air pots, as oppose to the hempy bucket drainage hole.

osecretgardeno, from what I can see there are no holes in the sides of the pots, it's at the bottom there are holes in the base for drainage purposes. Provided these holes are covered properly (I ordered an extra air pot that I can cannibalize and create bases out of, which I can then glue to the the other air pots), I see no reason for why this shouldn't work.

My apologies for the misunderstanding, but it was in response to your question whether anyone had tried it with Hempy Buckets. But, that may be where the misunderstanding is, Hempy's innovation wasn't the medium, it was the bucket. He moved the external res of a traditional passive system to the inside the pot, eliminated the wick and moved the hole to the side. I suppose if anyone wanted to combine the two, they could always use the bottom 2" of a bucket the airpot will fit into.

Again, my apologies for the misunderstanding, peace!

 

[Bonavendura]

fytocell

fytocell

Hempiers of icmag ,


forced by budrot's posts i start searching a bit about fytocell .
It seems that a hype about fytocell emerge on the web.

Googling around for 10 mins i found that indeed use it on Hempy's
and call them Lazi Buckets cause Lazi first try Hempy's with these media.
They introduce it to Hempy and he said that he has no on hand experience
but it seems ok , i read a question about the wicking abilities of fytocell though.


Here is a comercial description of fytocell from ehydroponics


Fytocell is the new hydroponic soil-less growing media made in Australia. Fytocell gives enhanced performance and better crops that can increase your yield. Used by commercial and hobby growers for vegetable and flower crops. The key is the perfect 37% air to 60% water ratio by volume which encourages a mass of finely branched roots. This enables better uptake of air, water and essential nutrients. Fytocell is an aminoplast resin foam, a light but very stable, white, spongy, pH neutralized substrate. It's sterile, inert and biodegradable, so it's 100% environmentally friendly.



It is a bit expensive versus perlite/vermiculite that i am using.
3/1 perlite/vermiculite costs about 14$ / 100 liters while
fytocell costs abou 60$ / 100 liters.

soon i will try it in some bucket , i think that we must give it a try.



here is a PDF link

http://www.fytogreen.com.au/docs/fytocell/FytocellRetail.pdf

here is price for 100 Litre

http://www.ehydroponics.com/?action=product&id=1445

and some additinal info

http://www.fytogreen.com.au/products/fytocell.htm

 

[messn'n'gommin']

I suppose if anyone wanted to combine the two, they could always use the bottom 2" of a bucket the airpot will fit into.

I think I will!