N
noyd666
lol well I say to my 50 disused hempy buckets as I walk past, now your only good for two INCHES.
-
Happy Birthday ICMag! Been 20 years since Gypsy Nirvana created the forum! We are celebrating with a 4/20 Giveaway and by launching a new Patreon tier called "420club". You can read more here.
-
Important notice: ICMag's T.O.U. has been updated. Please review it here. For your convenience, it is also available in the main forum menu, under 'Quick Links"!
lol well I say to my 50 disused hempy buckets as I walk past, now your only good for two INCHES.
Jeez enough already with the name calling and slandering of your brothers and sisters, we are all friends and family here with the same One Love = Cannabis.
Great thread so let's keep it that way and leave the bullshit at the door, the way some people speak to other members on here is like they are enemies when in fact we are all on the same frigging side, so let's act like it please
Peace an Puffs
Great thread so let's keep it that way and leave the bullshit at the door, the way some people speak to other members on here is like they are enemies when in fact we are all on the same frigging side, so let's act like it please
Peace an Puffs
Your right b00m & i'm done !!! was just tryin to get a point across to a couple of know it all's but its like beatin a dead horse
so why friggin bother !!!
I don't know what you are getting upset about. You made your point several times. I & others disagree. We are all entitled to our opinions. Nothing malicious about a difference of opinion.
Your right-I have only done a few coco Hempy's, but I was growing perlite/vermiculite Hempys before. I transplanted a clone the other day and I watered daily for two days with a little over half strength nutes, and she was fine. On the third day I thought I should give it a day or two off from watering, you should be able to-and know how to read your plants. Something I have learned in the little less than 3 years I've been growing, and something you haven't in the 15 years you and your buddy have been lol.
Valid points everyone: We are all brothers with the same intention, to grow and reap the rewards of a beautiful plant.
Fruitilicious
Member
hello. I am just setting up a new grow. I am flowering with 250 w hps scrog style originally planned in 15 litre pots organics. but came across this method and would like to give it a try. I do occasionally go away for one week even two weeks at a time and was looking for a method that can be left alone for this long? I was wandering if any one has tried drilling the hole at 4 inches rarther than 2 to double yhe time needed between waterings? also what size containers would u recommend I was thinking 4 x 15 litre . Thanks all
Caravaggio
Member
The issue I see with Hempy is that don't you have to water constantly when you first transplant into the Hempy?
I don't think it's an issue it's more of just an option. Leave em sit or water more often for higher performance. I like the fact that the perlite rez keeps the coco wet in between watering that way I don't have to worry about element concentrations rising from the coco drying out too much. I want the elements to stay in solution instead of the elements drying to a salty crust within the coco. When I want to add more oxygen to the lady I water.
I just started trying out a coco Hempy experiment about a month ago as I'm new to hydro. I'm definitely going to give it a shot in my vert tent next run since it seems to be working out very well.
3 gal Janitor bucket. 2" perlite rez. She is watered(6m-9b) 2-3 times a day or else she dries out. This girl has been WET since day 1 and will stay WET for her whole life. Thanks for all the information [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Dalaihempy!!![/FONT]
I have seen a couple of growers trying some sort of root-pruning style with hempys, and recently I read about this paint, made for it, that you use inside your pots, or buckets in this case, that prevents roots to circulate on the walls and forcing branching. I will probably give it a try my next run. I'll let you guys know. I think the product is called just "root-prune".
cheers
cheers
Born Loser
Member
Griffins Spin-Out.
There's a writeup on it here somewhere.
Stuff works.
There's a writeup on it here somewhere.
Stuff works.
I found this article.... they seem to be very similar products
http://thegrindmagazine.co.uk/index.php/blog/pruning-roots/2
so, has anyone tried in hempys? what do you reckon???
cheers
http://thegrindmagazine.co.uk/index.php/blog/pruning-roots/2
so, has anyone tried in hempys? what do you reckon???
cheers
Haven't tried the Spin-out, but I am always looking for new idears. It seems to me that it would work like an air-pot, or a smart pot-pruning the root tips and sending out another root. If anyone has ever heard of anyone or tried Spin-out themselves, it would be cool to hear your report. Thanks!
The growth in Hempys is so prolific, that I have never had the need to tweak it, except by watering frequently. Since they are getting fed continuously, there's no need for the roots to spread out looking for more nutrients. Everything they need is right there in the rez and the daily feedings. That's why a 2 gallon bucket is sufficient, even for gigantic plants that veg for 2 months. As I've stated before, my 2 gallon Hempys out yielded my 5 gallon Hempys by a wide margin. I am going to have to post some photos if I can dig them up. Ah, just remembered, they are in my gallery. Nice plants, but more like 5 zips, not 12, 13, and higher for the ones in 2 gallon buckets fed daily.
Last edited:
SmokeDaima
New member
I've been flushing my hempy buckets every few weeks to get rid of the salts that build up during feedings. I'm switching to organic hydro, do I still need to do these regular flushes? I would imagine a feed water feed water schedule should be ok with no flushing necessary.
Here's a shot of my last Hempys. As you can see, they are in 5 gallon Homer buckets, but they were transplanted right before this photo from 2 gallon buckets, only because they were top heavy and kept tipping over. They achieved that size in 2 gallon buckets, and were the only two plants transplanted from the 2s because of their size. The strain is Super Lemon Haze, not necessarily noted as a high yielder, but if you let them veg, they turn into Xmas trees, quite literally. This transplant was done right at the end of veg. Notice the thickness of the stems. The one on the left yielded almost a pound, and that's throwing out the popcorn. They were vegged for 8-9 weeks. I lost track of a couple of them, as broad mites delayed the flip. Didn't plan on them getting that big, but good to know they will. These plants had huge buds, and everything had to be tied up. Unfortunately, no harvest pix, as my camera was stolen. Hempy buckets watered/fed daily+ vertical lighting=huge plants. K.I.S.S. method, + Floralicious +, and Bloombastic for bloom booster, although with Maxibloom, probably not necessary. Of course, Rhizotonic in the beginning, and starts in Miracle Grow Seed Starter Mix, the bomb for seedlings. Fox Farms makes same product. The other plants were Critical Jack, most vigorous plants I have seen. Grow fast, huge. Like to grow tall so high ceilings are an advantage. All of them went 8 weeks in 2 gallon buckets, and all were 7 feet tall or more. Smallest yielded 8 ounces, and a couple yielded 12-13. The daily feeding made the difference, as my previous Hempys were smaller in 5 gallon buckets fed/watered every third day. They still came out nice, but not nearly as big.
These got considerably bigger after 10 weeks of flowering, Biggest plants I have seen indoors. The smaller one on the right was 13 ounces. You can still see the outline of the 2 gallon bucket on the one on the left.
This is the space they were grown in. Only 5X9, but high ceilings, so ideal for plants that like to grow tall, like Super Lemon Haze, Critical Jack, or Jack Herer. Didn't want to wait for 14 weeks flowering with Jack Herer, so substituted Critical Jack. Excellent strain. Plants are extremely vigorous, and grown from feminized seeds, but sure looked like clones, as not much difference between plants except size wise. No different phenos or anything. They were from Dinafem. Highly recommended if you are looking for quality & very high yield.
Super Lemon Haze, also grown from feminized seeds, came from Green House Seed Company. All 10 seeds in the pack germinated and all plants thrived. I must confess, this is my personal favorite strain. The most lemony pheno is the keeper. As you can see, they get huge if given a long veg time. Finished at over 8 feet tall, and looking like Xmas trees. I put some outside, but they were stolen. No telling how big they might get outside, but they sure do love Maxibloom. Had a total of 22 plants, and pulled just over 12 pounds in 5X9 room. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it. Vertical lighting + Hempy buckets made it possible. Have to thank Marlo from the WOW thread. Got the idea for the orange construction netting there. Sold @ Home Depot. Great for narrow spaces and tall plants, as you just tie them to the walls and hang lights in the middle. Had stacked verticals. 2 X 1000 HPS, and 2 X 400 watt metal halides directly under the 1000s. Broad mites forced me to extend the vegatative phase, however, I think I will do it that way again after these results. Note: orange construction netting was still being applied when this picture was shot. Walls were covered eventually, and the second stack of lights were added as plants got taller.
These got considerably bigger after 10 weeks of flowering, Biggest plants I have seen indoors. The smaller one on the right was 13 ounces. You can still see the outline of the 2 gallon bucket on the one on the left.
This is the space they were grown in. Only 5X9, but high ceilings, so ideal for plants that like to grow tall, like Super Lemon Haze, Critical Jack, or Jack Herer. Didn't want to wait for 14 weeks flowering with Jack Herer, so substituted Critical Jack. Excellent strain. Plants are extremely vigorous, and grown from feminized seeds, but sure looked like clones, as not much difference between plants except size wise. No different phenos or anything. They were from Dinafem. Highly recommended if you are looking for quality & very high yield.
Super Lemon Haze, also grown from feminized seeds, came from Green House Seed Company. All 10 seeds in the pack germinated and all plants thrived. I must confess, this is my personal favorite strain. The most lemony pheno is the keeper. As you can see, they get huge if given a long veg time. Finished at over 8 feet tall, and looking like Xmas trees. I put some outside, but they were stolen. No telling how big they might get outside, but they sure do love Maxibloom. Had a total of 22 plants, and pulled just over 12 pounds in 5X9 room. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it. Vertical lighting + Hempy buckets made it possible. Have to thank Marlo from the WOW thread. Got the idea for the orange construction netting there. Sold @ Home Depot. Great for narrow spaces and tall plants, as you just tie them to the walls and hang lights in the middle. Had stacked verticals. 2 X 1000 HPS, and 2 X 400 watt metal halides directly under the 1000s. Broad mites forced me to extend the vegatative phase, however, I think I will do it that way again after these results. Note: orange construction netting was still being applied when this picture was shot. Walls were covered eventually, and the second stack of lights were added as plants got taller.
Last edited:
Holy crap!
