The Official Hempy Bucket Thread

[Bobbo4200]

So I guess I had been feeding too much, every day-and a couple times twice a day. After reading some of the previous posts again, I see you should water every couple of days, letting the PH fluctuate.
I am using Ionic nutrients, everything seems to be going fine. I actually would have thought I would have bigger buds by now. But I guess you can chalk that up to feeding daily. In Hempy's directions, it says to start off at full strength. I have been going full strength starting from a rooted clone, but I am wondering why some are stating to go less in the beginning? Happy Hempy'ing, and thanks again guy's!!

 

[dubwise]

I hear ya hydrosoil....thanks for the information. Can you help me understand then why when using jacks there seems to be no lack whereas when using the mb there were issues (only in veg was I having iissues). Honestly I have never had healthier plants then I do now....using jacks.
Also, I was having to add up to 3tsp of epsom salt to help fix things....the jacks seems to be more complete (ime). I do still use the mb, but only in bloom if I am out of jacks.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

 

[Lowman]

adding silicon and silica

This jumped out at me. Could you explain what products you use for these two elements?

 

[dansbuds]

This jumped out at me. Could you explain what products you use for these two elements?

I can't speak for hydrosoil but i use Dynagrows Protekt or GH's silica blast for the silica .

 

[Capt.Ahab]

Latest update. Plants are doing fine. Ive been feeding half strength and the plants look as though they will be able to withstand a stronger feed next time I feed them.
Group shot

Vermont Rosebud . Started about two weeks after the others.

SWTC99 X Bubblicious

Nirvana Feminized Bubblicious.

 

[dansbuds]

Lookin great Cap

 

[dansbuds]

Well I said i was gonna get back into the hempys . heres my next round to go into flower . they have around 3 to 4 weeks of veg before they go in ... so they should be real nice by that time . these were transplanted yesterday . 2 gallon paint pails with 2" of perilite on the bottom & straight canna coco to the top

 

[purpbythepound]

In need of a rescue

In need of a rescue

DansBuds, CaptAhad looking super healthy and kind!
I have a question Ive searched top n bottom through the forums to answer and my seedlings are in need of a Rescue!

I've started 6 quality genetic seeds that are now 11 days old(tallest one is 2") and using Jiffy Peat Pellets(aka the devil). I'm having major issues with keeping these things the correct moisture level and plant leaves curling under. I didn't have access to any other growing medium, and I know now that the Peat pellets are my problem. So, I want to carefully remove the seedlings from the peat pellets and transplant into a hempy perlite/vermiculite mix. Will my seedlings have enough support to stand straight and root themselves growing solely into the perlite/vermiculite medium?? I really would appreciate feedback here, because the direction these babys are going they wont flourish into healthy vegging plants.
Thanks alot and happy growing

 

[RetroGrow]

I would transplant to coco, and fill up that hempy bucket with coco above 2 inches, perlite below.

 

[Hydro-Soil]

I can't speak for hydrosoil but i use Dynagrows Protekt or GH's silica blast for the silica .

Yah... Protekt provides both silica and silicon. Haven't tried GH's....
Stronger stems n' leaves, more heat tolerant... more like the outdoor plant leaves type color and feel. Very healthy.


Stay Safe!

 

[dansbuds]

DansBuds, CaptAhad looking super healthy and kind!
I have a question Ive searched top n bottom through the forums to answer and my seedlings are in need of a Rescue!

I've started 6 quality genetic seeds that are now 11 days old(tallest one is 2") and using Jiffy Peat Pellets(aka the devil). I'm having major issues with keeping these things the correct moisture level and plant leaves curling under. I didn't have access to any other growing medium, and I know now that the Peat pellets are my problem. So, I want to carefully remove the seedlings from the peat pellets and transplant into a hempy perlite/vermiculite mix. Will my seedlings have enough support to stand straight and root themselves growing solely into the perlite/vermiculite medium?? I really would appreciate feedback here, because the direction these babys are going they wont flourish into healthy vegging plants.
Thanks alot and happy growing

Thank you

If the pete pellets have roots coming out , just stick the seedling & pellet right into your hempy bucket . the new medium will take hold of the roots & your moisture problems with the PP will go away . the new medium is what you'll be concentrating on for moisture now . not the PP . water it just a little evry day & about a week later you'll see new growth & you can start feeding to runoff .
hempy himself does it that way ... this pic is one he posted awhile back in the coco hempy thread .

 

[someotherguy]

...i'd like to mention that since I switched to growing in coco i've not only learned to clone in coco, i've had great success popping beans in my 9oz solo pots filled with moist coco, I just use a pencil point to poke a hole about a half inch deep and then I drop a seed in and pinch the hole loosely shut.

...with seeds I like to tape a second cup on top as a mini humidity dome until the seedling emerges afterwhich I remove that cup.

...anyway, popping seeds in coco is a stress-free dream, ...even I can do it, lol.

Peace, SOG

 

[Lowman]

Yah... Protekt provides both silica and silicon. Haven't tried GH's....
Stronger stems n' leaves, more heat tolerant... more like the outdoor plant leaves type color and feel. Very healthy. Stay Safe!

Thanks. I use silica....but the silicon struck me as odd. I don't want my girls to have big bouncy breasts. I just read the Dyna Gro pdf about protekt. It's all clear now.

 

[Hydro-Soil]

Thanks. I use silica....but the silicon struck me as odd. I don't want my girls to have big bouncy breasts. I just read the Dyna Gro pdf about protekt. It's all clear now.

Hehe... silicon is actually a useful element.... for plants! LOL
Only had one gf with the silicone... not my cup of tea. Since then I've found I don't like the mental profile that generally goes with a breast augmentation decision.

Stay Safe!

 

[Megas]

At what point do you start feeding the plant nutes instead of just straight water?

Thank you

If the pete pellets have roots coming out , just stick the seedling & pellet right into your hempy bucket . the new medium will take hold of the roots & your moisture problems with the PP will go away . the new medium is what you'll be concentrating on for moisture now . not the PP . water it just a little evry day & about a week later you'll see new growth & you can start feeding to runoff .
hempy himself does it that way ... this pic is one he posted awhile back in the coco hempy thread .

 

[dansbuds]

At what point do you start feeding the plant nutes instead of just straight water?

you never feed coco plain water ... unless its a final flush .
whether its a coco medium or the perilite/vermiculite medium , they both have no nutritional value & have to be fed to keep plants healthy . it depends on the life stage of the plant as to how much is fed. the coco has cations that need to be considered when feeding it . to feed coco in most cases unless you have really hard water , you need to add calmag to your feeds (it helps with the cation differences in coco ... which holds alot of pottasium & the calmag helps with that ) the perilite & vermiculite mix is fed easily with a 1/4 dose of your regular feeds . the same with coco but you may need to add the calmag .. even seedlings need to be fed but ever so lightly ... its easy to burn them .... basicly your feeding the medium not your plants at early stages .

i hope this came out understandable ... i'm pretty baked

 

[dansbuds]

Seedlings i would start in a rapid rooter or some type of root plug with plain water till it has good roots then put it in the hempy with a small dose of nutes to get them going . I use the walmart cloner to get a good root system going in straight vermiculite then when thats rooted you could drop that into the hempy bucket or a cup of your medium to establish a good root base first . either way works great , but some people don't like the extra steps of using a cup .

i go from the cloner ( 2weeks)

to the cups ( 1 week )

to their final buckets & have never had one wilt or die after a transplant

I feed from the minute they come out of the cloner & are put into cups

 

[Megas]

So I guess the question being with seeds, clones being much easier. How long would you keep a seedling in a pete pellet, is there much nutrients in it?
Once from there I could see going to the cup would be a good place to go.

Soil is so much easier but I am determined to learn this method.

 

[Herbophile]

When in coco I do my seeds in solo cups. I don't treat them any different than clones. My general rule of thumb is when the plant is the same height as the cup or a little taller it goes into it's final home.

I find coco to be much easier than soil myself. In soil I could never get water frequency down pat for some reason.

 

[dansbuds]

So I guess the question being with seeds, clones being much easier. How long would you keep a seedling in a pete pellet, is there much nutrients in it?

the seedling in the PP would be transplanted into the cup or bucket .... the PP would always be there , just buried in coco . not sure if they have nutes in them . but i doubt it .


someotherguy here has been doing seeds & clones in cups of straight coco & having good results ... I'm seriously going to try this myself , cuz if it works ... it will cut out alot of unneeded steps . you may want to try it also .... who knows