The Official Hempy Bucket Thread

[justanotherbozo]

Thanks for the quick reply Bobbo. My bucket is a little more than a half gallon, so I guess I'll drill at a little less than 1 inch. How big is your hole on that one gallon? 1/2 inch? 7/16? 3/8?

...i personally aim for about 15% of the total volume for the res and i just eyeball it, i'm a lazy phuck by nature and this is a weed after all, ...anyway, all my containers are plastic and i make my drainage holes using a soldering iron and so i just poke the tip through the plastic and ream it out to clean it up and widen it a bit and it's done, ...takes about 5 seconds per pot, ...drill bits just slide around too much for my tastes, lol.

...so 3/8 is probably pretty close to what i end up with but i don't think you need to be too particular, as long as your media isn't washing out i'd say the hole isn't too big.

peace, bozo

 

[Crawfish]

Is the depth or width more important when choosing a hempy bucket?

 

[justanotherbozo]

Is the depth or width more important when choosing a hempy bucket?

...i think what fits best in your growspace is what's most important.

be creative, go to the dollar store and let your imagination go wild, lol.

i'm currently using 6liter trashcan hempys i got at the dollartree and they are just killing it under my barebulb vertical 600.

peace, bozo

 

[Bobbo4200]

Bozo: I see your putting hydroton in the bottom of your Hempys, what are the advantages of doing that. Are those coco Hempys? I am a new coco convert, or by the summer I should be

 

[justanotherbozo]

Bozo: I see your putting hydroton in the bottom of your Hempys, what are the advantages of doing that. Are those coco Hempys? I am a new coco convert, or by the summer I should be

yeah man, that's hydroton you see and i started using hydroton instead of the perlite when i was still running a high-density micro-SOG using 2liter Coke-bottle hempy's and with the perlite in the res they were so top-heavy at the end that they were in danger of falling over when they were thirsty.

...i've since moved away from the high-density SOG and in large part because of how well my coco-hempy's have performed since i made the switch from organic soil, ...not that i didn't like doing things organically but maintaining a balanced organic mix in a couple of bins in a small apartment required way more effort than i was willing to invest.

...the truth is i was forced to move when the house i was living in was foreclosed on through the mismanagement and lack of ethics of my old landlord and so when i moved into the new place i basically changed everything about my op and now i strive for simplicity.

...anyway, i don't mean to bore you with my bullshit so, to get back to your original question, i like the hydroton ok in my res, it's certainly way better than the perlite, but i also use grorocks or lavarocks or even gravel will work although you don't want it to be the really fine stuff, you want room for your roots to colonize. ...another big reason i prefer these alternatives over perlite is how much easier it is to seperate it from the coco after the harvest, perlite was just such a pain and i could never get it ALL seperated so perlite was slowly working it's way into being part of my mix and i didn't want that, i wanted straight coco.

...and my plants seem to love it as my grow has never been as productive as it is right now nor has it ever been this easy to care for, ...coco-hempy's, KISS style ftw!

peace, bozo

btw, i'd not have what i have right now without all the time i spent lurking and studying in this thread and many others, most especially those who have posted in this and the KISS thread as well as many of the vert threads, ...there are MANY on this site who have helped me tremendously by sharing their work who aren't even aware just how much they have done for me, ...they are too many to mention and i'd only sound like a suck-up anyway, lol, so thank you all for sharing.

...i would like to thank Marlo directly as it is so obvious i have adopted his WoW technique, ...thanks bro, you are one clever mofo, ...i phuckin' love your light mover yoyo!

 

[Bobbo4200]

Yes, much help here... I haven't done any coco Hempys, but am slowly converting to coco. I have some growrocks, should I throw some in at the bottom of my coco pots? I will try that I think. Thanks again!

 

[dansbuds]

Is the depth or width more important when choosing a hempy bucket?

I don't think pot size really matters . its more about whats going to fit your space or plant size . i use 2 gallon paint pails & they've worked fantastic for me

 

[justanotherbozo]

Yes, much help here... I haven't done any coco Hempys, but am slowly converting to coco. I have some growrocks, should I throw some in at the bottom of my coco pots? I will try that I think. Thanks again!

you're welcome man and yeah, i'd say for sure put an inch or two of growrocks in the bottom of your pots.

...if you're not doing the hempy thing then i assume you'll be running coco dtw so here is a link to one of HGO's threads i think you'll enjoy reading if you haven't already found it on your own. ...he really know his stuff! ...and he's not just a gifted grower, he's also a great communicator so his threads are informative AND enjoyable.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=241341A few things that I've learned about growing in coco with a drip systm DTW

peace, bozo

 

[Bobbo4200]

Thanks!

 

[dubwise]

I'd have to agree with the others, the best container is the best container that fits your situation....If you can veg for a long enough time to take bloom space into account, space would be your limit. There does seem to be a law of diminishing return thing that seems to happen. At least it seems that way to me.

 

[London road]

Hi everyone,
Welcome to the official hempy bucket thread, several years ago now I was among the first if not the first growers to give hempys method a try and had excellent success right away. From that point on, the method has literally spread all over the world and is being used in even the most remote of locations. What we have is a very basic method of cultivation, that with the appropriate environment conditions allow the plants to flourish in a very simple method that even the most inexperienced growers can find success in.

Having used it for several years now, my advice for anyone is to follow hempys basic instructions and too develop a comfort level with the system before experimenting with different mediums like turface, coco etc. One of the great things about hempys method is its flexibility in the mediums the grower can use. There are many reports of satisfied growers who used coco in stead of the traditional perlite and vermiculite reciple. Also great success has been found with just straight perlite. So the ability of hempys method to flourish under numerous different mediums and its practicality and ease of use make it an alluring method of cultivation for the novice to expert grower.


The original method, as by hempy himself. (Dalaihempy here at Icmag)





And for those who like a little visual stimulation, a video I put together detailing the above method.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hWmTpcFWws

Good luck out there people, if you have any questions feel free to shoot me a pm and I will do my best to help you out. I hope this thread helps some of you out there finally get the crop you always wanted. I promise you it can be done.

Peace compadres.

Hi I'm totally new to our hobby I have grown a few autos outside in pots with mixed results...and I would like to try the herby bucket I have bought the materials to make one but not any nutes yet...this is where I get confused and lose the plot...first I usually germ in peat pellets then as soon as they sprout I put them right into big pot with all mix soil...but I notice in these photos they have a lot of roots coming out of the peat pellet...how long did that take? And is that them coming straight out the cupboard then into to the perlite...now the confusing part sorry...what nutes do I need is it different ones for veg and flower etc that you would use in normal soil or is it special hydroponic ones...and can anyone recommend any names as I don't know any.....am I right that after you put the seedling in the bucket all you do is water with nute mixture every few days until finished????? Sorry for the long wind!!!

 

[London road]

What is coco..and what does it do....and where do you get it...cheers!

 

[RetroGrow]

What is coco..and what does it do....and where do you get it...cheers!

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=147954

Read.......

 

[noyd666]

lol big library.

 

[Lazyeye]

I went out on a hunt for new containers today. Found a container ment to store food, I think it will do the job. Attached a pic of it. (the white one is the new one)

The measurements are 17x17x12 (WxLxH, in centimeters). Wich means it can hold a total of 3.47L (0.92 gallon). But I don't really know how high up I should put the overflow hole? The rockwool cubes are 6.5cm high, but I guess you don't need to cover them up completely with perlite/vermiculite mix?

P.S They are ment for veg only, got 10L containers for flower.

 

[jede3]

I'm currently on my very first grow, at day 21 of flower. I've got 4 two gallon hempys going now, 4 different strains in straight growstone, using MaxiBloom. Two of my girls drink up their res like clockwork and need to be fed every other day. The third lady is a little bit slower and takes about an extra day to drink up everything. My fourth one though, doesn't seem to drink up her res at all. She is considerably shorter than the rest, but definitely healthy, and her flowers are a bit fatter and way more frosty than the other girls.

I don't know what to do with this one. She currently only gets fed a fraction of what the other plants do, just enough to cause a bit of runoff. Should I let her drink up the res before feeding her again (which I'm afraid would take several days), or just go ahead and give her a full res of fresh nutes every other day?

 

[BrownThumb]

I'm about the same place as you on my first Hempy grow and I'd let it dry up for a day or two and then go back to your normal routine. I am surprised it's not sucking it up, honestly and would almost think the roots are not as developed for some reason, but as I said, I am new to this, too. My little plant is in a gallon jug and it sucks it up fast, like no more than two days, sometimes the next day it's thirsty. although i will feed them sometimes twice a day and then just pour the run-off away so they're not swimming. I left that plant swimming in the soup last night and expect the soup to be much lower when the day starts this evening, but we shall see, maybe it will not drink as fats as I think.

 

[Sactogrower]

How do you water using the Hempy Bucket ?

 

[Sactogrower]

How do you water Hempy buckets ?

 

[noyd666]

well bless my soul.lol.