The Official Hempy Bucket Thread

[dansbuds]

yeah man , they make trays in all kinds of sizes . i have a 2 x 4 for my moms , the 2 i just bought & put in my tent were 4 x 4 .


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[Bobbo4200]

Sweet, awesome. Thanks

 

[dansbuds]

Yeah Dan, I meant he 3 x 3 flood trays. Do they make a 4 x 4 flood tray? I'd like to get a 4 x 4 flood tray to go in my 4 x 4 tent to catch all my sloppiness.

I am defs interested to see how that net of yours fills! With the hydro halo's on a timer, how much do you get off those 4 plants?

Thanks

i average 6 to 8 oz's or more per pot ,strain dependant .

 

[Bobbo4200]

Nice!

 

[flexy123]

Could someone enlighten me how you go about re-potting and up-potting in hydro, with a mix of, say, 3:1 perlite/vermiculite?

Do you start your seedlings/clones in small containers like if you were growing in soil, and then up-pot? Or do you put seeds after germination (in rockwool) right into the final containers?

(Thinking about it, maybe it's even *easier* to repot in hydro since the roots won't stick? So basically just remove plant from smaller container and put into bigger one?)

 

[Jellyfish]

Could someone enlighten me how you go about re-potting and up-potting in hydro, with a mix of, say, 3:1 perlite/vermiculite?

Do you start your seedlings/clones in small containers like if you were growing in soil, and then up-pot? Or do you put seeds after germination (in rockwool) right into the final containers?

(Thinking about it, maybe it's even *easier* to repot in hydro since the roots won't stick? So basically just remove plant from smaller container and put into bigger one?)

Start in smaller containers and then up-pot. Choose a non-watering day, so the roots will be dry.

The whole rootball should slide out with just a little help.

You can trim the roots before putting them in a bigger pot, but that's a different discussion, and there are plenty of threads on that topic.

Hope this helps.

 

[dansbuds]

thats the beauty of a hempy bucket ..... no transplants needed !!! you stick your clone into the final bucket , feed very lightly for a week or so untill the roots hit the rez . & then fill the bucket to runoff & let them veg . when the roots hit the rez ..... you'll know cuz of the sudden explosive growth !!! BTDT many many times !

this is coco hempy , but growth reacts the same as verm/perilite mix .

check out this grow & you'll see what i mean . go from the last page forward .


https://www.icmag.com/ic/album.php?albumid=46366&page=10

 

[chronosync]

Dansbuds, what size are those white buckets? I have a bunch of 2gal but black that look just like them. That looks like my future setup! 6 DTW Coco 2gal, 2x4 tent, 400w.

 

[Jellyfish]

That's a big waste of nutes in my opinion, but to each his own.

 

[flexy123]

So in the beginning, when a seedling or clone hasn't reached down to the rez yet I just keep wetting the substrate - only when the roots have reached I water *good* so there is 30% or so overflow to fill the bottom? (Sorry for many noob questions). Makes sense.

Will I be fine with watering once a day once transplanted/sprouted? Or twice a day? I am a little afraid I will let them dry out, coming from soil....

 

[chronosync]

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That's a big waste of nutes in my opinion, but to each his own.

What is, DTW?

 

[Jellyfish]

Putting seedlings in two or three gallon buckets. Those seedlings will grow to two feet in yogurt cups.

 

[chronosync]

I will try 1 gal. Thank you.

 

[dansbuds]

So in the beginning, when a seedling or clone hasn't reached down to the rez yet I just keep wetting the substrate - only when the roots have reached I water *good* so there is 30% or so overflow to fill the bottom? (Sorry for many noob questions). Makes sense.

Will I be fine with watering once a day once transplanted/sprouted? Or twice a day? I am a little afraid I will let them dry out, coming from soil....

once a day or every other day ,depending on the medium & how fast it dries out . & yes , you'll see the growth spurt when the roots hit the rez & thats when you feed the rez to runoff .

 

[dansbuds]

Dansbuds, what size are those white buckets? I have a bunch of 2gal but black that look just like them. That looks like my future setup! 6 DTW Coco 2gal, 2x4 tent, 400w.

2 gallon paint pails chrono i've gone as big as 3 1/2 gallon buckets

 

[dansbuds]

Putting seedlings in two or three gallon buckets. Those seedlings will grow to two feet in yogurt cups.

whether you start them in cups or in the final pots .... they will still take a week for the roots to reach the rez & start to grow . so why waste the time & stress to the plant with transplanting when you don't need to ???

 

[Jellyfish]

As I said, so I don't waste so much nutes.

 

[dansbuds]

& guys , i'm not trying to be a prick here , but this is all explained in great detail right on the first page of this thread . do yourself a favor & go back & read it ! theres alot of these questions already answered for you there .

 

[dansbuds]

As I said, so I don't waste so much nutes.

how do you figure your wasting nutes unless you not feeding the cups ! you still have to feed them no matter what pot its in ! your not using anymore nutrients untill its time to fill the rez . & thats only 1 time , then you only feed to refill .

 

[noyd666]

put them into your finale container when roots are full in smaller pot and when repotted the roots will already be at res level. no fukin around.