The Official Hempy Bucket Thread

[DankTreez14]

thanks man i'm headed to the home depot to look for them.

 

[Lowman]

I got my collecting bucket for a buck as well. I wouldn't recommend using small cola bottles like the ones in India because obviously those will overflow and you want to aim for about 30% run-off every time you feed.

YOu don't aim for 30% runoff in hempy method. You stop as soon as you have runoff. I can just count to 10 and stop watering with my pump and wand. The water starts to seep out a few seconds later. Perfect amount of feeding....without a 30% waste.

This is the Official hempy Bucket thread after all.

 

[Japanfreakier]

Ok maybe you don't, but I certainly aim for run-off. In my opinion run off is essential to keep the buckets fresh.

I've never seen Hempy say you don't want run-off, have you?

And you don't have to waste the run-off, the liter or 2 you might get, you can use it on house plants.

 

[dubwise]

I agree with Lowman, the runoff is not needed. I get a little bit to run out and move on to the next one. 30% is too high for my taste. Nutes get expensive and I always seem to run out when I don't have time to go to the store. I'm sure you can use it on house plants and so that's great for those who have that. FWIW, I keep my leftover nutes bubbling with an airstone and top off the ladies the next feeding with my leftover-0% waste.

 

[Japanfreakier]

I feed full strength GH nutes with my hempies, so I want to make sure that there is not salt built up in my system since I'm already on the high end.

 

[Bassui]

Hey guys, total newb here. I have a question about the volume of the internal reservoir as a percentage of the total volume of the bucket. How I see things, having the drain hole 2 inches from the bottom of a 2 gallon bucket that is tapered is a lot different than having a hole 2 in from the bottom of an untapered 5 gal bucket.

The volume of the rez will effect the feeding rate, evaporation rate, and perhaps the chances of root rot. I've probably read 3/4 of this awesome thread and I haven't found anything pertaining to this question. What do you guys think?

 

[Rukind]

i dont see how the size of the rez would effect the feeding rate, but it would effect the rate of evaporation and maybe even root rot?

that is a good question, i would like to know the science behind the rez size myself.

 

[tonto]

has anyone grown hempy style in huge trash cans/barrels when vegging monsters indoors?

 

[DevilsReject]

I would have to say if you start to see any run off start to flow out that's telling you it's enough, if your growing organic you shouldn't have to worry about throwing money away on nutes.

 

[Rukind]

I would have to say if you start to see any run off start to flow out that's telling you it's enough, if your growing organic you shouldn't have to worry about throwing money away on nutes.

yeah but most people on this hempy thread are not growing organic...

if you are using full strength nutes in hempy buckets, then i can see how 30 percent run off would be a good idea. just to be safe. it cant hurt. it will cost a little more, but you are still using more nutes running a flood table.

 

[Japanfreakier]

i dont see how the size of the rez would effect the feeding rate, but it would effect the rate of evaporation and maybe even root rot?

that is a good question, i would like to know the science behind the rez size myself.

I read that it mimics the water table.

 

[Rukind]

I read that it mimics the water table.

why did hempy choose to drill a 1/4th inch hole 2 inches up on a 10 liter bucket? why not 1 inch up the bucket, or 3 inches?

i can assume the 1/4th inch hole is the right size so the perlite doesn't spill out everywhere. but who knows..

 

[Japanfreakier]

Who knows, he might have just tried 2 inches and it worked so he stuck with it.

I would think that you would want your plants to be able to drink up whatever amount of water in a certain amount of time and with 2 inches it takes my plants over a week, 3 inches would take close to two.

 

[Taproot]

best strains for 5 gallon hempys

best strains for 5 gallon hempys

I plan on running 6 to 8 5 gallon buckets for 1000 watts(4000 total) . what strains are the heavy yielders in this setup ? this has to be from seed bank, clones are impossible to acquire and I really dont wont others knowing I,m growing. my setup will be 10x10 with 10ft ceiling. I know the heavy yielder question has been ask a million times, but I,m asking for this grow style and people with experience with hempys. my experience is with ebb tables and soil, but hemp style is my future to keep number of plants low and tired of soil.thanks to you guys for this thread and hope to learn more.

 

[smoke1sun]

YOu don't aim for 30% runoff in hempy method. You stop as soon as you have runoff. I can just count to 10 and stop watering with my pump and wand. The water starts to seep out a few seconds later. Perfect amount of feeding....without a 30% waste.

This is the Official hempy Bucket thread after all.

To each in own. But when i personally ran Hempy's I also went with runoff, to deal with salt buildup. But if i remember right one of the reason's for the hole was for a mini rez in the bottom of my pot. So to replace the water i would water enough for a decent amount of run off to replace the solution at the bottom of the pot. But I also did not worry about wasting nutrients because my biggest container was 1 gallon.

If what your doing works for you. Stick with it there's no right of wrong Just alternatives to reach the same goal.

 

[Rukind]

To each in own. But when i personally ran Hempy's I also went with runoff, to deal with salt buildup. But if i remember right one of the reason's for the hole was for a mini rez in the bottom of my pot. So to replace the water i would water enough for a decent amount of run off to replace the solution at the bottom of the pot. But I also did not worry about wasting nutrients because my biggest container was 1 gallon.

If what your doing works for you. Stick with it there's no right of wrong Just alternatives to reach the same goal.

that is also why i try to get a little extra run off. i dont exactly aim for 30 percent, but i just go by what feels right. it is most likely somewhere between 15 and 30 percent run off.

 

[Hempyfan]

I test my runoff and go by that.

Really depends on the condition and stage of the plant regarding how much runoff is needed. On average I would say a 1/4 of rez or thereabout I use and this keeps the PPM's in line and better run off PH control. Keep in mind your environment will also play a role too.

 

[thefalsediviner]

I figure I get on average about 4oz of runoff per bucket when I water. I smell the runoff with a fowl oder indicating problems. I've never considered testing the runoff for PPM's or PH. I've always figured the runoff was a random mix of new nutrient and old nutrient so it has no value as far as PPM and PH goes.

TFD

 

[Lowman]

I gotta laugh at all this runoff talk. Look folks....the rez in a hempy is not gonna go stale if your plants are healthy. My rez is empty in less than 24 hrs. During the next 24 hrs, they feed off the moisture that has been wicked up. If you measure up 2" to drill your holes...and your plants aren't drinking it dry in 24 hrs...your plants ain't cuttin it...period!

As hempy has stated himself...you don't need to measure ph or ppm's....that's what makes it so easy. I do like to set my ph before watering cause I like the calcium to be absorbed at a high rate, and I measure the EC before feeding if I add amendments to ensure I didn't over do it with things like KoolBloom. Again....the plant will drink the rez dry in 24 hrs....so if the ph is right goin in....it's not gonna have time to change before the next feeding. I can't change the ph of my medium(coco)...only my feedings.

If making a hempy system complicated and redundent makes your plants healthier and happier....all the power to ya.

 

[Japanfreakier]

Yeah, run-off is so complicated.

I only have to water a little less than once a week.