The Hempy Collective
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petejonson
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thats not to large of a container where problems would arise (ex:roots taking to long to hit resevoir, etc)
mastakoosh
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alright thanks for the info bro. gonna be a lot more people using hempy on here cuz of this thread.
Azgrow
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ina situation like that..you would want to work up to that container..start with 1 gal...then to a 5...then on to the final size....note you will have to water frequently...but you could hook up a drip irrigation system to it....an run it that way...peace az
edit here's what i mean
edit here's what i mean
pokey
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Can you put more than one plant in each bucket/tub? Say you had square 3gal containers, you could put 4 plants in each and sog em? My thoughts are doing a small grow where you have 5 small plants in a single several gallon rubbermaid. Like this pic: http://i3.tinypic.com/3307frb.jpg but with hempy bucket system instead of dwc (or whatever mtnjohn has).
Azgrow
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yep..i did a grow about 4 months ago where i started some mexi sats in a 18gal rubermaid...i used 5 plants....this idea can also be put forth in an e&f table...an place the container's on a flat surfacethen flood the basin an let the water seep threw the holes on the side....peace az
panhead
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Excellent thread,ive completed a few sucessfull soil grows but ive yet to do hydro,this system will be the one to pop my cherry,i hope you dont mind me calling on your experience within the comming weeks,i'll be setting this hempy ststem up real soo.
Excellent thread,plus rep.
petejonson
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wait so you put a smaller pot filled with perlite mix with holes in the bottom for the roots to through into the larger tubberware container filled with perlite mix?
Tanuvan
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Hi Az, I would have posted my pics of my Hempy grows had I taken some 
but I can answer questions too if need be. (I am growing some hempy blueberries outside) I am using Autopots now which work really well.
Another option that I use with my Hempy setup is Turface. The media has the aeration qualities of perlite, and the water holding properties of vermiculite.
Because it holds water very well, you actually don't need to have the res hole drilled up so far. Another plus for Turface is that the media is completely reusable. Generally you have to discard the perlite after a grow.
With turface you can sterilize and re-use.
but I can answer questions too if need be. (I am growing some hempy blueberries outside) I am using Autopots now which work really well.Another option that I use with my Hempy setup is Turface. The media has the aeration qualities of perlite, and the water holding properties of vermiculite.
Because it holds water very well, you actually don't need to have the res hole drilled up so far. Another plus for Turface is that the media is completely reusable. Generally you have to discard the perlite after a grow.
With turface you can sterilize and re-use.
Kassidy
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You got it my man, that is exactly what i was thinking!!!
could you use rocwoll in this set up?? if I have a seedling in a rocwool cube couldnt I just put it in a pot as describe, fill the rest in with rocwool and go from there?? also how often do you water this?? is the goal to maintain the water level just below the hole?? sorry for all the questions
Tanuvan
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I would think rockwool would retain too much water...because you pour your nutrients until you get a slight overflow out of the hole. It would saturate the rockwool and then some. Quick draining medium like perlite doesn't actually saturate like rockwool does.
You do not water constantly. The plants roots still have to breath. The reservoir is there so you do not overwater when you do actually water it...and provides so you don't have to water daily. 100% Perlite requires watering slightly more frequently because it doesn't retain as much water as a vermiculite mix.
You do not water constantly. The plants roots still have to breath. The reservoir is there so you do not overwater when you do actually water it...and provides so you don't have to water daily. 100% Perlite requires watering slightly more frequently because it doesn't retain as much water as a vermiculite mix.
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