Loving my Dutch Bucket

nfhiggs · Mar 14, 2017

Damn, this thing is growing wicked fast:

She went in there about 15 days ago, she looked pretty sketchy coming out of the cloner (she took three weeks to root), didn't change much for the first five days, then I noticed she had nearly doubled in size over about 3 days, so I figured I better start documenting her growth:
http://imgur.com/a/lxr1R

Medium is 100% perlite in a Dutch Bucket using GH Maxigro at 1/4 strength + CalMag. 425 PPMs currently. Pump cycles for 30 minutes, 6 times a day.

Dr. Who · Mar 15, 2017

Mmmm, first time doing honest hydro ... eh? :mrgreen:

It can be surprising how fast hydro runs....

I'll keep my organic soils though. My choice.

Cx2H · Mar 15, 2017

Good work.

I try and pass the knowledge of Dutch buckets and it's variations to the masses.

Keep it up.

vostok · Mar 15, 2017

I wanna try this

but am safer! with soils lol

good luck

nfhiggs · Mar 15, 2017

Dr. Who said:
Mmmm, first time doing honest hydro ... eh?

It can be surprising how fast hydro runs....

I'll keep my organic soils though. My choice.

Yeah, I been wanting to try a hydro method, and this seemed to be the simplest way to do it.

Dr. Who · Mar 16, 2017

nfhiggs said:
Yeah, I been wanting to try a hydro method, and this seemed to be the simplest way to do it.

I did ebb buckets, ebb&flow tables with Rockwool (SOG) and DWC & RDWC...

I liked DWC in the winter & RDWC otherwise.

Never did try any hempy.

Nice set up you made.

chemphlegm · Mar 16, 2017

i had a row of a dozen dutch buckets with a fish tank reservoir. Loved it loved the vibe too. issue was roots plugging up
the bucket drains. I needed a constant flow of effluent water and the buckets filled before drained, aww... I got over it, ditched the buckets and the fish, never looked back!

love the set up man!!

Wilderb · Mar 16, 2017

Very interesting.
Cool setup.

Bosgrower · May 25, 2017

chemphlegm said:
i had a row of a dozen dutch buckets with a fish tank reservoir. Loved it loved the vibe too. issue was roots plugging up
the bucket drains.

Put a 5gal paint strainer in before you add the media and both the perlite and the roots stay where they belong[/QUOTE]

cindysid · May 25, 2017

vostok said:
I wanna try this

but am safer! with soils lol

good luck

My sentiments exactly, Vostok! I may have to try one just for shits and giggles!

Bosgrower · May 25, 2017

I'm setting up my next grow using what are essentially coco hempy buckets with plumbing

chemphlegm · May 26, 2017

Bosgrower said:
Put a 5gal paint strainer in before you add the media and both the perlite and the roots stay where they belong

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that proly would have worked well! poor buckets all dusty in the corner of the barn now

Cx2H · May 26, 2017

Bosgrower said:
Put a 5gal paint strainer in before you add the media and both the perlite and the roots stay where they belong

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Paint strainer = queen size panty hose. ;-)

Bosgrower · May 26, 2017

Paint strainer = queen size panty hose. ;-)

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If you don't happen to have thunder thighs, the paint strainers are 25.10 for 24, and have elastic tops that fit 4 and 5 gallon buckets quite nicely.

Cx2H · May 26, 2017

Bosgrower said:
Paint strainer = queen size panty hose.

If you don't happen to have thunder thighs, the paint strainers are 25.10 for 24, and have elastic tops that fit 4 and 5 gallon buckets quite nicely.

Like my munchies :-D

2 pair for a buck = 2-3 strainers.

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