Messin with Hempy! 4-Pot Grow-off w Great White Shark & Area51 XGS-190 LED Grow Light

AdmiralSurf

AdmiralSurf

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:leaf: Messin with Hempy Showdown :leaf:
Pitting 4 different potting systems against each other... ...For SCIENCE*!

*This will be about as scientific as a TV commercial taste-test.


(Left-to-right: Smart Pot, Uber Hempy, Hempy, Smart-Hempy)

Smart Pot
2-Gallon Smart Pot
(Obviously not hempy, but more for a control)

100% Brick-Coco and Drain Saucer for run-off.

Hypothesis:
Rival to Hempy when using coco coir as medium.		IMG_20140101_130659.jpg
Uber Hempy
2-Gallon White paint pail
1-inch Hempy hole 2" from bottom. Covered in foil tape to keep light from hitting roots (and for additional pizazz).

1-gallon innner Rootmaker Pot in bucket lid
Sealed to lid with silicone glue

4" airstone
silicone-glued to bottom of bucket

Small whisper air pump
Hung from bungie for almost-zero sound

Hypothesis:
Benefits of Coco, Hempy, and DWC in a RTW format.
No worries about root rot, changing the Resi, or constantly opening the bucket.		1388714818881.jpg1387602449082.jpg1387602406186.jpg
Almost-pure Hempy2-Gallon White paint pail
1-inch Hempy hole, 2" from bottom
Resi filled with Rockwool croutons
100% Brick-Coco from resi up.
2" fiberglass screen for hole

Hypothesis:
K.I.S.S.		1388714880848.jpg
Smart Hempy
2-Gallon White paint pail
1-inch Hempy hole 2" from bottom.
Resi filled with Rockwool croutons
100% Brick-Coco from resi up
Hypothesis:
Smart pot allows air to breath down the side of the plastic pail, and requires no screen.		1388714840409.jpg





Let the showdown begin!


Great White Shark Clones
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AdmiralSurf

AdmiralSurf

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Quick update. Clones were initially not the greatest cuts, mainly because they were the last 4 Great Whites the guy had. Things also started a little slow because I left the fresh clones in the root-riot plugs overnight thinking they'd be fine, but they ended up drying out a little too much and looked pretty sad the next morning.

Today the clones showed a huge gain in size, so I subjected them to their first round of bondage. I've added some Insect Frass to the top of the coco and a yellow sticky-trap in the tent to control any gnats since I saw a few of them on my last grow. I'll probably mix up some of the Frass with some real top-cover as well.

I also put some Super-B+ and Nitrozime in the gravity feeder to help with any stress from the LST.


Smart Pot


Uber Hempy


Almost-Pure Hempy


Smart Hempy​

The Area51 XGS-190 is a little bit over-hyped around these forums. It is a good light and solidly built, but it's fairly loud and generates quite a bit more heat than advertised on their site. If I close the 3x3 tent, it will quickly raise to over 90 degrees--even though my house is around 65-75 degrees.

After having an unpleasant exchange with the owner of Area51 on these very forums I highly doubt I'll ever give them more of my money. That said, I've still recommended the A51 light to a couple commercial grower friends who are also making the switch from HID.

My next light is going to be DIY since it looks fun and I'm a decent fabricator.

 
AdmiralSurf

AdmiralSurf

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Uber hempy already showing feeder roots hitting the resi!!



I transplanted the worst looking clone into the uber bucket, and now it's already the best looking one. Maybe I'm on to something! Fingers crossed.
 
Bucees

Bucees

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Go go uber hempy. Anything with the word uber in it will naturally be better than the rest!

I love my hempy's, but during flower my 4 footers would drink my res up before I got home from work. I decided I would be clever and drill a new hole 2 inches above my original hole and stop up the original one with a rubber bung. Works like a damn champ and I can get 2 days between feedings.
 
BigLittlejohn

BigLittlejohn

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There was a nice update post about 2 weeks ago but then it disappeared. I don't know if the OP deleted it or if it was lost with the like button. It was a very nice update. Uber hempy was winning.
 
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