WattSaver
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I'm not going to say that straight clay pellets won't work, but if you read through all 450+ pages here there hasn't been a successful attempt. You can use it in your rez area but Hydroton just doesn't wick up water. You need some sort of wicking action in your medium to make a hempy work. As far as growing autos in hempy you should check out @ISK grow journals. He has several rounds with autos using 2 liter pop bottles. Which leads straight into your tub thoughts. That is way to big for what you want to do. Heres a shot of a tub grow I did with a smaller tub with 2 plants if your not looking for this kind of growth you need to use a smaller container.Hello Fellow Green thumbs,
I have been doing soil grows for a long time. So far I have had mostly good luck, and just the few bumps all of us growers go through.
I live in the middle of nowhere, and decent soil is hard to find, not to mention the amendments needed, I was thinking about switching to Hempy style. I have been reading up on it and it really seems like a much easier way to go. I have several bags of hydroton (clay pellets) laying around for my aquaponics set up, would I be able to use that effectively instead of perlite. I can get perlite from Lowes, the next time I am in town, but I would rather save the money if I don't need to spend it.
Also,
I grow Autos mostly, since I only have the one tent right now. The packet of Beans I have right now is Heavyweights, Fast and Fast, What size pot would be recommended. I have 5 gal grow bags right now. I have several 2.5 gallon pots laying about would that be big enough?
I am toying with the idea of using a large rubbermaid tote like this.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rubbermaid-54-Gal-42-1-2-in-x-21-1-2-in-x-18-3-5-in-Hi-Top-Storage-Tote-FG3A05H2MICBL/100673965
I am thinking of filling about half way with the clay pellets or so, and drilling a quarter inch or so hole in there and running some pvc pipe to a collection vessel.
Any reason that wouldnt work? Also, Ill have to order some nutes, I am out of those either way. What would you recommend?
You don't need a large container to get a lot of growth. And use something other than hydroton as your medium.