World Of Hempy

This afternoon I broke down 3 buckets, These were the first to run the new mix of coir, mulch, & perlite. Overall these were some of the biggest fattest roots I'd seen in a hempy bucket, and the roots really attached themselves to the coco pith (stringy longer fibers) and to a slightly lesser degree the chunks. The 3.5 gal bucket had a perlite rez and again virtually no roots in the rez. The other 2 were smart pot experiments, with the same medium but the 3 part mix filled the whole pot (no perlite rez) now the root density in the smart pots was less than 1/2 of the hard sided bucket, I'm beginning to think after a couple of runs with the smart pot in a passive hydro setup, that the fabric pot is a hindrance, to the science of hydro. The fabric prunes the roots when the reach the edge, where in the hard side the roots hit the wall then drop and burrow back into the medium.

I'm still going to try a side by side with clones (fabric vs. hard) for a definitive result, (it's been seeds so far). But until then I'm putting them away, so far they haven't stacked up the the hard side in a hempy application.

So the gravel alone worked better then I thought. Roots are already in the res and drinking and the plant looks better then ever. Just over 2 week old big budda from seed. Transplanted into the aquarium gravel hempy from promix

lots of growth for 2 weeks old. Nice job.

Thanks shiva, they are about 3 weeks. They were like 5 inches with tight nodes but when I put it in the hempy and tied it down it blew up in just 24 hours even though the transplant from promix. Hopefully it's female bc it's the nicest out of the 6 big budda. But I would like to thank every one on here, hempy buckets might be my new favorite method of growing, I've never seen results like this so fast, especially with all household items. When I get to a store I am going to get perlite and do side by side test with multiple mediums, household and real hydro products. Just one question, being there is a constant nute solution it will take much longer for them to become root bound as long as they are getting everything they need right?

steeliesteve said:

Anyone ever grow critical hog? Just wondering what kinda stretch to expect. Gonna flower my mother, she got kinda big on me. Lol

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Growing that would be like "makin bacon"...LOL

blaze131 said:

Thanks shiva, they are about 3 weeks. They were like 5 inches with tight nodes but when I put it in the hempy and tied it down it blew up in just 24 hours even though the transplant from promix. Hopefully it's female bc it's the nicest out of the 6 big budda. But I would like to thank every one on here, hempy buckets might be my new favorite method of growing, I've never seen results like this so fast, especially with all household items. When I get to a store I am going to get perlite and do side by side test with multiple mediums, household and real hydro products. Just one question, being there is a constant nute solution it will take much longer for them to become root bound as long as they are getting everything they need right?

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IME the most hardy fastest growing plant in a group is almost always a dude.

As far as root bound, the passive hydro seems to be immune from the effects of being root bound. When you break down a hempy you'll see that it looks just like a soil plant that is root bound, but the bucket just keeps kicking it. jella gets amazing weight out of a 2gal bucket, much more than you would see in a 2gal soil pot, when I break down a bucket no matter the size the roots are a full mat up against the bucket sides.

On my way home from work last night had a deer standing in the road that just wouldn't move. I was stopped and was watching her when this little cutie hobbled out of the weeds. No wonder she wasn't leaving! I had to get pics...

So just checked that plant and it is all droopy. Color is fine it's just limp mostly tops of each branch

Steelie, that's so cool....A few years ago a deer gave birth in our yard to twins, Hubby wanted to take one so bad, But I would not let him.

blaze131 said:

So just checked that plant and it is all droopy. Color is fine it's just limp mostly tops of each branch

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If it's drooping I'd be willing to bet she needs water. Tip the bucket and drain whatever you can out of the rez, and the slowly water. That's the problem I ran into when I ran pea gravel in a bucket before. The gravel just doesn't wick water up from the rez. And that's where perlite, coco, rockwool, couch cushion, excel, in that they will wick water up from the rez and keep the medium moist.

Once your root hit the rez the hempy will work, but still if you don't water twice a day the gravel will dry and not support good root growth.

Hope this helps.

WattSaver said:

The 3.5 gal bucket had a perlite rez and again virtually no roots in the rez.

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Backing up Watt's here, we both have done coco hempy's with perlite in the res and upon bucket breakdown found that roots were pervasive in the coco but not in the perlite (go figure). This why I've been experimenting with different mediums and lately returned to coco with different res mediums. I may have the ticket....rockwool in the res helped proliferate roots in the res area...and they are healthy there. I don't know if it because the rockwool retained more moisture or retained more air on a regular bases. I do run them dry when possible. Funny thing, the rockwool was such a quicker-picker-upper, my normal feed quantities saw no overflow at the hole. The bucket were lighter than ever at feed time and not one leaf drooped. Nice alternative based on the Sharksbreath yields.

Hydroton on the bottom and coco the rest of the way works well...

WattSaver said:

If it's drooping I'd be willing to bet she needs water. Tip the bucket and drain whatever you can out of the rez, and the slowly water. That's the problem I ran into when I ran pea gravel in a bucket before. The gravel just doesn't wick water up from the rez. And that's where perlite, coco, rockwool, couch cushion, excel, in that they will wick water up from the rez and keep the medium moist.

Once your root hit the rez the hempy will work, but still if you don't water twice a day the gravel will dry and not support good root growth.

Hope this helps.

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yea I watered enough to moisten the gravel and it perked right up. I'm gona put another one in the gravel insulatin mix to see what happens u till I get perlite. For this one I'm just going to have to moisten daily

Thanks for the root post jella. If that was a soil pot it would be described as severely root bound. Those are really large & healthy lookin' roots. I may have to get over my rock wool phobia (I just can't handle the sensation of touching it). But I have alot of the coco mix made so it will be a while before I have to cross that bridge.

Thanks Feroce, again the roots out size the pot.

LOL Watt I hate the insulation feeling too, Feroce, Great job with the hydrotron, I was just asking about that, seems the plants seem to flimsy in the pots sometimes and I was thinking it would help hold it up better than a lighter medium...

Tomorrow will be a hard day for me, It would have been our 28th anniversary...

I plan on wasting my day buried in my garden, drowing my sorrows with a hose and making my life more beautiful.

I have another Pear Tree, and a Plum tree to go into the Orchard. I need to get a fence up around the orchard, Last year the deer at a lot of the fruit and leaves/branches. And some of the trees never recovered

I have Blueberries, Strawberries, asparagus, tomato, Green Peppers, Onions, pears, peaches, plums, apples, Garlic, Mulberries, Cantalope, Water Melon, cucumbers.

I plan raspberries, white and red, growing on the Orchard fence. Maybe some kind of Grapes...Might try mushrooms too, Trying to get some Moral spores. And yes Bee's.

Just had a random thought. When we're growing any light leaks during lights off can cause hermies, right? So why doesnt moonlight cause hermies outdoors? Same principle isn't it? Rockin the Critical Kush tonight. puff puff pass

whocares100 said:

Steelie, that's so cool....A few years ago a deer gave birth in our yard to twins, Hubby wanted to take one so bad, But I would not let him.

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Yes it was Who, I've seen plenty of fawns before but never so close and so young. It was an amazing experience that I'll always treasure. I love hunting, but I love watching and being close to nature just as much. You're garden is sounding awesome! If you can the fruit and veggies and have extra let me know. Lol.

Oh I love canning, I make my own jams and jellies, as well as juices... I have 14 mulberry trees and it's so good for u...Tastes like grape juice and is awesome as jam on Amish bread.