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    Hi every one i thort id add this system of growing i use and have used from the erly to mid 80s , As most of you that know me will all ready know that im a belive in simplicity and things that work and i only realy state facts that i have experencet from hands on.

    I like the hempy bucket becouse of its simplicity and the price of the system (ITS FREE ) to make and has no moveing parts that can fail and once the plant has started its root system you can basicly water and forget it for 2 days or 3 depending on temps and you can grow eny strain from sativa to indica in it .

    I basicly got the idear from my first hydro kit i ever got that was a tamato hydro kit and i found it realy easy to understand ,It was basicly an aquponic set up and the guy i had got it from i whent back a few years later telling him about my creation and how i got it from his idear and the look on his face and smile sed it all ,Iv spoken to a few people in the hydro industry about it and they all tell me it wont work it will couse root rot so on well there all rong becouse this method works and they say a picture is worth a 100 wards right lol.

    I AM NOT SAYING THIS METHOD IS THE BEST BUT What i am saying is its a option and a easy cheep way to grow hydroponicly and nothing more, I have tryed a lot of methods and have all ways gone back to this.


    To make a hempy bucket is simple all you need to do is this

    Get your self a bucket eny colour but clear as you will end up with algy forming as the nutes react to the light .

    The size of the bucket can very from 1 gal (4lt) to 5gal (20lt) ruffly i personaly like useing a 10 lt bucket and have had up to 14 oz yield from a single bucket but it depends on the strain and given phino .

    Once you have your bucket then get a drill and drill a drain hole in the side of the bucket about 2 inch from the bottom , The drain hole can be around 7/16.

    And the medium i use is perlite/vermiculite at around 3 to 4 parts perlite to 1 part vermiculite.You can use volcanic rocks but personaly i found the perlite / vermiculite a lot better in meany ways.

    All you need to do now is basicly add the rooted clone or seedling water with nutes and thats it,I would water it daily until the tap root and root system has headed down to the res but once you see a desent growth rate id then start to water every 2 days.

    The only thing rong with it is you need to hand water and you get run off from the drain hole thats it and as far as checking your PH well the only time you need to do that is when you mix your nutes i like useing a PH of 6.2 PH .

    If you want to ask me questions feel free .

    If you want to see the resolts of the hempy Bucket let me know and il tell you were to go to see them.

    Like i sed im not stateing this methods is the best just saying its a option and a free one and it works and works well
    This looks like a DAMN good method for hydro. I didnt believe him about the whole 14 Oz claim, then I took a look at his gallery GODAMN. Massive fucking plants.

    Ive been looking around a couple of sites at this and so many people are having amazing results by it. Its definitely something to check out or try.

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    can we get some pics??


    this is something im definitely interested in, on my next grow i will have a lot of spare perlite so i may well try it

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    Sure thing.







    There ya go. Pretty fuckin nice eh?

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    WTF!!!!!!



    whats lights??

    plus do you know how long it was vegged for?

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    Nope. All the info I have is in the top.

    Aint that fucking massive though?

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    its a beaut alright!!!


    shame there aint more details tho, ill def try it with one plant as an experiment on my next grow tho mate

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    Sounds good cant wait.

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    Been thinkin, maybe this could even work for an outdoor grow...

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    My recent attempt at a Hempy Bucket didn't do well.. the cutting just sat there hardly growing and turning yellow. Turned out the pH was rising way too high, which I reckon was the vermiculite causing it after some browsing around..

    "The problem, of course, is that many horticultural articles and reference books describe vermiculite as being "neutral" or as having a neutral pH; and growers can be confused or can make mistakes if they are unaware of the pH changes possible with vermiculite. The literature now distributed by organizations like The Vermiculite Association (www.vermiculite.org) and current manufacturers state that vermiculite has a pH range of from 6 to 9.5, but none of this information seems to be getting into the hands of the writers, teachers, and growers who need to know."

    I might try plain perlite next time, maybe with a wick in the pot to help spread moisture through it..

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    I'm using Hempy buckets with great results. I prefer 100% perlite to prevent the mix from becoming unable to dry properly. Also, rinse the perlite very well to avoid a res full of "cement" from the dust. I have some GH nutes from my DWC, but I've been using Jack's plant food with good results. Also, Hempy's are easily flushed if you overfeed. I start the germinated seeds in Rapid Rooters or small plastic cups. In the case of seeds I add some vermiculite to give them a firmer base and to keep the mix from drying too quickly, then to 100% perlite for the rest. My buckets vary from 5 qt to 2.5 gal.

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