World Of Hempy

Great thread, moebus.
I want to try a hempy grow with the 2 liter bottles.
What's the best way to cut the tops off?

draw a line to help keep your cut straight, and then use a sharp pair of scissors. for the hempy hole a 1/4" drill bit works nicely, or a heated up screw driver,

I made a wooden jig to mark the tops of the bottles. For the holes I used an old soldering iron to burn them out.

Originally Posted by newworldicon

Hi guys

I have been growing hempy style for some time although just reverted back to aeroponics and I can highly recommend using mapito for hempy. I always used 15 ltr construction work buckets and put a 13mm hole about 2 inches up. My mothers are in this style as we speak and usually get a watering every week of PH 5.8 and EC 1.6. I hardly ever flush them out and they thrive awesomely.

The mapito acts as a wick for smaller plants requiring less watering when smaller and usually the bucket is empty at the end of the week.

I understand the mericans don't have it but it is the professionals choice in Europe and most UK hydro shops will stock it or have access to it via their stockists.

Any questions I'll be happy to answer, happy growing!

Thanks for the heads up newworldicon,

Ive got some Mapito on order, should arrive next week just in time for my new batch of clones. I'll try it against a regular hempy mix. Looks good though.

Originally Posted by mae

Great thread, moebus.
I want to try a hempy grow with the 2 liter bottles.
What's the best way to cut the tops off?

I use a stanley knife to make the initial pierce. Then I use a regular set of scissors to cut the top off. I use the bottom blade of the scissors to keep a straight line as I cut - rotate -cut - rotate. Takes a bit of practice, now I'm a jedi master (of cutting 2L bottles).

I can't wait for these new mothers to grow up. I guess they're a week away before I can collect some cuttings. These are really healthy. Ive made sure they get nice ventilation to ensure all parts of the leaves get fresh air. Its makes a big difference.

Another thing, I was always telling people to let their pots dry out. This is what I was always told and so I perpetuated this myth but for some reason It never smelt right. If roots need to dry out, why does DWC work so well? .... Ive concluded that they don't need to dry out as long as they have sufficient air. This realization which may have been obvious to others will change how I do everything.

Firstly, Ive started feeding my mothers before they get too dry. I don't think the 'lift the pot' method works so I just wait until the top centimeter is dry then I feed. So far my mothers are growing a lot faster than before and are MUCH healthier.

Secondly, I think I can add more vermiculite to the hempy mix to hold more liquid. Maybe even upto a 1:1 mix (as some others do). Perlite drys really quick, I don't understand how people use to all by itself.

Thirdly, I'm looking forward to using this MAPITO in a hempy bucket. It looks like it can hold a ton of liquid whilst retaining good aeration. In theory it should be amazing. ... I'm not one for marketing hyperbole but ive read several times since newworldicon mentioned it that its the NO1 growing medium in Holland. I respect the dutch growers, so Its gotta be worth a try.

Moms looking good. Trimmed of major fan leaves to give lower branches light.

Roots on clones (Exodus Cheese) .... I say another week or 10 days before they're long enough to reach the bottom of a Hempy bucket.

Keep us posted on the MAPITO, I am curious about it as well

And I have also been struggling with the Let it Dry out or not dilemma,, My soil days tell me to let it dry, but my hydro runs, require the exact opposite.. None the less, even after a couple of days, they still had a little water in the res, but I watered anyway, and haven't had any over watering issues. Some forums tell you to let it dry out, and some actually water daily with almost no runnoff, so I guess its up to us to finally figure it out.

Your MOMZ look great!