A Real K.I.S.S. Growing Method - Soilponics

Derick Crane

Derick Crane

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Well good people, I can tell you from first hand experience now that hempy buckets in general and this method in particular is a very good way to grow. I've effed up in 3 or 4 different ways and this Nirvana Blue Mystic Auto just keeps marching upwards.

Tonight marks the second time it's grown up into the light array. I have four 19 watt 5000K CFLs in a Walmart gooseneck adjustable floor lamp. The plant is in a Lowes 2 1/2 gallon bucket with Hydroton in the rez (it holds a quart) and alternating layers of perlite/vermiculite and Black Gold soil. The nutrients are Osmocote Plus in the middle 2/3rds and Osmocote Flower & Vegetable in the outer 1/3 of the bucket. The bottom most soil layer has a ring of worm castings. It's happy and healthy looking, especially considering I dropped the peat pellet the sprout was growing in, it grew into the lights twice and l nearly drown it too.
 

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WattSaver

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Derick Crane said:
Well good people, I can tell you from first hand experience now that hempy buckets in general and this method in particular is a very good way to grow. I've effed up in 3 or 4 different ways and this Nirvana Blue Mystic Auto just keeps marching upwards.

Tonight marks the second time it's grown up into the light array. I have four 19 watt 5000K CFLs in a Walmart gooseneck adjustable floor lamp. The plant is in a Lowes 2 1/2 gallon bucket with Hydroton in the rez (it holds a quart) and alternating layers of perlite/vermiculite and Black Gold soil. The nutrients are Osmocote Plus in the middle 2/3rds and Osmocote Flower & Vegetable in the outer 1/3 of the bucket. The bottom most soil layer has a ring of worm castings. It's happy and healthy looking, especially considering I dropped the peat pellet the sprout was growing in, it grew into the lights twice and l nearly drown it too.
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Very healthy and strong looking plant. I like the fact that you are rocking almost 80 watts of light. Just shows that a person doesn't have to break the bank to grow their own stash. If you have an extra $30 I'd recommend when flipping to flower to increase the light a bit. Look for a brooding lamp they are available online or at any farm and ranch supply store.They look like an old fashioned clamp shop light but they have a ceramic socket and are rated for continuous service using a 250W heat lamp (pic below) they run from $9 to $12. And get a 85W 2700k cfl good ones are about $18. This little upgrade will at least double your bud output for only a few watts more.

Thanks for posting your results.

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Derick Crane

Derick Crane

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Thank you for the advice. My set up is a bit odd and I don't really have anywhere to clamp that. My grow is in the Lowe's 2.5 gal pail sitting on a plastic milk crate with a reflective auto windshield sunscreen sleeve around it. The light is a $20 Walmart gooseneck floor lamp and the shade fits down into the sleeve nice and snug. The lamp has 3 splitter sockets to give me 4 sockets total. The lamp's reflector is lined with reflective sunscreen material.

I'm cooking up a modular milk crate setup that will have a small box fan in the bottom crate blowing upward under the plant. The rest of the crates will have the bottoms cut out and will be lined with the reflective sunscreen material so I can stack them up as the plant stretches. I'm still working up the lights but it will be based on a 7 socket splitter l found on Amazon.

More on all that as it progresses. I just went and watered (it's using about a pint of water a day now) and I've got about a half dozen strong looking bud sights started. I rearranged the sunleaves to maximize light penetration.

This system continues to amaze.

Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and experience.
 
Green Leaf Worm Farm

Green Leaf Worm Farm

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Derick Crane said:
Well good people, I can tell you from first hand experience now that hempy buckets in general and this method in particular is a very good way to grow. I've effed up in 3 or 4 different ways and this Nirvana Blue Mystic Auto just keeps marching upwards.

Tonight marks the second time it's grown up into the light array. I have four 19 watt 5000K CFLs in a Walmart gooseneck adjustable floor lamp. The plant is in a Lowes 2 1/2 gallon bucket with Hydroton in the rez (it holds a quart) and alternating layers of perlite/vermiculite and Black Gold soil. The nutrients are Osmocote Plus in the middle 2/3rds and Osmocote Flower & Vegetable in the outer 1/3 of the bucket. The bottom most soil layer has a ring of worm castings. It's happy and healthy looking, especially considering I dropped the peat pellet the sprout was growing in, it grew into the lights twice and l nearly drown it too.
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Worm castings are a great additive.!
 
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mordynyc

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I normally wouldn’t share something like this but it really works, and I’ve been doing it for over 3yrs now. It is the simplest and easiest growing style I know of. I am not saying you will grow the biggest baldest plants with this system, but you will be able to grow well above average plants with the least amount of brain damage. And you can procure everything you need at your local hardware store, no need for a hydro shop, this can be a plus if availability or delivery is a problem for you.

For the last 4yrs + I’ve been bent on reducing the amount of time and money I need to spend and expend on keeping my med cabinet / stash box full. There are 2 major components I’m using to achieve this.

1) Control Release Fertilizers

2) Hempy Bucket

I mention the CRF (control release fertilizer) first only because I started with these at least a yr prior to my 1st hempy bucket, when working with soil. I was tired of chasing EC (tds) as the grow progressed. And with soil which is a slow responding medium this could take much more time than I wanted to invest. One of the best benefits of using CRF’s is that you only have to adjust the ph of your feed water; nutrients are released on an as needed basis (as long as you don’t over water). This leads us to a Hempy bucket which is very hard if not impossible to over water.

The Hempy Bucket is a passive hydro system. No pumps, no air stones, no external reservoirs. Just get a bucket, can, bottle, whatever, and drill a 7/16” hole in the side 2” up from the bottom, and you’re in business.

Here’s some photos of my grows using this process.
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Just wanted to thank you. Did everything you said except with fabric and saucer. This just gets crappy south NV tap.
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