World Of Hempy
- Thread starter Moebius
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tst2015
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I like that idea. But with my work schedule....I don't know if I can make it work. I'm gone before my lights come on and home an hour before they go out. If really considering setting up an autofeed so I can feed like that all the time. Everyday...couple times a day.
My damn work schedule is really starting to interfere with my hobby! Lol
BuddyColas
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How often do you water?
And do you check EC of runnoff?
BuddyColas
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So you use kelp and humic with hydroton in the waterfarm basket?
And by dtw do you mean you dump the bottom bucket periodically?
Porky101
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I water twice per day.
I check run off every few days. I put 1.8 in get 1.8 out. I flush with plain water weekly.
rkymtnman
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that's how i have mine setup. 30 gal trashcan, submersible pump, 6 outlet manifold and silicone tubing out to each plant. i can go away for 2 weeks without worry.
rkymtnman
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yeah, i have a standalone 30 gal res that autofeeds my waterfarms once a day. i use BioAg CytoPlus: a dry kelp/humic powder
and to modify it to dtw, just cut the blue tubing about 1 inch above the white line. my res top feeds the waterfarm and the excess comes out the blue tubing. they get a fresh batch of nutes daily.
BuddyColas
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I have bought and DIYd several Waterfarms. They are beautiful in their simplicity and function. And a great "tweak" turning them into a DTW!
Two more questions...what do you use for a res. pump timer? And what have you seen/smelt/tasted using the BioAg CytoPlus? Thanks.
rkymtnman
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for my timer, it's just a multi program digital timer from walmart. i've been using 5 mins for veg and 7 mins for bloom to get the right runoff for my setup.
my smells/tastes have gone up and my EC has gone down since using it. I love it. and it's cheap too. i run at half gram per gallon and i think i buy the 300 gram bag off Ebay.
i run it all thru the grow. towards the end, i bump up my epsom salts to 2g/gal for the sulfur which also helps smells and tastes.
and yeah man, waterfarms kick ass IMO. i 've done a few more mods like bigger holes in the top bucket and i add an airstone once the roots hit the lower res.
BuddyColas
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Great tips. Thanks for sharing.
pinner420
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So I run a partial organic line as well; were I can mix and match based on media type I happen to be testing and one little tip I would suggest that has made all my concoctions perform well is a pinch of yucca for every 5 gallons. I haven't locked out in 1.5 years. Or plugged a .25 line in that same time. So moral of the story is whatever nutrient you endeavor to play with this surfactant will help you a bunch.
BuddyColas
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Just a thought...do you think the weekly flush brings the average EC down a bit?
But it the end, the plant always has the last say.
And if your in/out are close and your tips aren't burned, then you have a happy plant that can take 1.8!
Porky101
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No, I dont think the weekly EC flush makes a big difference. I do that purely as a safety net. But aslong as I water with 20% runoff im good.
rkymtnman
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treat a hempy like hydro. the 2" res at the bottom should be wet all the time IMO.
That makes sense. For my next run, I want to use larger pots. I have a box shape container that is about 15 gallons, but only 6 inches high - this seems perfect for hempy to me, since it can have a huge reservior, and it won't take long for the roots to hit the water. Any downsides to using a large but short container like this? I'll probably put 2 plants in it, about 20 inches apart
rkymtnman
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towards the end of my hempy days, i used planters like you'd put flowers in on a deck rail. about 2 ft long and same as you, about 6" tall. i drilled about 3 holes 2" from the bottom and had 3 plants in it. didnt' veg for long so they didn't get too big.
the sky is the limit with what you can use for a hempy
BigDawg@1964
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Pull it dude,. Better safe than sorry. Lol
BigDawg@1964
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Ok my question about Hempy, I reside in an illegal state, anything above four plants is a felony, I currently grow 4 plants in soil medium in 15 gallon fabric pots, I train, I top, super crop I stress the hell out of them but do get way above average yeilds, from what I read I would have to grow a bunch of plants to even get close to yeilds I get now I have the room but lean on the side of misdemeanor versus felony, lol I'm going to try Watt saver set up, great info guys pushed me into trying it
