DWC vs Hempy Bucket
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visajoe1
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how many plants? how big is res? how many feeds/day?
rkymtnman
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3 to 6 at a time. res is a 30 gal trashcan. 1 feed a day in veg and then 2 in flower.
you have no idea how nice it is to go on vacation for a week or more and not have to worry.
visajoe1
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ya man! DTW is the way to go I think. on 3rd run now, first DTW and dig it. same plant count as you, but only a 5g bucket res. trying to get a better idea of feeding schedules folks are running. if you're running hempy at 2 feeds/day, then I'm good with 2 feeds in coco 35% perlite. Thought I might be underfeeding.
Cheers!
rkymtnman
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for sure! DTW is awesome. i've played around with even more feeds during bloom but found that one an hour after lights on and one in the middle of the day works great.ya man! DTW is the way to go I think. on 3rd run now, first DTW and dig it. same plant count as you, but only a 5g bucket res. trying to get a better idea of feeding schedules folks are running. if you're running hempy at 2 feeds/day, then I'm good with 2 feeds in coco 35% perlite. Thought I might be underfeeding.
Cheers!
yankeetransplant
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Love this thread..I started hydro growing in 1981 with a simple top water set up..used very course vermiculite and found it working nicely..it was wet but always let it nearly dry before a rewatering..It grew plants!!...shortly evolved to wick set up, then Hempy...We grew that way but the hempy name came MUCH LATER....definately not a new thing, then drip sys (now called hempy dtw), them ebb and flow table, rockwool, back to drip, and eventually water culture...you name it, I dabbled with them all over the last 36 yrs...NOW, I swapped from water culture BACK to Hempy...each 5gal.bucket (6) has an airstone at the 2 inches of grow rock in the bottom...I am top watering and it is dtw...once roots bottom out, I water down a 2in pvc tube attached vertically inside each bucket..water goes right to the bottom Rez area...the 2in high drain hole plumbed to go to main waste drain tube..I water every 3 days once roots bottom out (every other day and lightly before roots hit bottom)...DWC vegges the fastest but this is a close 2nd....flowering results, as good as dwc, WITH AN AIR STONE...that stone in the base MAKES A DIFFERENCE when ur roots bottom out!!!...we all know how roots love that air..of course a true hempy does not call for it, but its a cheap, easy addition that PAYS OFF...I have not modified to drip, cause I have NP top watering...Once u automate to a drip, it is technically no LONGER Hempy, but is now a dtw drip system...Which is fine and works excellent....That also eliminates the need for an air stone, AND a 2 in high drain hole..if your dripping, no need for that bottom rez...Or, u can keep the 2in hole and set drip to fill every cpl days just long enuf to fill that 2in rez and get a little dtw going...But Hempy allows a lot of modifications to fit anyones need, including keeping it basic Hempy...I highly recommend the air stone addition to a basic hempy for best results...after 36 yrs of growing, Its where I am at!!!...AND NOTHING give better results IMO...pic is 3 strains 15 days into veg...another 3-5 days and I will induce flower..all approx 3x stretchers, and space will fill nicely...I cage them in a cpl more days ....mix is 4:1 perlite to vermiculite..dyna nutes...cant overwater with this...if you do, it just drains off..waste of nutes but dont have to worry if ur new grower...you WILL LEARN how much they use at different stages of growth...regards, YT
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yankeetransplant
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New pic of hempy set up running..15 days of veg...cages go on tmrw..flower in about 5 days...FAST VEGGING now..roots bottomed out to the air stones!!....dwc vegges fastest but this is very close 2nd....flowering results of this cannot be beat...matched, but not beat and thats with dwc....this requires much less work and stress on the grower..lol..too many things can go wrong in dwc..IMO..Certainly not bashing dwc, they grow beautiful plants...not my thing any more...REGARDS,YT
yankeetransplant
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yankeetransplant
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Another pic...now 2 days into flower...topped twice and running on 480ppms of grow formula...these went Exactly 3 weeks of veg before inducing flower....they will stay on grow thru heavy stretch...switch to flower formula about 8-10 days in...I like that extra nitrogen the grow formula supplies during heavy stretch...regards, YT....I have a line up of Bomb seeds going into the next crop....this current one has 2 white widow extrm plants, 2 Incredible bulks, and 2 cheese candy (aka delicious candy)....they have ALL served me well!!!!...I have been wanting to give Bomb seeds a try...especially THC Bomb....So, I will soon be cracking those....and yes, I bought both feminized and regular..looking for a specific pheno an aquaintance has, and I have a better chance finding it with some of each...L8'r
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