The Hempy Collective
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lilmafia513
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very nice grow that was!!!!5 gallon bro. check the grow link in my sig
Droski7
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So how do you go about planting a seedling in a hempy bucket?? And how often do you have to water, and also if there is a hole only 1 inch from the bottom wouldn't the new seedling dryout and die since there will be no water close to it????? Just never seen hempy bucket grows but i would like to try it.
lilmafia513
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Well i started my seeds in RW cubes, then moved them into 16 oz cups full of the perlite/vermiculite mix (3:1).
You are correct, it would dry out and die, if you didn't water it every day.
This lets the taproot follow the moisture to the bottom(rez.) and then blows up.
Check the journal in my sig for one. Recent pic update ten minutes ago!
SourDiesel420
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Hey people I'm finally done reading threw this collective and all I have to say is wow, anyways I had a question for you experts. I was wondering how do I transplant my plants wen starting off in rockwool cubes... Do I just put my rooted RW cubes inside my 3 gallon hempy? Or should I put them inside a smaller bucket?
Thanks for any advice!!
Thanks for any advice!!
lilmafia513
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Here check out the thread i made yesterday......its for going into a bigger pot from a plastic red cup. You can see what the roots did in that in about 3-4 weeks from roots breaking the clone plug.
Hempy transplant
roll it up smoke it up
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quick question im gonna start my new grow with this method but what lghts do you recomend im growin wit cfl's right now but wanna get a 400 watt hps do you think a 400 watt hps is enough light for 5-6 plants peace
rollanotherbowl
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Hey, everyone. I registered here to ask you all a few questions. I just recently learned about the hempy buckets method, and would like to transplant about 6 plants into a rubbermaid type container (probably 18 gal container or so.... depends on what I can find easily)... but the problem is my young plants are in soil. I germinated them in paper towels and sprouted them in unfertilized generic potting soil. They are outside in small party cups and have been growing a decent while now and look good... probably about 5 sets of leaves, but are about at the point where they need to start getting some nutrients. I have around 20 of these plants outside and would like to move 6 or so of them as a group into a humpy bucket bin setup.... but how should I go about transplanting them from soil to perlite? I'm not sure if I should just move the whole soil/root mass into the perlite or attempt to wash off as much soil as I can without disturbing the roots too much. I'm worried about just moving the whole chunks of soil into the perlite because i think the hydro nutes might build up in the soil too much and cause overfertilizing.... am I worrying for nothing? I am sure there is some way to get these plants from soil into the perlite and growing well, but I just want to make sure I do it right the first time. I realize starting from soil isn't ideal for this method, but I already have the plants ready and don't particularly want to start more from seeds at this point... but I think if all goes well with the transplanting about 6 plants in a large bin hempy bucket setup outside under the sun probably using GH lucas formula will work really well and grow a nice group of massive plants Anybody have any suggestions on the best way to do this?
shnkrmn
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Some considerations: If you are growing from seed, you have to calculate that some of your plants will be male and they will be harder to eliminate if their roots are entangled with other plants in the same bin. So this is a better scheme for clones.
I have transplanted soil-grown plants to hempy buckets with no problem. They grew fast, there were no rot issues and if they got over-fertilized, that would be me, not the soil holding excess nutes.
Anyway, you can drop soil plants into hempy buckets, no problem. A couple weeks ago I bought some hydroponic basil from the supermarket. It had roots which were contained in a big peat plug. I dropped it into a hempy bucket and after ten days it started to grow. It's going to be a big shrub by June.
I have transplanted soil-grown plants to hempy buckets with no problem. They grew fast, there were no rot issues and if they got over-fertilized, that would be me, not the soil holding excess nutes.
Anyway, you can drop soil plants into hempy buckets, no problem. A couple weeks ago I bought some hydroponic basil from the supermarket. It had roots which were contained in a big peat plug. I dropped it into a hempy bucket and after ten days it started to grow. It's going to be a big shrub by June.
roll it up smoke it up
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can anybody help me out on this one
SourDiesel420
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thansk man i have a better idea now but im stil not sure if the rockwool cube goes straight inside the perlite medium?...
rollanotherbowl
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Yeah, I realize about the males, but I'll be on top of that and chop them down as soon as I know which are males... so I'm not worried about that really. I just think having them in one big container like that will be more convenient for me... especially since I have to be somewhat stealth outside.... I can't have a whole bunch of 5 gallon bucket plants all over. haha. So, do you think I should just plop the whole soil/root mass from the cups into the perlite, or should I try to rinse the soil off the roots and then move them into the perlite? Obviously just putting them in the perlite as is would be the easiest thing to do... but I was thinking it might be safer to try to rinse the soil off the roots... I am just nervous about salts building up in the soil, because a previous grow I did I realized how easy it is to accidentally over fertilize and hurt my yield a bit...Some considerations: If you are growing from seed, you have to calculate that some of your plants will be male and they will be harder to eliminate if their roots are entangled with other plants in the same bin. So this is a better scheme for clones.
I have transplanted soil-grown plants to hempy buckets with no problem. They grew fast, there were no rot issues and if they got over-fertilized, that would be me, not the soil holding excess nutes.
Anyway, you can drop soil plants into hempy buckets, no problem. A couple weeks ago I bought some hydroponic basil from the supermarket. It had roots which were contained in a big peat plug. I dropped it into a hempy bucket and after ten days it started to grow. It's going to be a big shrub by June.
lilmafia513
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A 400 watt is good for covering a 3x3-4x4 area of primary lighting. In that area you can fit as many plants as you want, depending on growing method. A SOG grow would have more plants due to less side, lower branches. if they are gonna be bushes you might only get 2-4 plants under there. CFL's will work, but HPS or MH is always gonna be your better option to use.
Hey man, i have done the same thing. I took a soil plant out of a 16 oz plastic cup, filled a 2 gal bucket with water, laid my two airstones in the bottom, and laid the root mass in the bucket. The air bubbles loosened the soil from around the soil, and about five minutes into it, the soil was all but gone from the roots. Even a quick soaking in water would probably loosen it up enough out of the original pot to remove as much dirt as possible.
You do not have to remove the dirt, i did one also that i left the dirt on the roots and noticed no difference or delay in growth after the transplant.
If you'd like a have a link to a transplant guide for hempies in my sig....check it out.
Yup, take the plant and RW cube, and all from the clone dome, and place it on the perlite mix, just as you would with a cube going into a soil pot. Pre-fill the new pot, and sit the cube right on top. then backfill around the sides.
Having them in one big pot may be beneficial to you, but it will be deadly for your plants, if not, it will cause massive stress on them as they fight over water and nutrients in the same pot. NEVER use more than one plant per pot, unless its in DWC i hear. If you feel more comfortable putting the soil in the hempy pot, go ahead. It wont cause any problems, the roots will just grow from the soil into the perlite, and go on like nothing happen.
Hope this helped a lil' bit anyway!!
lilmafia
rollanotherbowl
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Hmm, thanks for the tips. I don't think it's a problem in a large wide bin though. I would never put more than one plant in something like a 5 gallon bucket, but I've seen a lot of people use larger bins as a kind of plant bed and not have any problems. I think it's because of how much horizontal space there is there.... but maybe I'll just do a few 5 gallon buckets or something... or maybe if I can find 2.5-3 gal buckets I'll do a bunch... I'm still trying to find somewhere local to buy perlite in bulk... shipping for it is pricey onlineHaving them in one big pot may be beneficial to you, but it will be deadly for your plants, if not, it will cause massive stress on them as they fight over water and nutrients in the same pot. NEVER use more than one plant per pot, unless its in DWC i hear. If you feel more comfortable putting the soil in the hempy pot, go ahead. It wont cause any problems, the roots will just grow from the soil into the perlite, and go on like nothing happen.
Hope this helped a lil' bit anyway!!
lilmafia513
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Question.... You in the US?
Check the local hardware stores, like mom and pop stores that offer garden supplies and seeds in bulk. This time of year, they should have it.
Lowes offers 2 gallon buckets in the paint department, or even the orange homer buckets from home depot.
if you do a SOG grow, you could get by in plastic cups, or even gatorade bottles. Think outside the box when it comes to Hempy and what pots to use. I use the large and super size cups from fast food joints too. punch a hole, fill w/ perlite, and there ya go!!LOL!!
Remember the size of the pot you use is based off the size of the plant you want to grow. If you want a big tree, use a 5 gallon. Anything under probably 2-3 feet wont need anywhere near a 5 gallon pot.
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