Hempy Bucket Method

videoman · 01-14-2008, 08:55 AM

The biggest benefit of this method is.......it's free!

To make a hempy bucket is simple, all you need to do is this:

Get a bucket.

The size of the bucket can vary from 1gal(4lt) to 5gal(20lt).

The preferred size is a 2.5gl bucket, which can yeild up to 14oz depending on the strain and Pheno.

Drill a drain hole in the side of the bucket about 2 inches from the bottom.

The drain hole should be 7/16".

The grow medium is perlite/vermiculite.

3 parts perlite to 1 part vermiculite.

You can use volcanic rocks but the perlite/vermiculite is the preferred method.

Once you have your seedling sprouted fill the bucket with plain water every day until the tap root has reached the standing water that always remains in the bottom of the bucket. this will take about 10-14 days after the bean sprouts, in a 2.5 gl bucket.

Once you see three sets of leaves, water with 1/2 strength nutrient solution. This will be about 14 days after you bean has sprouted.

Completely fill the Hempy Bucket with plain water, every two days.

Use water that has been open overnight to allow the chlorine to escape, unless you can afford to buy filtered or distilled water.. Do not adjust the plain water for ph.

Put 2gls of water in a 2.5gl bucket, and let stand overnight. Add the nutrient solution to this water bucket and then adjust the ph to 6.0 For best results use an accurate ph meter and follow the nutes mfg reccomended amounts very carefully. Use precise measuring devices to make your nute solution.

Fill the Hempy Bucket with 2 gls of nutes you mixed, once a week, unless the plant shows sign of needing more.

Feeding twice a week with 1/2 strenght nutes is a better idea than feeding full strenght nute once a week.

The strenght of your nutes depends on several factors such as how much light you have, humidity, CO2, strain your growing.

One drawback is having to hand water every 2 days, of course you could get an irrigation system set up for your buckets.

The biggest drawback to me, is the runoff.

Got a spare bathroom, grow your Hempy Bucket in the bathtub.

Basements sometimes have drains.

Or you could get a bucket for your bucket and dump that in your bathtub every other day.

Be sure and show us your Hempy Bucket grow.

2stoned · 01-14-2008, 01:11 PM

i do all hempy mostly....its very effective....anybody have any questions on it lemme know...peace

green_nobody · 01-14-2008, 05:51 PM

what happened to all those pics you made of that grow a few month back? don't tell me you didn't kept any copy at all video

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2stoned

i do all hempy mostly....its very effective....anybody have any questions on it lemme know...peace

how about you either make some grow journal then as a guideline or if you have so already pass the link here well visible so everyone finds it:winK:

Hobo · 01-15-2008, 03:42 AM

thanks video nice post

snickelfritz · 08-29-2008, 11:29 PM

Hope you find this useful!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrgreenjeans

If you want to do Hydro than this system is the easiest one out there in my opinion.
To start out you need a bucket to grow in. (The bucket needs to be black or you need to make sure NO light passes through it so you don't have any algae and slime problems where the roots will be in the bottom of the bucket. If you need to wrap the bucket in duck tape, or paint the outside of the bucket. ) The bucket can be from a 1 gallon bucket to a 5 gallon bucket. That is what most people use…
You will need a couple of tools for this part, Take a drill and a 1 inch drill bit and drill a hole 2 inches from the bottom of the bucket. ( a smaller bucket , say 1 gallon you may want to place the hole about 1.5 inches from the bottom) See picture

Next, you take a piece of vinyl screening and cut out a piece of screen to be glued inside of the bucket. See pictures

The next thing I do is take some PVC glue used for plastic plumbing, and apply some around the hole on the inside of the bucket and then some on the edges of the screen, and then glue it in place. See pictures
Note: Some plastics the glue will not stick to so you may need to use something like Gorrila Glue etc etc etc...

This is the finished Hempy bucket. You fill the bucket with a mix 1 part vermiculite and 3 parts perlite and water as you would soil. Remember that the water sitting in the bottom is a reservoir that holds the Nutrients and water. you should only have to water about every 3 days. I plant either clones or seeds started in a starter plug. The plants get there water and nutrients from the reservoir in the bottom of the pot. Only water till water starts to come out of the hole that you installed, The hole is for the excess run off, then you stop watering.
I use a pan under the bucket or you could place them on flood table of some sorts that all the run off can drain into.
Remember if you are growing using the Hempy method, as with any grow method that it's always better to start out with less Nutes than to much so as not to burn your plants and build up to what the plant likes....
Happy Growing

Here is a picture of some Bubblelicious I grew Hempy style. You will also notice the hole in the bottom of the pot...the final product growing Hempy!!!

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