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Ok so ive been searching this forum for the past hour trying to find a thread on how to start up a basic hydroponic system. I know nothing about hydro's so i need to start from step 1. Can you guys please give me some guide lines, tips and advice. Anything and everything about hydro's. Thanks in advance!
I'm more than sure nobody wants to sit and explain to you everything about hydro, so maybe if your looking to do something a tad easier for hydro, try Hempy Buckets.
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.
Here is a link
How to Hempy Bucket
P.S. I haven't tried this yet myself so I'm no expert, but this is just a way of doing it.....There are plenty of people on this forum who have hempy buckets. There is an actual bucket group on here. Someone will be here to help soon enough.....
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Originally Posted by DaSkunk