Quote Originally Posted by skitz0
i personally had to look up info about these 'hempy buckets' you speak of.

i must be missing something or am just not getting it :/

a hempy bucket is just a regular bucket, but you drill a hole in the side about 2inches from the bottom for drainage?

lol i do this as a natural instict, no terminology for it. if i dont drill a few holes in the bottom for drainage, its on the side. big whoop!
You got it........A sealed bucket......one hole on the side(anywhere from 1inch-2 inches from the bottom, depending on the size, but its no science...i dont even measure anymore)....cover the hole with some sort of mesh.....i personally use drywall tape.....

Medium:
use 100% perlite or 4 pts. perlite/ 1 pt vermiculite or coco and verm.....or turface.....or keep reading....ive even heard of someone using cat litter and perlite...i use 4 pts perlite/ 1 pt vermiculite....you can find them at home depot.....4 cu ft. bags both together cost $24

Nutes:
Use any type of nutes but run the ph at 5.8-6.0....i personally run fox farm hydro nutes.....but once again ive heard people run soil nutes, teas...you name it...its been run on hempy buckets...I personally start them around 600ppm/.5 conversion.....and get them to around 1300-1400 ppms.

Watering:

For the first few weeks probably around 3 wks.....water daily....then water every other day....

Thats about the best cliff notes i got for you.......Maybe Dooobster will chime in further......hes grown some dank in Hempy buckets

But is just a simple way of passive hydro....the medium acts as a wick....and the built in res. holds the water for a few hours...

Hope this helps....feel free to ask as many questions as you like guys....many of you helped me in the beginning......and i feel obliged to help!