kkinggong

i plan on growing in a pc case and am going to have to lst the fuck out of my ladys and if i do a hempy grow can i still lst them

Dr.Budz

Of course.

If your going hempy realize it involves more work and money.

You will water twice as much, if not more than soil. This will use up a lot of nutrients also. Ph is important when gorwing with hydroponic nutrients. So a ph pen should be on your list as well.

kkinggong

hydro nothing new to me that my preferred method of growing. iam just question the the ability of the peralite to hold the plant in place while trying to lst

TheSharpCajun

Not entirely correct Dr Budz. Yeah you do use a little bit more in nutes but not much. You water/feed when the pots are dry just the same as with soil. IRB(or hempy) is one of the simplest forms of growing. It is easy to do and easy to correct any mistakes. I run hempy and soil in my grow box so I know about both. Hydro is complex at times but hempy is not. King if you want to try hempy you can still LST or SCROG if you want. If you want to do it here is what you need.

buckets(cup)-(or something without holes in it, what ever size you need to fit your space)
perlite-(should be able to find at any garden supply store and sometimes walmart, HD, or lowes)
vermiculite-(some people don't use this but I recommend it. Helps hold moisture and adds support to roots. You can get this same place you get the perlite generally)
drill bit and drill-( to drill a hole. duh! LOL!)
container to mix your medium(medium means perlite/vermiculite)
rockwool or peat pellets-(to germinate seeds and give something to retain moisture around roots will the roots hit the reservoir)

Here is what you do.

Get you bucket(cup).

depending on the size of your bucket(cup) determine where you need to put your hole to have a deep enough reservoir(rule of thumb about an inch a gallon container generally works)

Drill your hole

Mix 3 cups of perlite to 1 cup of vermiculite in a separate container. This is your medium.

Germinate seeds in the rockwool or peat pellets

once your seedlings come out the top of the cubes fill your buckets with your medium.

Bury you cubes about an inch into the medium and water til it comes out the hole(this means your reservoir is full. Make sure to concentrate your watering near the cube til yours hit the reservoir.)(Some people,including me, start giving there plants nutrients from this point on others wait about a week to start giving nutrients.)

Water/Feed when the buckets are dry. Remember just water til it comes out the hole to fill reservoir.

As far as PH you should keep an eye on it and make sure it is not too high or too low but you should do this no matter what you grow in.

Hope this helps man.

TC

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kkinggong

wow cajun thank for the post that really helps and clears up a bunch of stuff for me. yall are grate

dutchie

This is my first grow. using MG slow releasing 20-20-20 ratio w/ perlite and dolomite lime. The plants are coming along a little slow I think.(vegging for abt 18 days now, largest one is abt 5" tall) Is it ok to add nutes to my 20-20-20 soil?

Daddy-O

Yep, that's where the info is. Here's Ripcord's definitive (and LONG) thread about it. Start at the beginning to get the basic info and then browse and read as much as you want/need. Tons of info but the general idea is right at the beginning and easy to understand.

https://www.gardenscure.com/420/hydr...mpy-style.html

tripps

I did a side by side soil comparison a while back, regular Miracle Grow did fine, second only to FFOF, the MG organic sucked eggs, worst soil of all, I think the plant in it died, if I remember.

http://www.gardenscure.com/420/plant...omparison.html

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Dr.Budz

How am I incorrect? I grew hempy as well. Plenty of them. I was mixing nutrients and watering everyday. Do that for 3 months a crop and it becomes really annoying.

I water soil plants every 3-4 days...And thats a small pot. I water hempys every other day. Hempy plants seem to need more nutrients also. So imo, yes, it is more expensive, and is harder than soil. Im not saying its the most expensive, but compared to soil its not the same.

Bonesnoff

Check your PH again, maybe the nutes are locked up, If you do add nutes, maybe try 1/4 to 1/2 strength.

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