Getting Hempy With It 2019

[Bilbobudkin420]

Welcome.
I am switching up from soil to Hempy.
My first Hempy is currently in flower. Week 3. 2lt soda bottles 100% perlite Hempy. 10 kush clones in a six square foot space.

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• ZebSoames
• Feb 5, 2019

And after my three new girls grow up some, then they well end up in 1.5 gl Hempy Buckets, also with 100% perlite. Going to use LST only. No topping. I also plan to take clones from the three girls as well.

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• ZebSoames
• Feb 5, 2019

Love your little marine nutcracker it gets me everytime lol

 

[FelipeBlu]

I use the same big bag of Vigoro perlite. Some is as big as 3/4”, but most is between 1/8” (my sieve size) and 1/2”.

Once the perlite stacked/stabilized, I haven’t seen much perlite exiting, even with a strong stream.

 

[FelipeBlu]

I imagine volcanic rock would be a good alternative to perlite?

Like scoria or pumice? Probably would work okay. Need to check the wicking height. I know someone here used aquarium gravel. It worked fair enough, but was quite heavy. Although, it might be the thing for an outdoor hempy - for wind stability.

 

[Bilbobudkin420]

Like scoria or pumice?

Which ever the black one is lol

 

[FelipeBlu]

This?

 

[Bilbobudkin420]

This?

Yer that one lol

 

[FelipeBlu]

Might be worth checking out. If disposed after use, it certainly blends into the yard better than the perlite.

 

[bluter]

Might be worth checking out. If disposed after use, it certainly blends into the yard better than the perlite.

errr, everything blends in once we roto-till it lol. we don't throw any waste water or used perlite away. if it's not used on the house plants it goes in the garden. mom would kill me if i got rid of anything like that lol

 

[TurboBucket]

The hempy format is not limited to only perlite/vermiculite. You can run it with other soilless mediums as well such as Coco or pro mix

 

[ZebSoames]

Go run arrands and Bam. Have to catch up on my own page.
I use the normal store bought perlite. And the size of the hole is as big as the cigarette I use to melt the hole.
My last bag of perlite had wood chips in it. I also use used perlite so I'm not putting to many nutes to my seedlings. I try to wash mine some first but to much tries to go away with the rense.

The Hempy explained earlier was good. I also like the no pHing my well water first. It run in the 6's so I'm good. But Hempy isn't sensitive to pH drift.

 

[ZebSoames]

So my 3some seems to be setting into the solo cups. Day 4 seedlings. So far so good. Only water for now.

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• ZebSoames
• Feb 6, 2019

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• ZebSoames
• Feb 6, 2019

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• ZebSoames
• Feb 6, 2019

 

[FelipeBlu]

Some early LST

 

[ZebSoames]

Some early LST

I am going that route. But I had a heat wave. It didn't like it.
I'll make a note of that for the next grow. Which ones did what in the humid heat.

 

[FelipeBlu]

I once did some early LST with light. These are very adaptable plants.

 

[ZebSoames]

Update time.
The 3some are now 9 days old and started on 1/4 nute. Not stretching to bad.

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• ZebSoames
• Feb 11, 2019

My 3some. 9 days old. Solo cup Hempy.
Original Skunk#1
King Tut
Jack Herer

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• ZebSoames
• Feb 11, 2019

9 day old Original Skunk #1
By SeedsMan
Perlite Hempy

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• ZebSoames
• Feb 11, 2019

9 day old Tutankhamon
By Pyramid seeds
Perlite Hempy

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• ZebSoames
• Feb 11, 2019

9 day old Jack Herer
By SeedsMan
Perlite Hempy

And the 10 Kush clones are now in week 4.

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• ZebSoames
• Feb 11, 2019

Kush clones. 2lt Hempy. 100%perlite.
Week 4 flower

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• ZebSoames
• Feb 11, 2019

Kush clones. 2lt Hempy. 100%perlite.
Week 4 flower

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• ZebSoames
• Feb 11, 2019

Kush clones. 2lt Hempy. 100%perlite.
Week 4 flower

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• ZebSoames
• Feb 11, 2019

Kush clones. 2lt Hempy. 100%perlite.
Week 4 flower

 

[FelipeBlu]

Everything is looking great!

 

[bluter]

looks nice. can't wait to see them grow.

 

[ZebSoames]

looks nice. can't wait to see them grow.

I can't wait to start the LST when I up pot them

 

[ZebSoames]

I know this is long. But is it solid? If I stick to these will I be ok?
Thanks





2’x2′ Builds Using 2 Foot Strips
Samsung F-Series LT-F564B 2′ LED Strip Build – 2’x2′
Since these strips are so densely packed with diodes, we only need 2 of them to light a 2’x2′ .

Parts list:
2x Samsung LT-F564B 2′ Strips ($53.00)

1x Mean Well HLG-120H-C1400B Driver ($45)

1x 100K Ohm Potentiometer for Dimming ($7)

1x Resistor for Potentiometer ($6) Note- resistor is only required if your potentiometer measures less than its rated resistance. Use a resistor in series to bring the pot up to its rated resistance.

~4 Feet of 2″ Heat Sink ($16) Note – this length is an estimate only… make sure to measure your space so your heat sinks are cut short enough that they’ll fit.

~8 Feet of 3/4″ x 3/4″ x 1/8″ thick Angle Aluminum for Frame ($30) Note – this length is an estimate only… make sure to measure your space to properly size your frame.

1x Roll of Thermal Tape, 30mm x 25m ($16) Note – you’ll need to double your tape up on the heat sink to cover the width of this strip.

1x LLT L20 Waterproof Power Connector for Driver AC Connection ($10)

18 gauge hookup wire cut to whatever length you need ($10)

4x 5-Conductor Wagos ($3)

1x 6-Pack of Ratcheting Hangers ($19)

Total Price Estimate (USD) = $215 + Shipping

System Specs:
Type: C.C./Series

Diode Count: 288

System Voltage: 93.9V

System Current: 1,400mA

System Power: 131.4W

Lumen Estimate (3000K): 21,981

Efficacy: 167 lm/w

Wiring Diagram:










Samsung F-Series LT-F562B 2′ LED Strip Build – 2’x2′
The 562B version of the F strips are half as dense than the 564B, so we’ll need twice as many. On the plus side, we’ll get more even coverage by distributing the diodes among more strips.

Parts list:
4x Samsung LT-F562B 2′ Strips ($58)

1x Mean Well HLG-120H-C1400B Driver ($45)

1x 100K Ohm Potentiometer for Dimming ($7)

1x Resistor for Potentiometer ($6) Note- resistor is only required if your potentiometer measures less than its rated resistance. Use a resistor in series to bring the pot up to its rated resistance.

~8 Feet of 1″ Heat Sink ($16) Note – this length is an estimate only… make sure to measure your space so your heat sinks are cut short enough that they’ll fit.

~8 Feet of 3/4″ x 3/4″ x 1/8″ thick Angle Aluminum for Frame ($30) Note – this length is an estimate only… make sure to measure your space to properly size your frame.

1x Roll of Thermal Tape, 30mm x 25m ($16)

1x LLT L20 Waterproof Power Connector for Driver AC Connection ($10)

18 gauge hookup wire cut to whatever length you need ($10)

4x 5-Conductor Wagos ($3)

1x 6-Pack of Ratcheting Hangers ($19)

Total Price Estimate (USD) = $220 + Shipping

System Specs:
Type: C.C./Series

Diode Count: 288

System Voltage: 93.9V

System Current: 1,400mA

System Power: 131.4W

Lumen Estimate (3000K): 21,981

Efficacy: 167 lm/w

Wiring Diagram:

 

[Buck5050]

I didn't like the double sided thermal tape at all. I found that thermal paste and screwing down the strips to the mounting surface was a better route. The tape does work and it is a royal pain in the butt to remove if you ever want to. I envisioned the tape giving me a nice and tight mating surface to the heat sink, but it wasn't like that since the tape has it's own thickness. Looked weird and than started to separate at points from the diode silicon. I grabbed some self tapping screws and thermal paste. Spread that stuff fairly thin and than attached. It squished out between the diodes and the heat sink. Making for a nice fit.