Hempy Headquarters

I used 3/8. I will try 1/2.

I'm using Schultz perlite and it seems too fine. I'm gonna look around for something larger.
 
Home depot carries that here. I was just going to ask if anyone used vigoro, black gold or fafard as these are local for me.
 
Virgin ground said:
I think I may not have rinsed my perlite enough. The stream from the hole is full of particulates. I think this may be how I was overwatering, smothering the roots with perlite dust? It looks milky almost. I'll address that here soon as I want to up pot this week.
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making the hole bigger would correct the draining, doesn't have to be round...
 
FelipeBlu said:
I haven’t had any blockages since I increased the size of my hole from 3/8” to 1/2”. Initially, some smaller particles (not dust, but larger than my sieve size of 1/8”) will exit the hole, but then the perlite seems to stack and stabilize.
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yes, what he said....
 
Perlite dust.... meh.
Don't let it bother you. It settles in the bottom and will chew up a small bit of your res area, but I've never had it be a problem.

Kismet said:
Been liking the hempy getting ready to upload my carnival from a 2 liter into a 4 gallon hempy bucket. Will be my second hempy flower pot. What size bucket/pot do you guys feel is perfect from veg to harvest? I understand some people veg longer.:passitleft:
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Bucket size is mostly a function of plant size. Want a tree... use a 5gal. Tents... I'd stay under 2gal.
Watch your pot height as well... when you start getting over 1ft tall, wicking thru the medium can be an issue.
 
vtwin906 said:
30% Vermiculite should help with the wicking ....?
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In my mind, the vote is still out on that subject. I run pure perl because of my humid environment... when things don't evaporate as much, a thin mix can aid that aspect allowing better water motility. When you add thickeners (verm), you slow that flow down some. You may want this in a less humid environment, but when your humidity needle is generally north of 80%, getting water to evaporate is an issue.
 
Tead said:
In my mind, the vote is still out on that subject. I run pure perl because of my humid environment... when things don't evaporate as much, a thin mix can aid that aspect allowing better water motility. When you add thickeners (verm), you slow that flow down some. You may want this in a less humid environment, but when your humidity needle is generally north of 80%, getting water to evaporate is an issue.
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Agreed the mix would be for a low humidity environment such as winter grows in the Far North ..... In a container with >1ft of medium, you might also layer pure perlite up to the drain hole, then a 3" layer of mixed perlite w/vermiculite, then fill with perlite, such that it can be subsidized for some wicking from the perlite-mix layer....:passitleft:
 
Looking for suggestions for my first hempy grow. This will be my last indoor before spring/ summer. I intend on growing outdoors when weather turns so clones are possible (but not loving having no control over the flip) or I could just run autos outside when the time comes.

I should add that we’re pretty set on nighttime but variety is always nice.

Here’s what I have to play with.
 

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Sctanley007 said:
Looking for suggestions for my first hempy grow. This will be my last indoor before spring/ summer. I intend on growing outdoors when weather turns so clones are possible (but not loving having no control over the flip) or I could just run autos outside when the time comes.

I should add that we’re pretty set on nighttime but variety is always nice.

Here’s what I have to play with.
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I’d grow one of each. :theband:

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So I went and bought three 1.5 gallon black plastic buckets. They are 9.5 inches tall. Three should fill a 30*30*63 inch tent. I run 100% perlite
 
my rh is running 25% max or under. i'm at 18% in the clone / veg area. i never worry about bud rot or mold lol.

run a coupla bubblers to keep the rh up a bit but that's all. haven't bothered with humidifiers yet. rh climbs a lot higher in summer, but i can't grow at the height of summer here.
 
here's a good morning shot of the jungle taken last night


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that is all headquarters.... (salutes)
 
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