Tead's Indoor-ish, Winter, Hempy, OGK, SOG

Tead said:
Plastic box painted black. Holes in the lid. Rubber pipe insulation as a collar in the holes. Plant bottoms in water with fish tank air pump. Foil over top of lid... shoulda just painted it. Opaque solo cups over tops. Easy. Lazy easy.
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If you have good results with this I am going to have to build one. Light nute mix in the water or just plain water?
 
Tead said:
Ya know... I feel like I know another grower that goes perl only.... was it a melon farmer.... lemme dig....
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:rofl: He's never going to live that down. You and B A R will see to it. That's the second reference today. :rofl:
 
Tead said:
Drop a dime on a PH pen. Really... it's like soil... mostly... except one very important way... ALL the food for your plant comes DIRECTLY from your nute mix. You have to give it everything, and you have to hit the PH rights t so that everything can be absorbed. It is the single most important issue in play. In this aspect, it's much more like hydro. Of course, that's really the same function that enables the speed as well... a very two edged sword.
In soil, you have a huge buffer in play. Hempy has no such buffer.
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If I took the time to read I might find this out but then I'd be denied the charming company that fills your room, wouldn't I? So, let me just ask - how long did it take you to reach the point where you relaxed and it became instinctive? There had to be a certain amount of angst the first transitional run.
 
Forgot to mention that I am also one of those ITguys. I prefer to get in before everyone else too. Have my counter part here is the oppositeand rather come in late and stay late so it works well. This comment is going back to a topic from several pages ago but I just remembered that Tead had mentioned it. When I get in early and no major work to be done, gigabit internet and 420mag it is lol
 
Ricky Bobby said:
Gotcha. Can you link to or recommend a ph pen worth buying? Every time I read reviews on the I get mixed opinions about having one.
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Not really... I'm using an amazon cheapie. I check it often with PH7 testing liquid. They have a tendency to drift over time. Mine has a little screw I turn to correct it as I have it in the PH7 testing liquid. This makes sure my cheapie stays honest. I do it probably once a month.
 
Ricky Bobby said:
Forgot to mention that I am also one of those ITguys. I prefer to get in before everyone else too. Have my counter part here is the oppositeand rather come in late and stay late so it works well. This comment is going back to a topic from several pages ago but I just remembered that Tead had mentioned it. When I get in early and no major work to be done, gigabit internet and 420mag it is lol
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So been there... so done that. 420mag... ARS... Techdirt. My nerdly morning reading list since forever.
 
SweetSue said:
If I took the time to read I might find this out but then I'd be denied the charming company that fills your room, wouldn't I? So, let me just ask - how long did it take you to reach the point where you relaxed and it became instinctive? There had to be a certain amount of angst the first transitional run.
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Oh god... Wait... I just got back from the FQ and I need a little philosophical herbal input before I start that string of babble.... brb
 
Here Sue... pull up to the bar... lemme pour you a touch of rum. Lime?
Unfortunately... you've called for a minor tour of Tead. I'll make it sound all romanticy and shit... but keep in mind you've entered one of the darker local establishments for you drink this evening.
So... my heart will always belong to The Great NW. I babble on about it often. I grew up in an agricultural area. We had some pretty significant hippie influences in the area. My mom to this day is a dope smokin hippie in the hills.... her hubby carves totem poles for tourists. When you mix up that stew, you end up with someone that might be attracted and sensitive to plant biology and cycles in a general sort of way.
Then, you dump that young lad into a world of 1's and 0's... back in the day when you really had to deal with 1's and 0's. The stew changes a bit and takes on some dimensions that scream for data. Always needing to test and fully understand the exact and complete nature of things. This, of course, can cause some issues in many aspects of life... including growing.
Then, of course, you discover gumbo. You can view both sides of the gumbo... the careful cook attending to every little issue, or the lover of zest that cooks with wild abandon. Both are awesome and contribute to the larger pot. The beauty in each unique concoction... The side aspects of life in general that even make gumbo possible...

I started off many years ago with some childhood soil grows. Off and on over the earlier years. I did lots of container grows for a while before Katrina (shhhhh.... don't say that damn word!). After, I decided to try active hydro. I was glued to every aspect. Found that heat made it impossible.... after I tried every damn solution under the sun. Moved back to soil for a while, then into hempy.
Honestly, after I put so much time and effort into the active hydro, I was kinda burned out. That's about when I started wingin it a bit more. Then, I discovered that wingin it kinda worked for me. I was super attracted to the idea since it touched back to my youth.
I tried to swing back to the technical ways of thinking when I first started hempy, but soon discovered the insanity that was to be found when checking one's hempy runoff. I switched over to the 'lazy' style of growing and haven't looked back.

There lies poor Tead. Stuck in a sea of wonderful things. Like a bit of goodness in a big ole gumbo pot. Still growing... still learning... still laughing.

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share SS. I get much pleasure from forming these thoughts and ideas into words. How's that drink doin?
 
Ha my friend growing with the flow is the only way! I don't stress on things or measure half the stuff most folks do lol just wing it as you say :)
 
Light Addict said:
Ha my friend growing with the flow is the only way! I don't stress on things or measure half the stuff most folks do lol just wing it as you say :)
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Yea... It could drive you nuts if you let it. So many different angles. We all come to a comfort level. We often call it "lazy" or "going with the flow", but really, they might be euphemisms for "experienced".
I worry about giving advice sometimes. I realize my experiences and understandings are different than a lot of growers... especially the newbs.
The hempy method itself is a bit of a crutch to me as well... I mean, it's just so damn easy and flexible. I feel like I'm cheating somehow.
 
I wing it myself, because im green to growing mj. I dont know, (and dont trust the interweb) and am often afraid to do anything with my plants...fearing im causing more damage. So i wait, and wait until they scream at me, leaving me only 1 solid choice. I do that..then keep rolling with the flow.

Kinda stressfull.ish. i have 3 issues yell-screaming at me this morning. 2 are kinda big bad 'hey get off ur ass and do something with me already'..type issues. Ahhh what to do what to do.

I dont like this damn sativa. So wobbly n soft. Probably fit well in a scrog- which i dont do, cant afford to make now..
 
Lex/Ricky Bobby, I'll have to second going with perlite only. I did my first few rounds with vermiculite, but wasn't as fond of it as I expected. I too liked the idea and was worried that straight perlite wouldn't work, but I've had no problems so far. Do it!

Tead- You calling me a melon farmer!? :) Thanks for the shoutout. Now that we both have journals, we can more easily brainwash people to the ways of the Hempy. We will convert them.

And I definitely will side on the Hempy pH being like hydro, but much else being like soil. That's the downside, but it also helps you grow as a grower. The nice thing is that you can remedy pH problems within hours, instead of the days it would take in soil.

@ricky - You could spend $50-100 to get a decent one (I think Bluelab and Hanna are well-known brands), or you can go cheap like a lot of us do and drop $13 on a digital pH pen online. Just make sure you store it properly (read the thread below) and re-calibrate it often.
PH pen reservoir mod
 
Tead said:
Here Sue... pull up to the bar... lemme pour you a touch of rum. Lime?
Unfortunately... you've called for a minor tour of Tead. I'll make it sound all romanticy and shit... but keep in mind you've entered one of the darker local establishments for you drink this evening.
So... my heart will always belong to The Great NW. I babble on about it often. I grew up in an agricultural area. We had some pretty significant hippie influences in the area. My mom to this day is a dope smokin hippie in the hills.... her hubby carves totem poles for tourists. When you mix up that stew, you end up with someone that might be attracted and sensitive to plant biology and cycles in a general sort of way.
Then, you dump that young lad into a world of 1's and 0's... back in the day when you really had to deal with 1's and 0's. The stew changes a bit and takes on some dimensions that scream for data. Always needing to test and fully understand the exact and complete nature of things. This, of course, can cause some issues in many aspects of life... including growing.
Then, of course, you discover gumbo. You can view both sides of the gumbo... the careful cook attending to every little issue, or the lover of zest that cooks with wild abandon. Both are awesome and contribute to the larger pot. The beauty in each unique concoction... The side aspects of life in general that even make gumbo possible...

I started off many years ago with some childhood soil grows. Off and on over the earlier years. I did lots of container grows for a while before Katrina (shhhhh.... don't say that damn word!). After, I decided to try active hydro. I was glued to every aspect. Found that heat made it impossible.... after I tried every damn solution under the sun. Moved back to soil for a while, then into hempy.
Honestly, after I put so much time and effort into the active hydro, I was kinda burned out. That's about when I started wingin it a bit more. Then, I discovered that wingin it kinda worked for me. I was super attracted to the idea since it touched back to my youth.
I tried to swing back to the technical ways of thinking when I first started hempy, but soon discovered the insanity that was to be found when checking one's hempy runoff. I switched over to the 'lazy' style of growing and haven't looked back.

There lies poor Tead. Stuck in a sea of wonderful things. Like a bit of goodness in a big ole gumbo pot. Still growing... still learning... still laughing.

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share SS. I get much pleasure from forming these thoughts and ideas into words. How's that drink doin?
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God, I could sit and listen to you talk all day. :battingeyelashes: The drink's delightful. Lime with the rum, nice touch.

So what I hear is that working with the hempy pots your brain plays in creative, which is a great release for someone driven by left-brain passions. Close? So I take it you adapted quickly once you found hempy? I can understand, given your humidity and heat concerns during the better part of the year, why hempy would be a better choice for you.

Someday I'll have to have honest-to-God gumbo. To my recollection I've not indulged, and I'm certain that's something I'd remember.
 
All this talk of Gumbo... I had to google it. That looks damn tasty. I will have to try my hand at making it now.

Tead, you got a recipe for me bud?
 
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