hempy help needed!

Discussion in 'Hydroponic Growing' started by purebongrips, Aug 26, 2012.

  1. #1 purebongrips, Aug 26, 2012
    for a 12 liter hempy bucket how much water do you mix the nutes in, same question only for 16oz plastic cups (seedling mini hempy)
     
  2. #2 greennewb, Aug 27, 2012
    just use enough water so that when you fill the bucket there is some run off through the hole in the bottom. there's not really a set amount of water needed.

    you might not want to be feeding seedlings with nutes. are they rooted yet? if no, don't feed them anything but plain pHed water. if they are rooted, then you can use 1/4 strength nutes at first. amount of water would be same 'formula' for a regular hempy bucket. just use enough so that you have some run off out of the hole in the bottom of the bucket/cup.
     
  3. #3 purebongrips, Aug 27, 2012
    It says to mix in 1 gallon of water tho, can you leave the nute/water mix sit for an extended period of time?
     
  4. #4 greennewb, Aug 27, 2012
    just ratio it down to half a gallon if need be.
     
  5. #5 drdank50, Aug 28, 2012
    I use the Lucas formula and you can break it down to 16 oz cup. I'm using GH flora micro and bloom. Calls for 8 ml micro and 16 ml of bloom per gallon. 8 16 oz cups in a gallon so do the math. Full strength is 1 ml micro and 2 ml bloom per 16 oz cup.
     
  6. #6 TinTizzy, Aug 28, 2012
    You want at least 25% runoff to prevent salt buildup..I just used a gallon of water per bucket
     
  7. #7 purebongrips, Aug 28, 2012

    What size bucket? Would that not cause a massive amount of overflow in a 12 liter/3gallon bucket
     
  8. #8 purebongrips, Aug 28, 2012

    So are you saying mix the nutes/water in a 16 oz cup and give it to the hempy? Would that not still casue a lot of runoff
     
  9. #9 TinTizzy, Aug 28, 2012
    [quote name='"purebongrips"']

    What size bucket? Would that not cause a massive amount of overflow in a 12 liter/3gallon bucket[/quote]

    Oh 5 gallon bucket my bad..so half gallon or so for 3 gallon will give u round 1 qt runoff
     
  10. #10 purebongrips, Aug 28, 2012

    Thanks man, any idea how much I would use for the 16oz cups?
     
  11. #11 TinTizzy, Aug 28, 2012
    Just water till it has 25% runoff based on how much you used
     
  12. #12 purebongrips, Aug 28, 2012
    You think 4-6oz would work?
     
  13. #13 TinTizzy, Aug 28, 2012
    Where they're that little it's not as important because theyre not using much nutes..just a little runoff should be fine
     
  14. #14 drdank50, Aug 28, 2012
    [quote name='"purebongrips"']

    Thanks man, any idea how much I would use for the 16oz cups?[/quote]

    I start mine out in solo cups till they are old enough to transplant. I have 5 of them in 18 oz solo cups and they're 5" tall (topped). Currently watering them at half strength every other day.
     
  15. #15 drdank50, Aug 28, 2012
    [quote name='"drdank50"']

    I start mine out in solo cups till they are old enough to transplant. I have 5 of them in 18 oz solo cups and they're 5" tall (topped). Currently watering them at half strength every other day.[/quote]

    100% perlite with hydroton on top to prevent algae.
     
  16. #16 drdank50, Aug 28, 2012
    Here's the girls now...
     

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  17. #17 drdank50, Aug 30, 2012
    [quote name='"drdank50"']Here's the girls now...[/quote]

    Here's a shot to show how tall they are
     

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