Hi folks, does anyone grow indoors using “Hempies” ?
I’ve been reading up on growing methods to try and grow larger plants with obviously more yield so I dont have to grow during the hot summer with its heat problems.
I currently use soil/perlite in 19L fabric pots in a 4’x4’ tent, and was thinking of substituting the soil mix with coco coir/perlite but the fertigation seems complicated and too frequent, so I wondered about Hempies.
Any info would be much appreciated guys…many thanks.
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The guys on Dude Grows podcast are big fans of hempys, they have covered it quite a bit.
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Thanks Qtip I’ll check it out.
Have you used them before?
Just for small seedlings in solo cups before I switch them into DWC. I’ve heard humidity can be a challenge with hempys so I might try one in winter when it’s very dry here.
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Following, that grow style is fucking wicked, I’d never heard of it before today, definitely super cool.
@Jango An Idiot's Guide to Hempy | Rollitup
I found that on another forum dude seemed real well versed and had a good looking setup going, in depth with the knowledge
Edit: I hope the posts title isn’t off-putting, just some random dude on a forum like us that made a detailed post about it, wasn’t trying to make it seem dick-ish or rude, that’s just the title HE picked, it was an informative post
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Ive grown in Hempys, perlite/vermiculite mix. I had pretty good results. Im growing at the moment in coco/perlite in 3 gallon fabric pots and love it. I hand water in two 4 x 4 tents with great results. Watering is more frequent but I dont worry about root problems that can occur in hempys. @vernal can give you advice on coco Hemps Im sure.
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Check with @JohnnyPotseed and/or @anon93244739, one OR both also does “Hempy” in their Grow Operations. I did Hempy-style Grow two outdoor seasons ago on my deck. 5 Gal Buckets, Reservoir/Drain Hole 1 1/2 inches from bottom, my mixture was 4:1 Perlite/Vermiculite, used black plastic covering the top to prevent Algae buildup. Was impressed with Auto Grow!!! Good luck, SS/BW…mister 
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If you got any questions, lemme know, I pretty much only grow in hempies.
It’s a fantastically easy way to grow.
If you need really big yields get a 3x3 ID flood table for that tent and just skip the hempies, active hydro will crush hempy yields.
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Just starting my first run on hempys from soil so im interested in this also. Do you all use any benefitials
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My first jump from soil to hydro was with hempys… Some of the best plants I ever grew came with my first run of hempys…
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I am, but I really don’t think it’s necessary. It’s because I’m using the elements nutrients and that’s one of 3 parts.
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I do not use any bacteria or fungi products. I add a disinfectant to the water, so they’d just die anyway.
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Thanks guys for all the info, I checked out a few sites on the net and found an old thread from OG from a few years ago so I guess I should of had a look first, but it seems that a few others are interested to give hempies a go.
So for a hempy grow do you have to start your seedlings in a small hempy style cups or just a tray of perlite?
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I just started running them and it’s amazing. So easy.
I did, I started mine in jiffy pellets, then planted them into solo cups with drainage with my same final mix. When first true leaves were over 1" I fed 1/4 strength food. Slowly incremented up to fill over about 2 weeks.
Thanks mate thats great I use Jiffy pellets all the time then pot up to my final medium so no change there.
This has got me really interested, enough to give it a go.
Do it do it do it
I found expanded clay for the bottom 1/3, then 2:1:1 perlite:coir:jiffy seed starting mix.
I ran all the standard variations I found and 2 this way, the 2 this way performed best.
Put a piece of pipe that you can directly water the bottom of your going to hand water, and add a bubble stone in the bottom to make it even better. These 2 are optional but pretty nice.
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Awesome thanks mate, I’m off in search of black buckets!
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FWIW I’ve used buckets of every color and it doesn’t matter much. You can get a tiny amount of algae in white buckets but not enough to make a difference.
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Thanks vernal white buckets are easier to find.
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I use to start my seeds in cups full of soil and transplant them into my perlite/vermiculite mix with no problems. So the medium you start your seeds in doesn’t have to be the same.
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