I did Hempy buckets a couple of times and whenever I run them
the root mass still blows me away
the Vermiculite is a glass and it cuts the roots and gives you
a dense mat of the fine feeder roots that feed your plants
I did Hempys because they are sooo easy
the perlite and vermiculite buffers the media somewhat like soil/soil-less
it is a lot more forgiving than straight water
I should at this point, point out this are only what I saw in my grows
I have grown since 1974 outside and inside 2001
I grow in soil-less because it is easy and will tell you Hempys are just as easy
but the growth is off the hook
first time I did them my plants fell over they got so big I had to bungie cord
15 pound barbell weights to keep them up to finish
now when I do them I put an inch of #2 stone at the bottom of the bucket
Thing with this style of growing I found people make it hard it is not
truncheon are handy I have a Blue Lab off of ebay got it cheap
also a good Milwaukee meter which cost big bucks
used them both 10 times total
I found I could run the Peters at every watering rate of a 1/4 teaspoon
per gallon with out a problem
Good luck @nefrella I think you will like these buckets
but if you want to grow treez Krusty Freedom Buckets are the buckets
the Clown could grow the weed he was the first grower I saw back in the
day that was doing 4 pounds a single plant inside
all the best
Dequilo