FelipeBlu’s Outdoor Hempy Photos & Autos 2020

[FelipeBlu]

¡Hola Enjoil - welcome to my garden!

I dilute the battery acid down to 7.5% and use it as a pH down. And actually, it does provide additional sulfur, which is considered essential for increasing flavor. I use this because a) it’s cheap and readily available at any auto parts store, and b) I don’t want to add too much phosphorus to my mix (most pH down is a diluted phosphoric acid).

Edited to add: If you decide to dilute battery acid, REMEMBER - ACID INTO WATER!!
(A before W) - doing the reverse can result in serious injuries.

 

[Amy Gardner]

stave off the daily fertigation a little longer

It should do exactly that! I recommend a cover of some kind on top too (as well as the shade wrap). I used gnatnix pebbles (for gnats ) and found that layer also did an excellent job of helping the soil hold moisture a little bit longer.

 

[FelipeBlu]

Thanks Amy!

Since you already read the post above, please be sure to read my edit I just made to it.
@Amy Gardner and @HashGirl

 

[Amy Gardner]

It’s funny actually because it was a living soil grow and the gnatnix made it look like a giant hempy pot!

 

[FelipeBlu]

Imagine...Amy growing hempy!

 

[Amy Gardner]

I thought about it a lot actually. The weight factor seems like it would work for me. But, like Coco, it always has to be wet so it isn’t as light to move around and it requires fertigation all the damn time! So as grow methods they’re not as disability friendly as I thought they were going to be. I didn’t like Coco at all. I’m a soil girl ... those long dry cycles are my best friend!

 

[InTheShed]

I can tell you that my Carnival in ProMix HP needs to be fertigated every other day in its 7 gallon pot. Two gallons a throw.

 

[FelipeBlu]

And you don’t get as many 90+F days as I do!

 

[Buck5050]

I don’t know if you can get away from watering less than every 2 days with hempy during flowering

This is why I have considered adding in vermiculite back into the system. I will attempt a side by side on my next flower run but will be watering it the same as the perlite (48 hours) just to see what's what. I do remember watering every 3 days at times when vermiculite was in the mix.

 

[MrSauga]

This is why I have considered adding back in vermiculite back into the system. I will attempt a side by side on my next flower run but will be watering it the same as the perlite (48 hours) just to see what's what. I do remember watering every 3 days at times when vermiculite was in the mix.

I just wrote a post on the differences between the two so I'm guessing your memory is correct.

I used vermiculite this time due to not having the perlite available. Vermiculite is a silicate material that’s brown or beige in color and has a soft, sponge-like texture and tends to hold water better. Perlite is harder, white in color, and is made out of mined volcanic rock. Perlite tends to be more alkaline and vermiculite is more neutral so if you have soil with a high pH then vermiculite wouldn't be a bad option over perlite.

 

[InTheShed]

I'm not sure if Vulx is still in business but their product is supposed to lower the frequency of watering in soil, and possibly ProMix in the correct quantities. I fear they may have vanished though.

 

[MrSauga]

I'm not sure if Vulx is still in business but their product is supposed to lower the frequency of watering in soil, and possibly ProMix in the correct quantities. I fear they may have vanished though.

Still in business, just not a sponsor. I do see though they have plastered all over their front page with a Teddy endorsement.

 

[InTheShed]

Glad I didn't link to them then! I wonder if VG got her prize tub finally.

 

[FelipeBlu]

It did sound interesting.

 

[FelipeBlu]

I mean, what geologist wouldn’t be excited about a volcanic material?
Especially one that purportedly grows cannabis better?!

 

[InTheShed]

True dat! When I did my side-by-side clone test they still hadn't worked out the correct amount for ProMix HP so I didn't get any benefits, and since then I haven't had room for another test. Turns out you need a lot more Vulx for HP than soil.
Someday maybe I'll have the space to try again.

 

[MrSauga]

Turns out you need a lot more Vulx for HP than soil.

Ah, whadda you know? It's not like you tried to tell 'em dat.

 

[FelipeBlu]

A quick update (dinner is almost ready!)

BeBo1 has sprinted 16” in the past 2 weeks (7” more since last Thursday)

BeBo2 has only added another 4” in the last 7 days, and also seems to be a little into bud set

Not to be left out - just because she’s still free - GLGA has definitely added some height since last week

And BeBo2a just keeps blowing up - she’s almost as tall as GLGA now - a more than adequate replacement for the branch that fell off!

 

[InTheShed]

You're heading into Sphnx territory!

 

[FelipeBlu]

Now, those were some trees!