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Howdy ho fellow gardeners! I've been an avid legal cannabis gardener for over 12 years. I began growing medical cannabis legally for my wife after she suffered a bout with throat cancer. Radiation had her down to skin and bones and she nearly lost her life from malnutrition. She went through 6 weeks of brutal radiation that left her throat scorched and scarred. But the cancer was eliminated, and she's alive. Not only is she alive, but she's been cancer free since. I began making cannabis infused coconut oil for her to ingest orally to stimulate her appetite and allow her a good night's sleep. My journey has continued and evolved over the years. I myself suffer from crippling bi-polar disorder. I take 6 00 sized coconut hash capsules each day to keep my symptoms under control. Without them I cannot be in the company of other people due to my mental illness. I literally garden for life, but don't we all? 
I have been growing in water to waste 5 gallon black buckets using a system known as hempy buckets. They are also known as dutch buckets or bat-o buckets. So what the heck is it? A 5 gallon bucket. Take a 1/2 inch drill bit. Measure up 2 inches from the bottom of the bucket. Drill a hole. Fill the bucket with #4 chunky perlite. The large #4 perlite will not fall through the hole you've drilled when you water your plant(s). The plants are watered with a hydroponic fertilizer every other day. The plants drink from the small water table which is where the root ball will predominantly form. As the plants grow in size sometimes watering frequency increases to once per day or even twice per day. That's a good and a bad thing, right? Big plants with more fruit, but more labor to get to the finish line. God does not reward those who are lazy in life nor the garden
I'm now beginning to get back into soil gardening as well. I have a desire to grow organic vegetables and cannabis in the future, so I am not exclusively a hydroponic gardener. I would love to answer any questions you may have, and hopefully give you some great ideas on how you can grow your own hydroponic vegetables or cannabis. I'm actually getting ready to pull a few tomato starts out of my clone tote and into soil so that I can transplant them outside in the garden. Just waiting for the darn whether to warm
For my fertilizer I use and recommend Jack's 5-12-26 with calcium nitrate and epsom salt as part of the Jack's 3-2-1 system. PH adjusted to 5.8. The solution is stable for up to 8 days. Zero PH movement. Zero heavy metals. J.R. Peters has been in business since the 40's if I remember correctly. They are a leader in professional fertilizer manufacturer and supply. Cheap to boot
I use 6 stage reverse osmosis water which auto fills into my reservoirs on float valves from the RO unit. Easy peezy lemon squeezy
This room contains 9 plants. 9 very large plants
Tomato just coming out of my DIY 27 gallon clone tote powered by an 800GHP fountain pump and my custom 1/2 inch PVC manifold with spray nozzles:
Clone tote with a mixture of tomato plants and cannabis plants:
My holly hock in soil. She's going outside as soon as it warms enough:
Lemon balm:
Corn, tomatos, wild flowers, cabbage, and of course some cannabis plants:
Blue dream under a single 360w Geyapex COB with bridgelux bloom lights. I am actually testing this light for the manufacturer. They gave me a sample to journal and record my results. Seems like a fantastic light as you can see:
I have been growing in water to waste 5 gallon black buckets using a system known as hempy buckets. They are also known as dutch buckets or bat-o buckets. So what the heck is it? A 5 gallon bucket. Take a 1/2 inch drill bit. Measure up 2 inches from the bottom of the bucket. Drill a hole. Fill the bucket with #4 chunky perlite. The large #4 perlite will not fall through the hole you've drilled when you water your plant(s). The plants are watered with a hydroponic fertilizer every other day. The plants drink from the small water table which is where the root ball will predominantly form. As the plants grow in size sometimes watering frequency increases to once per day or even twice per day. That's a good and a bad thing, right?
Big plants with more fruit, but more labor to get to the finish line. God does not reward those who are lazy in life nor the garden I'm now beginning to get back into soil gardening as well. I have a desire to grow organic vegetables and cannabis in the future, so I am not exclusively a hydroponic gardener. I would love to answer any questions you may have, and hopefully give you some great ideas on how you can grow your own hydroponic vegetables or cannabis. I'm actually getting ready to pull a few tomato starts out of my clone tote and into soil so that I can transplant them outside in the garden. Just waiting for the darn whether to warm
For my fertilizer I use and recommend Jack's 5-12-26 with calcium nitrate and epsom salt as part of the Jack's 3-2-1 system. PH adjusted to 5.8. The solution is stable for up to 8 days. Zero PH movement. Zero heavy metals. J.R. Peters has been in business since the 40's if I remember correctly. They are a leader in professional fertilizer manufacturer and supply. Cheap to boot
I use 6 stage reverse osmosis water which auto fills into my reservoirs on float valves from the RO unit. Easy peezy lemon squeezy
This room contains 9 plants. 9 very large plants
Tomato just coming out of my DIY 27 gallon clone tote powered by an 800GHP fountain pump and my custom 1/2 inch PVC manifold with spray nozzles:
Clone tote with a mixture of tomato plants and cannabis plants:
My holly hock in soil. She's going outside as soon as it warms enough:
Lemon balm:
Corn, tomatos, wild flowers, cabbage, and of course some cannabis plants:
Blue dream under a single 360w Geyapex COB with bridgelux bloom lights. I am actually testing this light for the manufacturer. They gave me a sample to journal and record my results. Seems like a fantastic light as you can see:
