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GenericHero
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hydroponic poppies
#28562501 - 11/30/23 05:30 PM (1 month, 27 days ago) |
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Got a three by three tent just sitting there. All my hydroponic equipment is on standby. Why the hell not? I'm going to try and grow some poppies indoor.
Figuring out how much to feed shouldn't be a big deal, but the proper pH I'm not sure about. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions feel free to post. It might take me a few weeks to get up and running.
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Cool idea. I could see that resulting in some fat pods.
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Re: hydroponic poppies [Re: Mystikal]
#28567865 - 12/04/23 06:47 AM (1 month, 24 days ago) |
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If growing for beautiful flowers, then I'd say go for it 
However, if you're growing to get anything of any use other than that, I think you'd be greatly disappointed.
Keep us posted!
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Re: hydroponic poppies [Re: Towns77]
#28589141 - 12/18/23 10:07 PM (1 month, 9 days ago) |
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Got my tanks all connected. Waiting for the cure. I'll test whether the water seal is good tomorrow. If okay, then I'll start some seeds.
Thanks for the link towns77, I was wondering about pH. 6.5 - 6.8 sounds like a good place to start
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What's your set up like?
I've had good luck growing random flowers and plants in a ez cloner with baskets with lava rock.
Ive never tried poppys but I did have a dope maple tree for around 3 years in a clone machine.
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i've got a big tote with holes in the lid for the baskets. it is connected to a five gallon bucket by a pvc pipe. i use the bucket for testing the water and adding/removing stuff. this way i don't have to disturb the roots to do anything. also have a water pump in the bucket to circulate the water between containers. rdwc i think they call this setup.
i've thought about doing blueberries in hydro as my soil is too basic, but i want something that will die the same year. imagine being married to a hydroponics setup for a decade... three months is about all i can stand to manage one. after that i take a break for the rest of the year.
i'd be interested to see your maple if you have any pics. no worries if not
edit: i'll post some pics of my setup after i get it up and running
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Edited by GenericHero (12/19/23 12:53 AM)
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Towns77
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GenericHero said: Got my tanks all connected. Waiting for the cure. I'll test whether the water seal is good tomorrow. If okay, then I'll start some seeds.
Thanks for the link towns77, I was wondering about pH. 6.5 - 6.8 sounds like a good place to start
no problemo! We can't wait to see your set up, when you get it all up and running
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Re: hydroponic poppies [Re: Towns77] 1
#28589844 - 12/19/23 01:27 PM (1 month, 9 days ago) |
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Sadly I do not have pictures of my the maple tree in the hydro set up. It ended getting like a foot and half tall and the stem was about as big as your pinky finger.
I planted it in my yard 3 years ago. It hasn't taken to good to being in the dirt but it is still alive.
I have 3 HUGE blueberry plants and they take a long time to grow. I doubt you'd ever get fruits on a 3 month old plant, sadly these kinda of projects are long term.
I had a semi commercial cannabis op and it lived in the mother plant room in 24 hours of light and the same high end fertilizer everything else got.
Keeping the roots healthy and out of the misters turns into a real thing. I ended up using a large flat bubbler in the end.
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Poppies can’t be grown hydro if you’re interested in harvesting it’s opium. The latex is a fluid that runs through the inside of the plant, heavy rains or something like this would likely flush away a good deal of your yield. Dirt and sunshine is all you need for poppies… not even good dirt, they won’t complain too much with whatever you give them. But something like hydro would be very counterproductive, sorry. It’s a cool idea though and definitely a conversation that’s been had here over the years.
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Towns77
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Lipa Kreepa said: Poppies can’t be grown hydro if you’re interested in harvesting it’s opium. The latex is a fluid that runs through the inside of the plant, heavy rains or something like this would likely flush away a good deal of your yield. Dirt and sunshine is all you need for poppies… not even good dirt, they won’t complain too much with whatever you give them. But something like hydro would be very counterproductive, sorry. It’s a cool idea though and definitely a conversation that’s been had here over the years.
They sure can be https://growopium.tumblr.com/ ;
However, like I stated earlier, as far as growing them for opium goes, he'd be greatly disappointed.
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Re: hydroponic poppies [Re: Towns77]
#28592902 - 12/21/23 03:30 PM (1 month, 7 days ago) |
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Towns77 said: However, like I stated earlier, as far as growing them for opium goes, he'd be greatly disappointed.
The desire for opium was pretty much the backbone of my arguement. For the sake of doing it, yeah it’s a plant. And it is indeed possible. But if you want good opium, then no.
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Towns77 said: However, like I stated earlier, as far as growing them for opium goes, he'd be greatly disappointed.
The desire for opium was pretty much the backbone of my arguement. For the sake of doing it, yeah it’s a plant. And it is indeed possible. But if you want good opium, then no.
Oh, I agree That is why I said that to him too in my first post
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Re: hydroponic poppies [Re: Towns77] 2
#28592935 - 12/21/23 04:00 PM (1 month, 7 days ago) |
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Towns77 said:
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Lipa Kreepa said:
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Towns77 said: However, like I stated earlier, as far as growing them for opium goes, he'd be greatly disappointed.
The desire for opium was pretty much the backbone of my arguement. For the sake of doing it, yeah it’s a plant. And it is indeed possible. But if you want good opium, then no.
Oh, I agree That is why I said that to him too in my first post 
My bad I didn’t see that part of your post. It definitely can be achieved, but it’s just not worth the resources and the risk. Outdoor, no one will notice it. It’s illegal yes… but never usually a concern. If one were to grow a field of it, maybe that would change. But most LEO are totally oblivious to poppies and what they look like. Whereas cannabis, everyone and their grandma knows what that looks and smells like. Your typical risk outdoor is theft from other poppy enthusiasts, so a backyard or something is usually better than out in the open.
Back to the risk part… I said all that to say this. If one sees your plants outdoor, there’s a solid chance no one will notice them. But if one stumbles across them indoor, they’re weird and unfamiliar enough for someone to get suspicious and likely call the law. So if a backyard isn’t an option… walk along rivers, ditches and abandoned areas and roll the dice. Considering how tolerant poppies are of abrasive weather conditions (minus high heat and drought when the seedlings are young. But after this..), there’s a good chance a lot of them will mature to harvest.
I’m all about growing plants indoors and doing ones thing in life… having fun and experimenting is what it’s all about. But there’s also the other aspect of it, regarding wasting resources and taking unnecessary risks… when in the end the payoff just isn’t there.
Happy holidays man 
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Towns77
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No problemo
I could not have said that all better myself
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Re: hydroponic poppies [Re: Towns77]
#28594376 - 12/22/23 06:13 PM (1 month, 5 days ago) |
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i've never scored poppies for their opium. i lost my pods from outside in an unfortunate accident. now it's too cold for them. gotta wait a few months. might try eating a pod or two if i am successful. get to harvest some seeds at least. here's my setup. waiting for germination...
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Towns77
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Awesome! What variety are you growing?
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Re: hydroponic poppies [Re: Towns77]
#28594489 - 12/22/23 08:19 PM (1 month, 5 days ago) |
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One reason headshops have Kratom.
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GenericHero
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Towns77 said: Awesome! What variety are you growing?
The place I'd bought them from says Izmir something or other. These seeds are the fifth generation from the original seeds.
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Towns77 said: Awesome! What variety are you growing?
The place I'd bought them from says Izmir something or other. These seeds are the fifth generation from the original seeds.
right on! I can't wait to see them up and growing
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Re: hydroponic poppies [Re: Towns77]
#28595548 - 12/23/23 05:21 PM (1 month, 4 days ago) |
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Fuck yea! 
I almost did this myself so I'll be following along.
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