JAMES HOOKER
Well-Known Member
What is your say on 5 gal square buckets??? I can fit 10 in my room,
If you're talking the laundry detergent buckets, I think most are 4.25 gallon.What is your say on 5 gal square buckets??? I can fit 10 in my room,
They're shorter than a 5 gallon round bucket, they fit my catch tubs to a tee & they "nest" well together.Why should it matter if the pots are round or square? does not compute.
Yes I do ~ ScrogJust make sure your plants are spaced out well, you don't want 10 plants growing into each other. Seeing how all of the pots should be properly spaced I don't see how round or square should matter.
Dude, I squeeze 72 plants in 8" pots on a 4' x 8' table. MJ has no problem getting right up close and personal with her neighbors!! I just like to make sure that they aren't too deep. No more than half again their width. If the container is 1 foot wide, I try for a 1.5 foot depth. I grew in a bunch of square pots I got from a Mexican restaurant (Sour Cream containers) that were twice as deep as they were wide. I had a few probs with "over-watering". On a closer look, even though the top half was dry, the lower soil was still wet. Just my observation. I never thought about the "Kitty Litter" or Laundry Detergent" tubs. Thanx GWN, They look perfect. Drill LOTS of drain holes.Just make sure your plants are spaced out well, you don't want 10 plants growing into each other. Seeing how all of the pots should be properly spaced I don't see how round or square should matter.
suppose to plant a tree in a square hole right?This is rumor, but-
Some say square pots make it harder for the roots to start their spiral, so less root bound plants.
/rumor