Are my buds too small?

In Shape Vet

In Shape Vet

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i wouldnt beat yourself up over it as there is still the possibility that your particular strain doesnt grow large buds. just because you see some guy holding one of his buds next to a 2 liter coke bottle to show off how massive it is doesnt mean it wasnt photo shopped by some guy with confidence issues. i noticed this first hand when trying out other strains, leaves can very in size and shape and some buds are small while some others are very dense and fat. there is some art to this, youll eventually feel like you know the plant personally after so many clone cycles and experimenting.
 
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dyna mo humm

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Indacouch said:
Hugh I know lots of people who grow in 5 gallon buckets and have to cut the bottoms off and bury them in the ground because the plant gets so big and roots take up the whole bucket ......no need to stay away from forums just do your homework before you start telling people things won't work when they will just fine. That's all
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Cutting the bottom off of the 5 gallon bucket and sinking into the ground is not the same thing. You're comparing apples to oranges.
Cutting the bottom off completely eliminates the drainage problem associated with 5 gal buckets.

5 gallon buckets suck when growing in soil. Why aren't nurseries full of plants in 5 gallon buckets if they work so well? Did you find a nursery pot with the same dimensions yet? The 'ribs' on those nursery pots are there for a reason also. What about drainage hole size and quantity for a 5 gallon bucket?

I'll say the same thing AGAIN.
Can you grow a plant in a 5 gal bucket? Yes.
Are there better pots/containers? Yes.

The OP is a new grower IMO or he wouldn't be asking a question like this. So why perpetuate more stoner wisdom off the web?
Check out the commercial grows all over IG, do you see any of them using 5 gallon buckets?

Oh and BTW
I've been at this a long time, my homework was done probably before you smoked your first joint.
I'll just step on out of this one. Good luck with your Home Depot bucket.
 
Indacouch

Indacouch

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dyna mo humm said:
Cutting the bottom off of the 5 gallon bucket and sinking into the ground is not the same thing. You're comparing apples to oranges.
Cutting the bottom off completely eliminates the drainage problem associated with 5 gal buckets.

5 gallon buckets suck when growing in soil. Why aren't nurseries full of plants in 5 gallon buckets if they work so well? Did you find a nursery pot with the same dimensions yet? The 'ribs' on those nursery pots are there for a reason also. What about drainage hole size and quantity for a 5 gallon bucket?

I'll say the same thing AGAIN.
Can you grow a plant in a 5 gal bucket? Yes.
Are there better pots/containers? Yes.

The OP is a new grower IMO or he wouldn't be asking a question like this. So why perpetuate more stoner wisdom off the web?
Check out the commercial grows all over IG, do you see any of them using 5 gallon buckets?

Oh and BTW
I've been at this a long time, my homework was done probably before you smoked your first joint.
I'll just step on out of this one. Good luck with your Home Depot bucket.
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Lol your cute I kinda like you .....and I'm sure your some big time commercial grower with 490 years experience ......but when I first started I used lots of 5 gal buckets plastic pots and grew some beautiful medicine .....nobodies talking about commercial grows there turbo and I could see now you have no experience in the situation so your pushing it off to commercial grows and doing things before I smoked my first joint .......temper tantrums are amusing and thanks for the laugh ......comparing a backyard beginner to a commercial grow lmao .....a if you can't put a few drain holes in the bottom of a bucket sorry your that retarted and I know tons of growers who sink buckets in the ground purposely when they plant .......but your an expert I'm just a guy who grows great medicine and doesn't throw hissy fits like a 15 year old girl on the internet because there full of shit ......thanks for the laugh though
 
kiwipaulie

kiwipaulie

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If you want to grow big buds In soil then 5gal buckets ain't enough. Best success I've had in soil are buckets that are 9 gal + and longer veg time.

Otherwise just switch to hydro and be done with soil. Build a rdwc and you'll love it.
 
In Shape Vet

In Shape Vet

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why are you guys not just making your own fabric pots? they are very easy to make. iv made them, i didnt even know how to sew at the time. the sewing machine i got came with a dvd that shows you how to do it. you can make lots of pots for the fraction of the cost it would take if you buy those things.
 
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druglife

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fabric pots at local hydro shop is 4 bucks how could buying the fabric and a sewing machine not to mention the time to make em be cheaper than buying them?
 
In Shape Vet

In Shape Vet

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obviously if you only need a few, then buy them. but if your going to like a good bit, and in various sizes, not to mention custom shapes and sizes than you can get around 5 yards of eco felt for less than $15 at walmart, cheaper online. how much time it takes to make them is up to the person.

iv even made 2x2x3 inch fabric pots for clones just for fun.

this might be for someone who more enjoys making their own stuff and learning a new skill.

this yellow fabric is even cheaper than the felt and allows the soil to breathe and is also very strong for its use.
 

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Brandon Hill

Brandon Hill

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In Shape Vet said:
obviously if you only need a few, then buy them. but if your going to like a good bit, and in various sizes, not to mention custom shapes and sizes than you can get around 5 yards of eco felt for less than $15 at walmart, cheaper online. how much time it takes to make them is up to the person.

iv even made 2x2x3 inch fabric pots for clones just for fun.

this might be for someone who more enjoys making their own stuff and learning a new skill.

this yellow fabric is even cheaper than the felt and allows the soil to breathe and is also very strong for its use.
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U have waaaaaaaaaaay more patience than most. Waiting for my plants kills me enuff! Those do look badass tho
 
Uberknot

Uberknot

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In Shape Vet said:
obviously if you only need a few, then buy them. but if your going to like a good bit, and in various sizes, not to mention custom shapes and sizes than you can get around 5 yards of eco felt for less than $15 at walmart, cheaper online. how much time it takes to make them is up to the person.

iv even made 2x2x3 inch fabric pots for clones just for fun.

this might be for someone who more enjoys making their own stuff and learning a new skill.

this yellow fabric is even cheaper than the felt and allows the soil to breathe and is also very strong for its use.
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what kind of fabric?
 
Indacouch

Indacouch

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kiwipaulie said:
If you want to grow big buds In soil then 5gal buckets ain't enough. Best success I've had in soil are buckets that are 9 gal + and longer veg time.

Otherwise just switch to hydro and be done with soil. Build a rdwc and you'll love it.
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Yeah when I first started as a kid I'd use buckets tiny flower pots big flower pots pretty much anything that would hold dirt ....for years now I just poke holes in the ground and grow my forest that way on my ranch outdoors....but for someone to say a 5 gallon bucket can't grow a good plant and doesn't drain is obviously doing something wrong.....I use to have plants coming out of buckets that were so big it looked like a monkey fuckin a coconut dumbest looking thing ever lol..... But possible fuck ya .....is there better ways of course no doubt ........
 
kiwipaulie

kiwipaulie

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Indacouch said:
Yeah when I first started as a kid I'd use buckets tiny flower pots big flower pots pretty much anything that would hold dirt ....for years now I just poke holes in the ground and grow my forest that way on my ranch outdoors....but for someone to say a 5 gallon bucket can't grow a good plant and doesn't drain is obviously doing something wrong.....I use to have plants coming out of buckets that were so big it looked like a monkey fuckin a coconut dumbest looking thing ever lol..... But possible fuck ya .....is there better ways of course no doubt ........
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It doesn't matter if its a home depot bucket or a proper pot or a fabric pot imo 5 gal Is 5 gal. People are just getting sucked into these bullshit "smart pots" and "fabric pots". Not sure why you mention draining, i never said anything about draining?

What I was getting at is 5 gal can grow a good plant. But its not going to be huge and if you think that a 5 gal will yield the same as a 9 gal, then your very wrong.

Either way. Soil sucks and hydro rocks.
 
Indacouch

Indacouch

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kiwipaulie said:
It doesn't matter if its a home depot bucket or a proper pot or a fabric pot imo 5 gal Is 5 gal. People are just getting sucked into these bullshit "smart pots" and "fabric pots". Not sure why you mention draining, i never said anything about draining?

What I was getting at is 5 gal can grow a good plant. But its not going to be huge and if you think that a 5 gal will yield the same as a 9 gal, then your very wrong.

Either way. Soil sucks and hydro rocks.
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Oh I wasn't talking about you when I was mentioning draining ....it was the other guy saying you can't get a 5 gal bucket to drain ......but I agree 100% 5 gal is 5 gal and if that's all somebody had to work with they could totally utilize it and get great smoke ........il stick to soil ......happy growing
 
iceman2007

iceman2007

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Joshypooh34 said:
I'm using a 600w hps light in soil. Using general hydroponics floragro trio for nutes. I started flowering at about week 5 of veg. They've been flowering for about 4-5 weeks now and I just feel like the buds should be way bigger. Also is it okay for the leaves to be yellowing right now? The lowest fan leaves are slowly turning and then falling off. Any help is appreciated!
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got a budy, has sumin very similar, and about same time flowering, prolly a lil longer 5 weeks, similar looking buds, i think maybe the wattage, i mean, last year outdoors the buds were fatter
 
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