Withthebiscuit
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i use soil people say i will have to a hole or two at the bottom of the bucket for drainage ??
Buckets instead of pots
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hempshark
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my first grow i used 40 lbs (5 gallon) cat litter buckets that had been cleaned out with a mild bleach solution. i drilled about 8 3/8" holes in the bottom and laid about 1" of gravel (cleaned in the mild bleach solution) in the bottom. Worked great! Tons of room for roots; great water retention without root rot.
pointswest
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Any pot you chose has to have drainage holes.
Snow Crash
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I don't get it... why??? Why buckets and soil???
I mean, are planters REALLY that expensive? I got my 3 gallon SmartPots for about $4 each. Are you saving yourself time and money trying to make a painter's bucket into a housing for your grow?
In addition to decreased aeration of the media they can also keep the media hot. Imagine being buried in dirt inside of a bucket in an 80 degree room. It'd get hot in there...
Stop Plant Abuse. Stop putting soil in buckets. Planters are not expensive and are, *gasp*, made for plants.
I mean, are planters REALLY that expensive? I got my 3 gallon SmartPots for about $4 each. Are you saving yourself time and money trying to make a painter's bucket into a housing for your grow?
In addition to decreased aeration of the media they can also keep the media hot. Imagine being buried in dirt inside of a bucket in an 80 degree room. It'd get hot in there...
Stop Plant Abuse. Stop putting soil in buckets. Planters are not expensive and are, *gasp*, made for plants.
PurpleRhinoceros
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Fabric pots! Check out the links in my sig for info on fabric pots. or watch this video on air pruning http://www.airpotgarden.com/store/index.php?app=gbu0&ns=display&ref=airpotworks
But you want holes for drainage if you use buckets. or rocks in the bottom. something.
But you want holes for drainage if you use buckets. or rocks in the bottom. something.
Withthebiscuit
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im using a bucket because my walmart in my area didnt have pots also im going to have 3 fans for the plants so it should be cool still working on how to get rid fo the oder without a carbon filter
pointswest
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Any plastic bucket will work if holes are drilled in the bottom. A good place to get plastic buckets is in the bakery department of the supermarket. They use lots of icing for baking and generate a lot of pots and they are easy to clean with dish soap. They are usually in the 3 gal to 5 gal sizes. They work well if you don't have access to standard nursery pots.
grow space
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Ya man, will work fine..ma last indoor had a plant in a bucket, just make sure it has plenty of drainage holes and it will be as good as any pot or planter
Snow Crash
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Really? $20 is a hefty price tag to you???
After growing 5 plants you're going to nit pick a single gram??? REALLY!
Planters can be purchased online and somewhere within 20 minutes you're going to find a plant nursery.
peopleofwalmart.com.
ClosetSafe
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Why would someone not love growing?
Withthebiscuit
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yu needa re read it chuz acually i started the thread about buckets and pots not "POT" #SMH