kiddie pool grow

i love being creative outdoors when growing and i was wondering if anybody had experience or advice with growing in kiddie pools? im thinking i could go to the store and pick one up to try but does anybody know if there is a difference between the root system of a clone compared to the root system of a seed? i want to use seeds but im not sure if the pool will be deep enough for the seed. please help

I imagine that it would go down hit the bottom of the pool and from there fill in the rest with a big root ball. If anything I would consider drilling a bunch of small holes into the bottom of the pool and half burying it into the ground that way you get some drainage plus the roots have somewhere to go if it gets too massive. just an idea, interested to see this though

There are lots of guy's using kiddie pools. But for the same price you can buy a smart pot. Smart pots are better. But if you already have one or can get one free, they work well.

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doublejj

yeah well i uses smart pots and the 30 gallon one i have is housing a monster white widow but i really do like the idea of burying the pool half way underground

curious as to why a kiddie pool ? Don't roots perfer to grow down instead of out ? or what is the benifits ?

ok guys, I'm experienced using these kiddie pools, I had 7 or 8 of em on my big 40 grow last year. My first year seriously growing, I had a Jack Herer x TrainWreck that was in a 30 gallon bag, and by mid July I was watering twice a day just to keep it from crashing. I went to Wal- Mart and got a 6' kiddie pool and 6 bags of soil, and transplanted it in that, and that went on to yield 3 pounds of cured dried buds. I was sold and have been using them on and off since. Pot plants roots really like to go out more than down, especially a clone, and the wider the root system, the wider the plant. Sedds are different, they do prefer to go down with a tapo root, but they really don't go that deep ,and they will turn and go out when they hit the bottom. I would advise a smart pot 100 gallon at least for a seedling, but for clones, those pools work great. My big grow last year, the rows were 10' wide, but only 2' deep, and you see they loved it. Deep and skinny holes make tall, skinny plants. Wide shallow holes make wide bushy plants that always yield better than the tall skinny ones.

Thank you ! great stuff to know.

wheezer you are a genius and a pro and i cant thank you enough for sharing your experience! really good stuff and this is great to know!