Another grow, more questions!

[jb4point0]

Hey all! I’m back with grow 3 technically! I’ve added a veg light in a closet and have 13 under it. I have 4 waiting to go to flower but one might just get sacrificed soon. I’m just opening this to ask questions.

seeds- bag seed still and still unknown.
dirt- organic Kellogg
lights- 600w hydrocrunch in flower area
300w + 2 19w. 300w is a Viparspectra.

the blue tub was a trash dirt area with roots and stems and such. I tossed a seed in I though was garbage and now it’s growing in there. Fun stuff.

 

[jb4point0]

All right. First question. I’m tired of my buckets. What’s everyone using for final stage potting? I want to re-use and don’t wanna spend a ton.... Home Depot buckets work for now.

 

[Xena]

I’m a fan of the fabric smart pots. Shop around the price varies greatly on them.

 

[PLreef]

Same here. Currently using 4 gallon fabric pots but used 3, 5, 7 and 10 gall pots on my grows. Ill never go back to plastic pots. The roots get to dry out faster and breath in the fabric ones.

 

[jb4point0]

What size would I want to get if I’m using the Home Depot buckets now??

thanks for the responses!!!!


EDIT:

Found these instantly... VIVOSUN 5-Pack 5 Gallon Grow Bags Heavy Duty 300G Thickened Nonwoven Plant Fabric Pots with Handles https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TF9E6XE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_GEoeGb5HTNR4F?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

 

[homegrown]

Yes those would work fine..I use 5gal, 3gal and 1gal fabric pots.

 

[jb4point0]

homegrown 5gal won’t hurt my final yield? Do these allow the plant not to get root bound and still get large?

 

[jb4point0]

Ugh. Repotted one last night in an attempt to save it and now it’s in that stage where I don’t know if I killed it or helped it.

 

[9fingerleafs]

Fabric pots are chepaer than buckets

 

[Hammer53]

I'm thinking that it is just a little stress cause of transplant. Give it a couple days, and don't overwater.
If it were me, I'd drill some holes in the sides of those buckets.
Just a thought

 

[CaptainWiese91]

I have always used plastic pots. I even start in a final pot with 40L 😅
But I have over 100 holes in the bottom and maybe the same amount around the whole pot. And I find them easier to flush out nutrients or the salt build up, than a fabric pot. This I just my experience of course. So technically I have homemade “airpots”

 

[jb4point0]

I have about 8-10 holes in the bottom the size of a sharpie. Should I do more? Is it safe to do in the side while they are in there?

I might do the fabric pots ASAP and just do a final move.

 

[CaptainWiese91]

I don’t know what a sharpie is sorry.
My holes are 10mm in the bottom, and the sides are size 5-7 mm