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naiveCon

naiveCon

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growslut said:
I also use those Root Master Gro Pro pots with the holes on the sides to grow in soil. I agree I prefer them to fabric bags. Much easier to work with

Also the folks who are saying these buckets are harder to water are also correct. In the tent, I remove each bucket and dunk it in a 20 gal giant pot and let it soak. It works well but takes forever. I'd like to find a way to water with pouring and collecting in a tray but haven't figured out how to make it work in the tent yet

Outside is a different beast. It does leak out the holes in the plastic pots. The only way I've found to fix this is top watering slow, with many rounds. Then the soil soaks in the water. But it does take time and many passes.
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Take one of your empty pots down to the hardware store or a garden center, you should be able to pick up a shallow tray or pan just a little bit bigger diameter than your pot.

When your watering just watch that you don't overflow the tray, in my case when I go back to water 24 hours later, the bottom tray will be empty.
 
growslut

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naiveCon said:
Take one of your empty pots down to the hardware store or a garden center, you should be able to pick up a shallow tray or pan just a little bit bigger diameter than your pot.

When your watering just watch that you don't overflow the tray, in my case when I go back to water 24 hours later, the bottom tray will be empty.
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Thanks naiveCon

I do have single trays but since the trays are larger than the pots, I haven't used them in a tent b/c it I can't get as many pots/plants in the tent using them.

I was hoping to find one giant tray the size of a 4x4 tent and keep all the pots in there, pour the watering in, and vacuum it out with a dry vac or something. But so far I haven't found a tray deep enough and I still wonder if that method would turn out easier or not
 
naiveCon

naiveCon

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growslut said:
Thanks naiveCon

I do have single trays but since the trays are larger than the pots, I haven't used them in a tent b/c it I can't get as many pots/plants in the tent using them.

I was hoping to find one giant tray the size of a 4x4 tent and keep all the pots in there, pour the watering in, and vacuum it out with a dry vac or something. But so far I haven't found a tray deep enough and I still wonder if that method would turn out easier or not
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What size are your pots ?

You really want to try to keep standing water to a minimum in a tent,
 
SonsOfAvery

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Tangerine_ said:
The all look great. If you did overfeed it must've been just that one. Its not sitting directly in front of the fan is it?
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Its quite hard to see under the lights because its so bright, but under natutal light its very dark, and a few tips have started to curl down.
 
growslut

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naiveCon said:
What size are your pots ?

You really want to try to keep standing water to a minimum in a tent,
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I use 3L, 7.5L and 20L in the tent.

I should be clear, I do have some of the clear plastic water trays that are only two inches deep or so, so I haven't used those even though their diameter is smaller and would fit in the tent better

the deeper ones I have are red plastic from the dollar store and are 4 or 5 inches deep--but too wide in diameter

ideally I would like a large tray a foot deep or so to fully submerge the larger pots. And I would vacuum the excess water out after so as to not leave it standing
 
Tangerine_

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SonsOfAvery said:
Its quite hard to see under the lights because its so bright, but under natutal light its very dark, and a few tips have started to curl down.
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Ahh gotcha.
I just thought maybe that one with the leaf curl might have been from wind damage. I had 5 Copper Chems all in the same soil but the one in front of the fan curled up just like that but only at the top where the wind blasted it.
 
yimbeans

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growslut said:
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I use 3L, 7.5L and 20L in the tent.

I should be clear, I do have some of the clear plastic water trays that are only two inches deep or so, so I haven't used those even though their diameter is smaller and would fit in the tent better

the deeper ones I have are red plastic from the dollar store and are 4 or 5 inches deep--but too wide in diameter

ideally I would like a large tray a foot deep or so to fully submerge the larger pots. And I would vacuum the excess water out after so as to not leave it standing
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Home Depot sells a 6 inch maybe 7 inch deep tray they taper out they hold a lot of water
 
Chunky Stool

Chunky Stool

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growslut said:
nice

what size pot is that?

And do you collect the water after each watering or leave it?
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Plants should soak it up excess water during the day.
It's not good to leave standing water in the trays overnight, so I don't use them until the plants are rooted.

It helps to set plants deep when repotting. My 3 gallon bags are tall & skinny, so when I transplant to 10 gal cloth pots, the roots literally sit on the bottom of the new pot and I fill the sides and top.

This not only helps wick water from trays, the plant will start a second set of roots at the soil level to stabilize the main stem.
Two sets of roots are better than one... :leaf:8):leaf:
 
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