Growing In clear pots?

[Macncheesehaze]

I read somewhere that light is bad for roots so not to grow in transparent or clear pots. is this true?

 

[HashBucket]

Roots don't like light.
So .... true.
Final answer.

 

[Macncheesehaze]

Root don't like light.
So .... true.
Final answer.

Hashbucket your the man. If my grow goes good I gotta give you a ton of credit for helping me out. You guys are the real mvps

 

[HashBucket]

Uh oh.
I don't know if I am worthy of that kind of responsibility.

And, if the grow does not go well?
Does it go the other way too?

 

[Bobby Brown]

Ive used clear 1 gallon spring water containers for hempy before and didn't have any problems. I had some algae growth on the sides but other than that it seemed to work fine.

 

[HashBucket]

Ive used clear 1 gallon spring water containers for hempy before and didn't have any problems. I had some algae growth on the sides but other than that it seemed to work fine.

And, would it have been even better if you'd of left those roots in darkness?
How much stress did it cause your plant?
How much weight did it cost you?

To me, there is a difference between 'working fine' and 'being finely tuned'.
It's the small things that make a difference.
Spend $1.63 and get a pot.

 

[Bobby Brown]

Well, I was growing in a 1 gallon pot so I wasn't expecting much weight. The plant didn't hermie or show any defects or deficiencies. I also used those same containers for a soil grow without any problems. So you can sweat the fine tune but this is a weed after all.

 

[HashBucket]

Well, I was growing in a 1 gallon pot so I wasn't expecting much weight. The plant didn't hermie or show any defects or deficiencies. I also used those same containers for a soil grow without any problems. So you can sweat the fine tune but this is a weed after all.

As long as you don't expect much - you will never be disappointed.
Rock on.

 

[Bobby Brown]

As long as you don't expect much - you will never be disappointed.
Rock on.

Man, condescend much?

 

[Kingrow1]

In a clear container the large percentage of roots will still be in darkness and not at sides of pot.

The actual science i read and concencus on here a while back is they need a high degree of dryness and not just light to change and form this susequent yeild loss.

Many have grown in clear pots and even when soil drys to needing re wetting it still has a large amount of moisture and humid spaces which prevents any change from happening.

The poster above is just one of many like i that have grown in clear pots at one time or another and hydro would be a right pita if a light leak occured

And, would it have been even better if you'd of left those roots in darkness?
How much stress did it cause your plant?
How much weight did it cost you?

To me, there is a difference between 'working fine' and 'being finely tuned'.
It's the small things that make a difference.
Spend $1.63 and get a pot.

 

[Rider101]

As long as you don't expect much - you will never be disappointed.
Rock on.

Other examples of people who should not expect much: Indoor soil growers, LED owners who expect 100 watts of LED is going to produce the same as a 400 HPS.

 

[iNFID3L]

I read somewhere that light is bad for roots so not to grow in transparent or clear pots. is this true?

re read your own question for the answer ? lol

 

[Rider101]

In a clear container the large percentage of roots will still be in darkness and not at sides of pot.

The actual science i read and concencus on here a while back is they need a high degree of dryness and not just light to change and form this susequent yeild loss.

Many have grown in clear pots and even when soil drys to needing re wetting it still has a large amount of moisture and humid spaces which prevents any change from happening.

The poster above is just one of many like i that have grown in clear pots at one time or another and hydro would be a right pita if a light leak occured

FYI anyone who has ever transplanted knows that a large amount of roots end up against the containers walls. Why start a project knowing your already half-assed it?

FYI greens houses spend thousands on plastic to cover roots in rockwol as well as other mediums.

 

[Kingrow1]

Greenhouses fight mold not root greening and the pot walls are actually a very small surface area compared to the large volume of soils surface area.

Futher to this we find trees where roots are exsposed to dry conditions and light green up even grow bark, dry roots under the surface away from lights but still in an ultra dry crust do not.

I dont grow in clear pots but in situations where i was broke and had an appropriate sized container only clear i dod and freaking nailed it with no effect on roots.

Just knowledge no ones changing pots to clear

FYI anyone who has ever transplanted knows that a large amount of roots end up against the containers walls. Why start a project knowing your already half-assed it?

FYI greens houses spend thousands on plastic to cover roots in rockwol as well as other mediums.

 

[HashBucket]

So you can sweat the fine tune but this is a weed after all.

Man, condescend much?

The fine tune is what it's all about.

And ... it's NOT a weed.
The wiki definition of a weed is: ... a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, "a plant in the wrong place". The term "weed" has no botanical significance, because a plant that is a weed in one context is not a weed when growing in a situation where it is in fact wanted.

 

[Bobby Brown]

FYI anyone who has ever transplanted knows that a large amount of roots end up against the containers walls. Why start a project knowing your already half-assed it?

FYI greens houses spend thousands on plastic to cover roots in rockwol as well as other mediums.

The fine tune is what it's all about.

And ... it's NOT a weed.
The wiki definition of a weed is: ... a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, "a plant in the wrong place". The term "weed" has no botanical significance, because a plant that is a weed in one context is not a weed when growing in a situation where it is in fact wanted.

Maybe to you it's about the fine tune but for me it's just a hobby. Oh and go fuck yourself.

 

[Kingrow1]

There is no biological definition of a seedling but we still use the word to describe young plants.

Marijuana, weed, cannabis dosent matter if they describe whats in the context i.e. Got an eight of weed

The fine tune is what it's all about.

And ... it's NOT a weed.
The wiki definition of a weed is: ... a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, "a plant in the wrong place". The term "weed" has no botanical significance, because a plant that is a weed in one context is not a weed when growing in a situation where it is in fact wanted.

 

[Macncheesehaze]

Uh oh.
I don't know if I am worthy of that kind of responsibility.

And, if the grow does not go well?
Does it go the other way too?

Nope because even if they all die today I’ve learned a shit ton and not only read and learned but I’ve seen for myself which is the most valuable. I appreciate you either way it goes.

 

[ISK]

I read somewhere that light is bad for roots so not to grow in transparent or clear pots. is this true?

just cover your clear pot with a layer of duct tape to block the light from the roots

 

[Wastei]

I've had a lot of plants grown in clear "Solo" cups. They work just fine but of course it's better with coloured containers to block out the light.