smokey the cat
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Aint that the truth - 4 litre foodgrade. I've used these well under fluro with only 2-3 light organic feedings; as expected with new LED the food requirements have shot through the roof. I was more conservative than the plants wanted - so they definitely came through looking gaunt.
It'll be interesting to see if the light intensity can be raised when I finally introduce a plant with a healthy-sized rootball (+more iron??!).
To that end - what do you cupboard chaps think is the best size grow container for this circumstance?
I have a 1'x2' floor plan, with about 3' of height. 2 square feet.
I have 2x Vero 18 at up to 50W each.
Plant number and container size: I currently use 4litre food-grade containers - floor is big enough to squeeze 6 of these in, which is why I picked them in the first place a few years back. Regarding that large number of plants for the space - sadly perpetual micro cabs can never produce enough well-timed clones to keep up with beginner grower's plans to harvest a plant every 10 days, haha.
I think two plants scrogged to use every piece of space is probably the best option here - if I keep with soil I'll try to maximize container size for each - maybe 8 or 12 litres - whatever large food container can squeeze in.
Ideally though I suspect hempy buckets would be the most productive option for my space. I'm trying to work up the enthusiasm to give them a try, but the whole chemical ferts, buying coco and ph-testing just plain turns me off, lol.
