Vansterdam
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That's a fantastic experiment. I have 11 plants on the patio in 3 gal pots, I can only imagine the difference had I gone heavier on the perlite...
i took too many clones.... see what i did...
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i painted some and left some clear ..i can see the green stuff in the clear ones but they grow just the same i would not waste a bunch of tape but maybe one piece of duct tape around the bottom would be fast and easy and block most of the light.
thewinghunter
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thats amazing dfood. one question. does it get solid dark out during 12/12? do u keep them outside?
Vansterdam
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I read another thread where a guy pulled 4oz off a fairly small indoor plant, 6 weeks veg (I think 2 gallon bucket). I will likely pull 3-4oz off my outdoor patio plants which were put out in July and are currently around 3.5 feet tall in 3 gal pots. Now I'm thinking hempy pots next year, but I still want to keep the plants under 4 feet for security. I'm thinking one could pull off 2 summer harvests, early summer by inducing 12/12 and then a fall harvest. I'll set up a reservoir with a pump so that I can take off for more than 3 days when I have to...
these are 3 gallon buckets full of perlite i put 2 inches of hydroton on top for the weight because the wind keeps knocking them over ..the right is strawberry cough the left is big bud..the big bud seems the take a few weeks longer but its good.. i don't take very good care of these but i already pulled a bunch of clones from them...i'm thinking 5 gallon buckets from now on for me but i'll only put 3-4 gallons in them to keep it a little lower..
i leave them out side and it 's not that dark out most nights lots of stars and moon light..
it would be easy to set up an auto feed but the perlite is so light your bucket needs a wide bottom so they don't fall over and they will need help to hold up the weight i get the marker post from lowes for like $1 each the roots in perlite just can't hole up a big plant.but a 3 gallon bucket like i have in the pic grows a 4ft plant easy..i think 2 gal would be a nice 3 footer
Vansterdam
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I just really like the simplicity. I spent over $500 this summer on soil and organic soil additives. Between my patio plants and my guerrilla location (30 plants total), I'm probably going to pull off around 5-7 lbs. It's a 2 hour drive (back and fourth) to service 20 plants. Next year I'm going to do 3 hempy bucket grows, spring, summer and fall, all 3-4 foot plants super-cropped (on the patio).
tip top toker
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If i take too many clones i just bin them 
Vansterdam
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Yep, I'll buy flat buckets and add some weight. How old are your 4 footers? Had they been planted in Soil, can you estimate how tall they would have been in comparison?
firstgrowtime
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Wow i gotta give +rep for ur perlite plants...i had no idea plants could get like that with just perlite
i think a 3 gal plant in perlite is about the size a 5 gal of soil would be.those last pics are older plants not sure how old but they have always been in 100% perlite.there about 4ft tall the stems are about as thick as a broom stick but they still need the poles to hold them up..i tried doing the same thing but using hydroton instead of the perlite but that don't work,they never get any bigger and they always look over watered..
i spent a quarter on supplies and looks like 10-15 grams or so each oneIf i take too many clones i just bin them
i like this way better...
Vansterdam
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Tomato cages. My hydroponics store sells these cages specific for growing pot...
i've been looking around and its called force flowering ..you take a clone and 12/12 it as soon as its well rooted..i think i'm going to try to do 20 of these under my eye hortilux 1000w super hps maybe even 30 i'll see how they fit..it will be just the 2l bottles full of perlite and fresh clones i'll take tomorrow night
Does perlite hold water?
This idea seems good but I can't get over the fact that perlite helps drainage so wouldn't that mean that the water would just run straight through the container?
Or do the containers have NO holes?
Im using perlite about 1/2 with soil (half soil/ half perlite) and the plant has been growing perfectly fine from seed. I might be wrong about perlite and drainage. Does perlite hold water like a sponge?
I want to try but Im confused!!!!!!! Do you water more often with perlite??????
This idea seems good but I can't get over the fact that perlite helps drainage so wouldn't that mean that the water would just run straight through the container?
Or do the containers have NO holes?
Im using perlite about 1/2 with soil (half soil/ half perlite) and the plant has been growing perfectly fine from seed. I might be wrong about perlite and drainage. Does perlite hold water like a sponge?
I want to try but Im confused!!!!!!! Do you water more often with perlite??????