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 NightGrower
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 What size buckets? 
#336016 - 12/24/09 07:46 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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I am currently looking to find the best size buckets for a hempy sog grow I have coming up. The Box is 4' High x 4' Wide x 3' Deep. I am using a 400 watt HPS light.
Currently, I was thinking of going with either 32oz cups/pails or the 1/2 gallon buckets. If I choose to use 32oz, I will be able to fit 60 plants, 30 if I go with 1/2 gallon.
There it is, that's my dilemma. Oh, and by the way, I also wanted to ask where I could acquire these size buckets/pails. Really looking forward to the hempy grow.
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Edited by NightGrower (12/24/09 07:50 PM)
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Harry_Ba11sach
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: NightGrower]
#336072 - 12/24/09 11:58 PM (14 years, 11 months ago) |
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why do you want so many small plants? go with 1 gallon pots and just let the plants get a tad bigger. it'll be waaaay less of an ass pain to water too
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Go with less, slightly larger, plants. Way less of a hassle.
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NightGrower
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Harry_Ba11sach said:
why do you want so many small plants? go with 1 gallon pots and just let the plants get a tad bigger. it'll be waaaay less of an ass pain to water too
1 gallon pots it is then. I will post the journal when I get it started
Thanks for the help
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: NightGrower]
#336376 - 12/25/09 09:07 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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With 4 feet of space I say large numbers of small plants. The root space and the space used by the light make it about 2 feet of growing space.
This is 4 one gallon bags per sq foot
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: Magash]
#336410 - 12/25/09 10:33 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Magash said:
With 4 feet of space I say large numbers of small plants. The root space and the space used by the light make it about 2 feet of growing space.
This is 4 one gallon bags per sq foot
nice pic. So... with my dimensions of 32"x48" (roughly 10.5 sq ft) I can fit 15 (1) gallon plants? Is that about right? I am currently using a 1 gallon nursery pot as a basis of measurement (9inch diameter).
I guess, change out 3 plants every 10-14 days to achieve a perpetual harvest?
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: NightGrower]
#336490 - 12/26/09 04:03 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Well with what I was doing in the pic there would be 48 plants in one gallon pots in your space. 4 rows total with 12 plants per row. You could harvest 1 row every two weeks and plant one row every two weeks.
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: Magash]
#336511 - 12/26/09 08:06 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thank you Magash
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: Magash]
#337899 - 12/29/09 04:03 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
Magash said:
With 4 feet of space I say large numbers of small plants. The root space and the space used by the light make it about 2 feet of growing space.
This is 4 one gallon bags per sq foot
I have an 8 sq/ft space. I'm gonna do that w/ 2 600w hps.
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: EDROSE]
#337905 - 12/29/09 04:35 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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think 2 600s is too much
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: EDROSE]
#337909 - 12/29/09 04:46 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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thats a lot of lumens, I am only using a 400w.
2x600w would give some dense nugs
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: EDROSE]
#337910 - 12/29/09 04:51 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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thats what im looking for
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: Magash]
#337915 - 12/29/09 04:58 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Can I use grow bags for hempy? In the pictures to purchase them, seems they have pre-drilled holes...
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: NightGrower]
#337919 - 12/29/09 05:01 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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dont know i have never used them
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coda
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: EDROSE]
#338762 - 01/02/10 10:14 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Can I use grow bags for hempy?
If they're perforated at the bottom, no, you can't use them for hempy.
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NightGrower
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: coda]
#339361 - 01/03/10 10:39 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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coda said:
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Can I use grow bags for hempy?
If they're perforated at the bottom, no, you can't use them for hempy.
Ahhh, figures.... What a shame... they are so cheap. Thank you for clearing my head
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: NightGrower]
#339363 - 01/03/10 10:39 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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lol, buckets are cheap too
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NightGrower
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Harry_Ba11sach said:
lol, buckets are cheap too
not when you are trying to get 40-50 buckets. I only have Home Despot as an option for 1 gallon buckets. The search continues...
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: NightGrower]
#339371 - 01/03/10 10:50 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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well by that logic nothing is cheap 
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NightGrower
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Harry_Ba11sach said:
well by that logic nothing is cheap
LOL. Two-Che'
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coda
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Re: What size buckets? [Re: NightGrower]
#343509 - 01/08/10 06:44 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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40-50 buckets. I only have Home Despot as an option for 1 gallon buckets.
at two bucks a pop you can't get much cheaper for 1 gal pots. Go to the paint aisle, you'll find them there.
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