Real grow buckets

  • Real grow buckets

    Posted by oldestschool on September 26, 2024 at 4:48 pm

    Anybody got some pics of Scotty’s grow buckets. I was wondering what they look like. Saw a video that Scotty did but I’m looking for soom close up stills

    RF440 replied 5 days, 18 hours ago 5 Members · 19 Replies
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  • GuppyGirl

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    September 26, 2024 at 4:54 pm
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    I have six of them in production right now. These are the best. What do you want to see more close up?

    • GuppyGirl

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      September 26, 2024 at 4:55 pm
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    • GuppyGirl

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      September 26, 2024 at 4:56 pm
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      • oldestschool

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        September 29, 2024 at 2:17 am
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        Does the coco fall into the water bucket? I was thinking a felt or coco mat over the holes to keep Bottom Reservoir clean.

        What’s your thoughts?

        • GuppyGirl

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          September 29, 2024 at 2:53 am
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          No, it’s supported by the large plastic insert which also has the net pot in it.

  • oldestschool

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    September 27, 2024 at 12:44 pm
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    Thank you for the nice shots

    • GuppyGirl

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      September 28, 2024 at 1:31 pm
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      You’re welcome! Here’s some new ones: this is basically the end of week 1.

  • 707unluckymyco

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    September 28, 2024 at 9:20 am
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    2nd grow with them and I love them

  • oldestschool

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    September 28, 2024 at 4:18 pm
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    How big is the net pot used for wicking?

    • RF440

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      September 28, 2024 at 6:06 pm
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      • GuppyGirl

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        September 28, 2024 at 6:42 pm
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        Nice! Take pictures of the inside of a bucket too!

  • oldestschool

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    September 29, 2024 at 1:32 am
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    Once, muss be a 3 gallon inside a 5 Gallon

    • GuppyGirl

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      September 29, 2024 at 2:25 am
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      Close. Mine are 4 gal on the inside.

  • oldestschool

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    September 29, 2024 at 1:38 am
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    I using 5 gallon buckets. Just enough room for small net cup

    (Clone size 2″er)

    That’s why I was asking if 2 or 3 net cups would work better.

  • oldestschool

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    September 29, 2024 at 2:46 am
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    I really need to proof read my stuff before I send lol

  • oldestschool

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    September 29, 2024 at 3:13 am
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    Worse case, if a small 2″ net cup doesn’t wick enough, I’ll just hand water and add more net cups to the wicking system next grow. These are for my moms. Going to clone them up before the transplant.

  • Spud710

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    September 29, 2024 at 2:00 pm
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    Hello new member here. I’ve been growing in earthboxes for the last couple years and have never seen these small buckets! What’s the advantage to using the small pots? Come flower time I have a few weeks that I need to fill the 3gal res everyday/every other day. Are you guys using some type of automatic watering?

    • GuppyGirl

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      September 29, 2024 at 4:27 pm
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      I don’t yet have it set up for automatic watering, but quite a few folks do!

    • RF440

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      September 29, 2024 at 7:53 pm
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      Added a float valve to the lid of the res bucket with a line run from my R/O system. Using Grow Dots this system is virtually hands free besides a once a week top watering for additions like Recharge and I like to add silica.

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