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Buckets or Grow bags??

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Again, I use a "huge" bag.
Roots go to the edges but never root bound even after 14 weeks.
And these bags are made for taters!
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I usually see roots poking out and later being air pruned. That 99 day Malawi was so thick that I had to try and get into the roots..Fail..
 

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Again, I use a "huge" bag.
Roots go to the edges but never root bound even after 14 weeks.
And these bags are made for taters!
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I'll never get over the ease of buckets & that the price of potatoes, single use is not in my budget.
 
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Got to agree I've noticed the roots are growing like crazy in them!

Using a shish kabob to see how moist they are down to the bottom it's already hard to push it through the new roots
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SOB..Now I have to go and buy Shish Kabob Skewers!
 
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Due to the low price I got a pack of iPower 10-Gallon from Walmart, in retrospect I hope black is ok, I will only be using inside so I hopefully think they will not heat up too bad.
 
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Due to the low price I got a pack of iPower 10-Gallon from Walmart, in retrospect I hope black is ok, I will only be using inside so I hopefully think they will not heat up too bad.
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Indoors, black is fine, but the last time hat I got Ipower bags, they were the very very thin.
 
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Indoors, black is fine, but the last time hat I got Ipower bags, they were the very very thin.
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At the price its single use I guess.
 
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For a few $$ more..even Hongvilles are thicker.
Yep..I tossed the Ipowers after 1 use only..
 
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For a few $$ more..even Hongvilles are thicker.
Yep..I tossed the Ipowers after 1 use only..
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Less, US $12.49 PP a 5 pack on eBay from Hongville, ah well...
 
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Less, US $12.49 PP a 5 pack on eBay from Hongville, ah well...
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There's always another day..There are lots of others on ebay as well..you just have to watch for crummy seller feedbacks etc.
 
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Yeah, this was Hongville direct (& in US) plenty of feedback, after looking at a good # of 5 gal grow diaries I think 10 gal might be overkill, only growing LSD-25, first run with is pretty small strain so I'm not sure.
 
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Yeah, this was Hongville direct (& in US) plenty of feedback, after looking at a good # of 5 gal grow diaries I think 10 gal might be overkill, only growing LSD-25, first run with is pretty small strain so I'm not sure.
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I would tend to agree..
Since the cloth pots will air prune the roots as they grow thru..the plants should not become rootbound. The roots become so thick in mine that a water probe becomes hard to punch in late in flower.

I think that 10's are a bit large, but if you have the room..bigger roots = bigger fruits.
I started with 5 gallon cloth pots (actually they are 5 gallon equivalent)..
I I only use THREE gallon pots now.
This plant was over 4 ft tall in a 3 gallon cloth pot!

Yep..bath tub grow in a spare tub! LMAO

 
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To give you the idea..these were grown outdoors in 15 gallon cloth pots.

 
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To give you the idea..these were grown outdoors in 15 gallon cloth pots.

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Yeah, I live in Ohio, this forest would buy me a rent free stay in prison for my remaining years.
 
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Some nice green ones 22 bucks for 10: Hongville 5-Pack Green Grow Bags
 
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Some nice green ones 22 bucks for 10: Hongville 5-Pack Green Grow Bags
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Good price..5's or threes?
 
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Good price..5's or threes?
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My bad, that was the 2 gal price, clicked wrong, 15 for 5 bags.
 
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I assume JERIAs are pretty thin, I can get 12 5 gal from Amazon for $19, those 10 Gals are huge (wide) I may end up using them for Summer Squash if I can keep them from baking in the sun, the quality/thickness isn't too bad IMO.
 
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I assume JERIAs are pretty thin, I can get 12 5 gal from Amazon for $19, those 10 Gals are huge (wide) I may end up using them for Summer Squash if I can keep them from baking in the sun, the quality/thickness isn't too bad IMO.
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For outdoors..I say anything except black! If you have to, you can wrap a carpet scrap around the bag to try and keep it cooler.
 
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Your better off with pots this time of year bc of low rh they seem to hold water longer, in the summer i use smart pots indoors.
 
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For outdoors..I say anything except black! If you have to, you can wrap a carpet scrap around the bag to try and keep it cooler.
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I can't see using the 10's inside for anything, too large (wide), I only have a 3'x5' tent, they are a nice size for squash & my yard is small (urban garden) so it frees up soil space for other things.
 
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