start seedlings in a solo cup or just start in final pot for a hempy bucket grow

I have 2 seedlings that I just started. They are about 2 inches tall in root riot plugs. I wanna try a hempy bucket grow. So do I need to start them in small cups 1st or just start them in the final pot? I will be using 2liter soda bottles. I will be using 100% perlite.

texastiger707 said:

I have 2 seedlings that I just started. They are about 2 inches tall in root riot plugs. I wanna try a hempy bucket grow. So do I need to start them in small cups 1st or just start them in the final pot? I will be using 2liter soda bottles. I will be using 100% perlite.

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Start them in a cup first with your perlite. Give them a while to build up some roots, maybe use endomaxx spores to aid. Then, transplant once they have a few sets of leaves and some good roots.

2 liter soda bottles?? NO NO NO!!! Baaad boy!! (*JK*)

You need at least a 3 gallon planter per plant AND nothing transparent... the roots can not be exposed to light!!!!!

Plain old Party cups until they are as tall and wide as the cups- then into their 3+ gallon planter... just don't forget to cut drain holes around the bottom edge

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LadyZandra said:

2 liter soda bottles?? NO NO NO!!! Baaad boy!! (*JK*)

You need at least a 3 gallon planter per plant AND nothing transparent... the roots can not be exposed to light!!!!!

Plain old Party cups until they are as tall and wide as the cups- then into their 3+ gallon planter... just don't forget to cut drain holes around the bottom edge

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well I am trying a hempy bucket grow. The 2liter soda bottles are covered in black duct tape. so no light gets through.

texastiger707 said:

well I am trying a hempy bucket grow. The 2liter soda bottles are covered in black duct tape. so no light gets through.

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Yeah, lots of guys do just fine with 2L soda bottles on the DTW subforum, specifically the world of hempy thread.

You should go over there for a better answer to this question from people who have experience with hempy. I think this question is answered a few times, in fact.

Moebius, the person who started the thread, has pictures of his awesome 2L setup right on the first page.

I say get them in the 2L as soon as you can, that way the roots can start stretching towards the passive res immediately.