Growing in ice cream buckets

Hey Everyone I'm new to this my first year, I have my plants in the white ice cream buckets, not the small ones you buy at the grocery store but the bigger ones at ice cream shops lol. The plants were satrted indoors and moved outside after the last frost right now they are about 1 foot tall, Will these icecream buckets be large enough to hold the plants until harvest? or should I moce the plants into the ground? how many gallon pots do you guys reccomend for outdoor plants?i believe these aice cream buckets are maybe 2 gallon? not really sure.

Thanks,

Well Deerkiller,

If I were you, I would be hunting for larger buckets or moving to straight earth. Think of trying to grow up living in a Volkswagon Bettle. Yes, it can be done but a Winnebago would be better. You want a big plant you need a big rootball. You need 5 gallons or more. But what do I know?

Loco

Those ice cream buckets may be larger than you think. A 10 gallon aquarium is just 16" x 10" x 8" (I measured one). So go finish that last swig of milk in the jug in the fridge, and measure- Fill that baby up and see how big it really is! Don't just guess. You may be pleasantly surprised! :D

And roots don't like light, in my opinion. In a natural setting, roots never see the light of day. And algae can form on the inside of the buckets, robbing your babies of food. :( I'd grab some spray paint and paint it black or other dark color.

- Granny:hippy:

man I really like my coke bottle grows.... for 2gal just put then one on top of each other, and you'll be fine... I like making my roots grow down... it really did the job.. I really wish they made long pots...

Placing the bucket in an area where there is scrub and weedy crap around it, that will help shade the pot and keep the roots in the dark. I used to flower in those buckets myself. However, if the plants get to be more than a couple feet tall, put them in something larger like a plastic wash tub with lots of holes in it, or in the ground.