Ebb and Flow..what size pots?

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Originally Posted by stinkyattic

Naw you can do the bamboo stakes just FINE. Put them in early, as soon as they can stand up on their own. That minimizes root disturbance down the road.

Although come to think of it, if you can find INERT stakes, made of PLASTIC, like pieces of small gauge PVC pipe, that would be better, since bamboo ones can rot. Plus you can run PVC through the dishwasher to sterilize it for the next grow.

But I think bamboo would still be okay. I use them in soil but it's a different ballgame.

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I was thinking more of the heaveir duty garden stakes. They have metal inside and a plastic coating outside. Should be in the same section as bamboo stakes. And I was thinking of putting the stakes in at the same time you fill the pots with pellets. Actually, just before.

You could even twisty-tie the stakes to the pots since net pots have holes in them.

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Originally Posted by starmark

use trays and just rockwool by itself ,no clay pebbles, way too much work to clean....4 in rockwool is plenty big enough to grow all the way thru harvest and you can move your plants around if needed....chicken wire 2 or 3 ft above will allow plants to grow thru and keep them from falling over

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I know many people swear by rockwool. There also many people that hate it, including myself. The main reason is it holds too much moisture. I started out using rockwool, and kept having too much trouble with rot and stuff. I switched to clay pellets and have never had a problem since. I'll never go back.

your rite opie about the rot problem that can be associated with rockwool,but i found that flooding only twice daily solves the problem .sometimes i have to up it to 3 floods a day during these hotter months but i havent had a root rot prob since i changed to flooding less(i hope i didnt just jinx myself)...

You can try this with net pots or 1 gal pots tie plastic tubing to the sides with zip-ties before you fill with clay balls.that way if you need to stake them you can.PEACE

Thanks for all the help gang. I think I've decided I will buy plastic stakes, and put them in the net pots prior to filling em with hydro rocks. It's great to see such a collaboration of ideas on this website, a very cool thing to be a part of.

Now if I could just get rid of these fucking mites that caused me to need to take down this harvest about 1.5 weeks early and lose tons of weight on my bud... life would be perfect!

I'm growing in a bedroom... it has a carpet... seems they kept coming back - I am sure they were hiding in the carpet.

P.S anyone who wants to throw in their two cents about what size pots they use, feel free still.

I usually grow my plants to about 4.5 feet tall, I'm thinking 5 inch pots may be a bit small..

5 inch pot will be fine if ur in hydro. The plants roots will become SUPER Long so really dont have to worry bout too much outgrowing