Quote Originally Posted by westsacgrower
Also had a quick question on if it was a poor decision to put the rockwool cubed clones directly into the 5 gal bucket in hope to not need to transplant them again later. and info is helpful as this is my first indoor grow and plan to only improve from here.
Not so much that you put the cubes straight into soil, but the pots(buckets) are way to big for the plant size and any water will go well beyond the roots and even if it can drain well it will get stagnant down there and possibly cause problems. I would be extremely cautious on watering. Buffers and such in soil get used up in about 4-6 weeks. Those plants will be in the same pots for much longer than that. :twocents: My garden is on a routine where repotting is essentially the fertilizer every 4 weeks. Sure did ruin a lot of good weed until I learned to have the right sized pots.