Hobbes
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I've been thinking a lot about developing a better root system, looking for bigger yields and perhaps better potency and quicker harvests. There are several commercial choices from porcipine like hard plastic wraps
to soft bags
or a chemical paint, like Spin-Out, for the inside of the pots.
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I need a rigid bucket for low stress training, and I have a couple dozen 5 gallon buckets that I'd like to convert.
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1. Drill a 1/2" hole every 1" center. Drill a 1/4" hole between the 1/2" holes. I put pro mix in the bucket to make it more rigid and the drilling was much easier.
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2. I lined the bucket with fiberglass screen to keep the Pro Mix from falling out of the holes.
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The plant goes into veg for 2 weeks under a 150W HPS, I'll train the plant a bit each day and in two or three days the two stems will be bent in semi circles. Then I'll train the branches to grow up and it's a nice scrog style grow.
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I'll follow this plant through flower to see if it performs better than usual, after I harvest I'll check the root system. And post pictures of both.
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I've been thinking a lot about developing a better root system, looking for bigger yields and perhaps better potency and quicker harvests. There are several commercial choices from porcipine like hard plastic wraps
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to soft bags
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or a chemical paint, like Spin-Out, for the inside of the pots.
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I need a rigid bucket for low stress training, and I have a couple dozen 5 gallon buckets that I'd like to convert.
.
1. Drill a 1/2" hole every 1" center. Drill a 1/4" hole between the 1/2" holes. I put pro mix in the bucket to make it more rigid and the drilling was much easier.
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2. I lined the bucket with fiberglass screen to keep the Pro Mix from falling out of the holes.
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The plant goes into veg for 2 weeks under a 150W HPS, I'll train the plant a bit each day and in two or three days the two stems will be bent in semi circles. Then I'll train the branches to grow up and it's a nice scrog style grow.
.
I'll follow this plant through flower to see if it performs better than usual, after I harvest I'll check the root system. And post pictures of both.
.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstarrnursery.com%2Fimages%2Froots_images%2Frootsstarr.jpg&hash=3884f43e7aa2a6d5cfe4575e56dcd811)
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