4 mephisto strains in 5 gal. Sips. Yalla, let's go!


Soaked on 5/21
Sown on 5/23
4 sprouts on 5/26
Last pic 6/1

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Looking great so far! I’m curious what those black boxes are in the buckets and why they are covered with painters tape lol

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The black is a funnel. These are sub irrigation pots. There’s a empty spot under the soil for water that gets filled from the top. The tape is just there from filling the buckets with dirt to keep it outta there.

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Looks great brother! I’m very interested in how the sips work out for you, have you used them before?

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Love this thread and method, if you get it dialed in correctly SIPs can totally rock.

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Thats cool! Never thought about anything like that. My buddy had some metal rods that went to the bottom of his 5 gallon bucket. Some sort of metal that wouldn’t rust and he loved using it to water

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Oh yea @Organical. I’m no expert though. I have more experience with hydro than soil. I used these on some tomatoes and jalapeños and cukes outside last year. I’ve done half a dozen ganja plants with them indoors also. This time I’ll try a self watering kit I added after they get bigger. I welcome any questions thanks for looking!

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Lol still working on the dialing in part. Organics is not my strong suit. I’d like to get my arms around how to grow well in soil before I do any more with hydro. Thanks for the interest!

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This is what they look like empty and full

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Very cool! Did you make these SIP adapters yourself, or are they available to buy somewhere? If someone sells adapters to turn 5 gallon buckets into SIPs then that would be a great product idea

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id post a link for you @emeraldbullfrog if i knew how. :slightly_smiling_face:
theyre called Gro buckets. amzone has em for 3 for $50

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Thanks brother :+1:, I’ll be keeping my eyes on this grow from you!
I’ve been eyeing up that 3 pack of Grobuckets myself but I wanted to see some more first hand experience with them.

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My last 2 plant grow is journaled on here. Pretty much daily picture updates if you’d like please take a gander. They crank you’ll like them.

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Very cool, I am going to look into these Gro buckets. Thanks dude!

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GroBucket Garden Kit (3PK) self-Watering sub-irrigated Planter Insert. Turn Any Bucket into a self-Watering Container Garden. Create an Indoor or Outdoor, Space Saving and Portable Garden in Minutes. https://a.co/d/6gaoHJW

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That’s it!

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Lee Valley in Canada had a great sale on those exact units a couple months back (a product line they were dropping). I scored 3 as well, great unit!

Cheers
G

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Day 14
Ripleys og out front with mango smile right behind.
Bubbasquanch coming along ok
Alien v Triangle lookin a little runty.
pokes plant with stick

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nice lineup. looking great!

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Thanks for stopping by Gladiator. I’m hoping for big things!

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