The Tidy Cats buckets hold 35 Lbs of litter and they seem to hold about 5 gallons of loosely shoveled dirt. My friend drilled 6 holes in the bottom, and around the top: two along each long edge, one in the middle of each short edge, and one in each corner (for tying down strings to hold the branches down). I use the lid for a tray under it.
I followed the Dr. Earth fertilizer schedule as recommended by @supershitfuck. It is a 420-Caret.
Nice! Thanks for the reply, good way to repurpose. 
Out of likes, as per usual lol
Hold on a min⌠Iâll get you a pic
Ok here are a couple of pictures as promised:
Bottom:
Rim:
The front makes a good place for a label.
Do they some how make sure itâs virus and viroid free?
heat alone doesnât kill viroids thatâd worry me
Thatâs so awesome, thank you for going out of your way for those pictures. I would give you a 100 likes if I could 
Iâm going to have to go DIY one this weekend ha
well you did better than me! i always get some leaf weirdness or discoloration, as soon a it starts to flower, yours is 100% healthy looking
so you bought the 3 fertilizers?
nice nickname, is it rachel but mike tyson says it?
LMAO! Ok, that was funny!
Most plastic containers have the volume molded into them. My Tidy Cats containers are 20 liters, 5.3 gal.
No, itâs pronounced like a Christmas wreath â EL. It was my motherâs name. An homage to her.
A difficult woman, but always a strong person, a fighter and always tried to do her very best at everything.
Sorry, I donât get the Tyson reference.
And @potpotpot is right, the bottom of my buckets say that too. 5.3 U.S.G.
How should we know?
The proof is in the pudding.
Do you feel good after ingesting it?
If the answer is yes then the answer is yes.
Just looking for an opinion on the progress⌠still a week or two away from harvest and an additional two weeks for cure, so itâs still a work in progress.
Crustacean Meal
Soft Rock Phosphate
Kelp Meal
Neem Meal
Azomite
Glacial Rock Dust
Gypsum
Sul-Po-Mag
Dolomite Lime
You can grow big plants with good quality just using those.
Ultimately, if you are satisfied, you are successful.
But in my opinion, yeah, it looks like youâre doing a hell of a job
it looks like youâre killing it for a newbie @Reithel ! you donât seem that new to growing, lol! i love how youâre re-using your containers.
which strain is this that youâre growing? i didnât see a mention of it in your thread, or maybe i missed it.
Itâs called 420-Carats
I did a lot of reading before I started growing, then I found this Overgrow group and have been reading many posts.
Sometimes the posts here are confusing because they are written by experienced growers and worded for folks who are knowledgeable⌠they have abbreviations and slang and euphemisms that make clarity challenging for someone who is truly new.
Sometimes I read stories about plants that are producing buds by the POUND and I know my little girls arenât going anywhere near that much⌠so then I wonder what Iâve done wrong, but I donât grow outdoors and I guess that makes a big difference! LoL.
Got to veg a long time to hit a lb on a plant is why you usually only see it outdoors. They also use alot of soil lol, i have seen 150 gallon trees that are 4 or 5 lbs lol, that would have me set for a long long time 
Quicker to have 4 plants produce 4 ounces each, and cheaper on the electric bill as well.
Gram per watt is a great standard for indoors, or as long as your jar never empties thatâs usually my standard 
Itâs hard to judge size from the pic, but I wouldnât be surprised if you get several ounces from that pictured plant. It looks great. So you are doing way better than most I think.
Thanks for the optimism @LennyB !
Iâll let you know⌠shouldnât be much longer. My friend is bringing a microscope over later today!
