Depending on your grow medium, you might have to water daily.
As your plant gets larger, there will be many more roots so watering frequency will usually increase.
‘Rule of thumb’ for watering your weed plants is to water smaller (younger) plants every 3 or so days.A very reliable one is this moisture meter over on Amazon. The best way to keep your soil moisture levels in check is to invest in a soil moisture meter. Your pot plant will either drown or get nutrient burn. Water should not be allowed to sit for too long in your grow medium. Moisture can easily be a big problem when using a 5-gallon bucket.No matter what kind of pot plant you end up growing, you should get a very good yield with this size of bucket. The capacity of a 5-gallon bucket is just about perfect for growing one weed plant indoors.Even if you have drilled multiple holes in it, your bucket will still be very sturdy. So, now we will go over the pros and cons of using a plastic 5-gallon bucket for growing marijuana. With everything in life, there is good and bad. The Pros and Cons of Using a 5-Gallon Pail to Grow Pot Check out my related articles at the bottom of this article (or elsewhere on the site) for more help on growing. Other than the holes in the bucket and the medium you use, growing the plant is just the same as any other. I recommend this product if you can afford it. This will help the water flow throw much easier. If you’re using coco, you don’t need to mix it with anything. I highly recommend you mix approximately 25% or more of perlite to the soil. It also allows air to get at the roots providing oxygen. When you water your plants, you want to ensure any excess water flows or drips out of the container. This will allow the water to flow through and evaporate from the bucket. You grow it the same way you would in any other container, but you need to make sure the bucket has more than enough holes drilled in the sides and bottoms. How Do You Grow Pot in a 5-Gallon Bucket?
In this article, we’ll talk about these things and a couple more to help you save a few dollars allowing you to use that Home Depot 5-gallon bucket you have sitting in your garage. You could have too many nutrients building up from fertilizing which can eventually kill your plant, this is called nutrient burn. In a plastic bucket, you really need to keep a close eye on the moisture level as too much water can drown your plant. There is more to consider than that but just that information alone can give you great success growing pot in a 5-gallon bucket. 100% soil is not recommended in this setup so make sure to cut the soil with perlite or use mostly coco as your grow medium. Make sure to drill holes throughout the bucket to allow excess water to drain out and air to have more access to the soil. Pot can be grown in a 5-gallon bucket, barring you prepare the bucket properly for the grow. An easy way to save a few dollars is to use 5-gallon buckets instead of buying fabric or air pots for your weed. If you can find a way to save a few dollars, that means more money in your pocket for buying seeds and fertilizers. Let’s face it, buying everything to get started growing weed can really get expensive.
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