5 gallon buckets and 5 gallon pots diffrent?

Hey all i got a quick question for you. Are 5 gallon buckets the same size as 5 gallon nursery pots as the buckets look alot bigger and which one is better for growing or are they both just as good? thanks all!

5 gallons is 5 gallons. lol. ive used 5 gallon pots and didnt like them indoor, outdoor my friend used them and they worked really well though.

If you decide to use buckets then make sure you cut some holes at their bottom for drainage.

I'm using a couple 5 gallons for tomatoes. I' rather just use a 5 gallon bucket, but couldn't find them where I'm at. Selection is limited. 5 Gallon buckets, I recall, are a bit deeper than 5 gallon planters. I might be wrong, or they might just be shaped different where I'm at. I'm pretty sure you may have an extra inch or two, but you lose it in width/circumference.

Throw some rocks at the bottom, add some perlite, and you'll be good to go.

I have both and the buckets hold about 20% more that the pots.

Use styrafoam chunks on the bottom in place of rocks. It's lighter and provide more oxygen then rocks.

sweet guys i really appreciate all the feedback your all awesome i think im going to go with 7 gallons just bought 50 of them

just curious what would you all prefer 7 gallons good enough for some 1/4 or half pounders?

Norcal14 said:

just curious what would you all prefer 7 gallons good enough for some 1/4 or half pounders?

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For sure dude, You should be able to pull that kind of weight.

You should get around a 1/2 pound.

hey so i got a shitload of seeds also but im just trying to figure out what strain they are? he said they have purple leafs and on the bag it said LP lemon purp i mean if i say there all lemon purple can anyone tell if there say purple kush instead as im going to have alot of weight to get rid of i would just kinda like to know the strain but i mean weed mostly looks all the same whats your guys opinion?

anyone got any feedback i mean i have grown unknown strain before and called it purple kush as it had purple leafs ad bud and nobody noticed that i sold to ?