How to support 4' trees in a DWC...

How can you support plants in a bubbleponics system. 3" net pots in the lid of an 18gal rubbermaid. Plants 3-4' tall cause the, use to be snug, net pots to floppy around like a fish out of water. Plants could be tied from the walls or ceilings for support or a stick could be ran through the holes in the net pots to the bottom of the bucket and the plants supported that way, but much rather prefer to support the pots from moving. How can this be accomplished. HELP...

Hey Bro - Hate to throw out the most obvious, and somewhat stupid answer - not to mention, one you've probably already considered - but, I used white duct tape to secure one of my large plants. She just refused to stop stretching, no matter how much light I put on her; once she got to be almost 2x as tall as the other 5, I started tying her to the walls in an LST type thing. No where NEAR 4 FEET!! But, it worked... tying her pulled the net cup out at an angle, so, yeah: I ghetto rigged it. White duct tape - seems to be relatively water resistant, and held the net pot in place nicely until she adjusted to the new angle. No more shading my other plants, and she's bushed out nicely at the bend points. Anyway, I'm sure you were looking for a more eloquent suggestion, but at least in the meantime..... Good luck man, good growin. Peace

to keep you netpots from moving, simply drill three holes around the netpot, and tie them into place with bread ties (you know, those plastic coated wire twist ties?)

your net pot will never ever move.

kp

The Kind Princess displays intelligence with breathtaking clarity.... Oh, the horror of shame...... I'm gonna go get drunk and tie my typing hands with white duct tape. ><>>>>><>>> KP, how do you block the light entering your res through those 3 purposeful holes? A sticky paper of some sort, perhaps....?

Userfriendly that was genius! I was having the same prob (with my tomatoes, wink wink, nudge nudge) and you solved it for 4 dollars and change. Mad props to you sir.

DJmick said:

Userfriendly that was genius! I was having the same prob (with my tomatoes, wink wink, nudge nudge) and you solved it for 4 dollars and change. Mad props to you sir.

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AW YEAH!

I just recently harvested a STRETCHED Indica that got to 4 and a half ft tall, and it was in a 3 inch cup, in a 8 gallon tank. The trunk or base of the plant was much bigger than the rockwool cube it started in. It leaned a little, but the mass of roots somehow supported it up right. The last week, I did tie a string around it and tacked it to the wall.

kindprincess said:

to keep you netpots from moving, simply drill three holes around the netpot, and tie them into place with bread ties (you know, those plastic coated wire twist ties?)

your net pot will never ever move.

kp

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Òoooooooooo my days a solution to my age long prob .....don!!!

Stop growing giant plants lol.

vostok said:

3 inches at the base of a 4 foot tree,
sounds highly suspicious
mine are the diameter
of a large coffee cup

post a pic please​

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Your 4 ft plant has a 3 inch round stem , that's sick

vostok said:

3 inches at the base of a 4 foot tree,
sounds highly suspicious
mine are the diameter
of a large coffee cup

post a pic please​

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Bonzi!!

yea you probably dont need those size of plants in the same res but....

fuck it I will share a secret of mine. shish kabob skewers. Dont have to be huge thick ones just the metal ones. Place directly through net pot under lid two per pot should due so that they cross and form an X will hold any size plant. As for your lid now you will have to put a weight on it most likely a brick or a few to keep it from popping up...

Stakes. Or strains that support themselves, ive had 5 foot plants in dwc that could hold themselves up fine, 6" net pots though.

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bigger net pots?

butsack said:

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bigger net pots?

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Thats why i said though

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I made my own setup...tried the round cups first didn't like em same problem ..no stable base...I changed to square pots presto... Ensuring its a tight fit ofourse... When they get too big I introduce my stretchy motorcycle cargo nets wich handily have clips on them which you can simply clip onto your inner tent frame and presto instant support not to mention increased yield if down properly... Hope this helps

Scroga said:

I made my own setup...tried the round cups first didn't like em same problem ..no stable base...I changed to square pots presto... Ensuring its a tight fit ofourse... When they get too big I introduce my stretchy motorcycle cargo nets wich handily have clips on them which you can simply clip onto your inner tent frame and presto instant support not to mention increased yield if down properly... Hope this helps

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do you use motorcycle cargo nets as a scrog screen?
can you link to the exact product please?

I'm no good at that link stuff bro..sorry.. Just trawl eBay ..you'll find em..I ended up getting 4 and joining them together...so as not to over stretch mesh size.. It looks very ghetto but it is practical! If I remember correctly they came in at 7 bucks a pop I think?