2-Liter Bottle's As Pots

So i want to know if anyone has any experience growing in 2- Liter bottles with the tops cut off. I know there small but for a SOG they should be enough shoudn't they? Any Experience would be great, Pictures especially appreciated.
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When I'm transitioning my tomatoes, peppers and other random assorted vegetables from inside to outside (and then into the ground), I often use milk jugs or self-watering containers made from plastic bottles such as 2L soda pop bottles and I find that the work fairly well. The only problem with the 2L bottles and once the plants become root bound, their roots are exposed to light through the container on the outside layer. But that's easily fixable with paper (put it in the bottle before the dirt), paint or even tape.

I'm not sure exactly to how what a sea of green is, although some one mentioned it in the garden shop to me the other day and I think he was talking about growing marijuana, something I don't know anything about, and do not really care to try (at least, as long as it's illegal in my country), but from what I can picture, the dense canopy might provide enough shade for the roots, so you might not have to light guard the roots.

I Understand bigger is better, But i have heard of Sof going as high as 4 plants per square foot. So i would thing that those pots would have to be of a similar or even smaller volume then my bottles. Anyone know?

DerKiffer said:

When I'm transitioning my tomatoes, peppers and other random assorted vegetables from inside to outside (and then into the ground), I often use milk jugs or self-watering containers made from plastic bottles such as 2L soda pop bottles and I find that the work fairly well. The only problem with the 2L bottles and once the plants become root bound, their roots are exposed to light through the container on the outside layer. But that's easily fixable with paper (put it in the bottle before the dirt), paint or even tape.

I'm not sure exactly to how what a sea of green is, although some one mentioned it in the garden shop to me the other day and I think he was talking about growing marijuana, something I don't know anything about, and do not really care to try (at least, as long as it's illegal in my country), but from what I can picture, the dense canopy might provide enough shade for the roots, so you might not have to light guard the roots.

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Well thanks for the info i appreciate it. But if ya don't mind me asking...What brings you to our humble little forum if ya don't wanna grow cheeba? I'm guessing your here for hydro info huh?

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i would also like to know, you could pack alot of those 2 liters in a given space.

yeah you can, check out the link. I wanna put 24 of em in a cabinet.

how bout green mountain dew bottles? ive heard that green light is used during dark periods because it wont trigger the photosynthesis. so would it work for roots? if thats the case, then i could pack a crapload of plants in a 6x6 area under 2 600 watt hps on a light mover. OMG SOG

indeed you are right. I have used green lights to work in the dark period and the plants don't seem to care. But i wonder if roots are the same way. So now we have even more questions...

It not the roots per se, but rather the algae that forms there. The algae grow off of the radiant light when the media is transparent. Since the algae is green like the ganja, I'll guess they can't see green light either. I would say MD bottles would be fine.

Try growing some other herb outside in a 2L bottle self-watering planter (search topper self watering on google or something) and after you do it for awhile, you'll see why (the algae and root damage as said before).

wouldnt it be cheaper to get 1 or 2 gallon growbags in bulk?

i put rooted clones in 2L to veg em up a bit and it works great, i dunno about flowering though i xfer em again when they go into flower, but i would think that maybe gallon milk jugs would be big enough for small plants in a sog, 2L might be to small

okay im new to all this im on my first grow i have three plants i started in 2 liter botlles and it worked great i transfered 2 of the three to a gallon bottle the ones in the gallon look a little better but not that much of a difrence i would try to get something a little better but if thats all you can use it would be fine

Stopped by again to visit the ladies today today the gas is killing me but i can't stay away. I probably could have bought myself some good seeds with the cash i put in the tank by now. But my buddy is kinda like a silent partner. He thinks it's really cool, he likes checking it out and he doesn't mind having the cab at his place, And he damn sure won't mind getting half when we harvest. But he doesn't have an active part in taking care of them yet, in time he will i'm sure.

I noticed some of the previous bagseed "Chelsea" clones were showing numerous roots so i transplanted then into more 2 liters and moved them under the cfls in the veg area. I moved the previously topped and cloned plants i was given into the mother cab and switched out the bulbs to 4 26 watt 6500K. They really look like hell but will hopefully produce more clones.

Another week or so and the recent transplants should be ready to move up to the hps and my 1st attempt at a perpetual harvest will begin. Good thing cause I'm outta smoke and broke as hell.

The same friend who supplied the Big bud x Mango And what he calls Mango x Middies is now saying he may be able to get me the clones i wanted to get originally from a guy who told me $50 a clone [so i told him to fuck off] This strain is a local one i have known of for years The original genetics were northern lights x durban poison which to my understanding was then back crossed with the NL and then bred with hashplant, The locals call it simply "the fire" AKA "The Shit that Killed Elvis" and I know from experience that it is some killer smoke.

Got some pics of the developements while i was there, I know the camera is somewhere between here and the car but i can't seem to find it again.
Hopefully i will have the pics up tonight.

Stay Tuned
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kittybitches said:

wouldnt it be cheaper to get 1 or 2 gallon growbags in bulk?

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Well im sure grow bags are cheap in bulk, But how can anything be cheaper then picking it out of the trash? We don't buy them for the bottles, We drink the soda and the bottles would be trash were it not for there new life as a planter.

Well just an update, so far so well, no signs of algae and while im sure the roots would rather be in the dark i do like watching em grow. I do however plan to investigate growbags in an effort to fit even more plants per foot but to anyone curious 2-liter bottle work great.
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ive useds em for pots in a sog before and they work well as long as you dont allow them to be size limited by being rootbound.
Mine got to be about a foot, foot and a half tall alone before I learned to keep them from being rootbound.

and I just used trash bags to cover the sides of the bottles and taped around them with a bit of packing tape.....

dont forget some decent sized holes in the bottom of the bottles if ya use the trash bags to cover the sides though.

Hope this has been of some help.

Please explain what you mean about not letting them get rootbound, I'm only shooting for 1.5 foot plants MAX anyway. Should i be concerned? Do i need to be trimming roots?

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