indoor to outdoor

alright so i started some seedlings 9 days ago. they all are extremely healthy and under 4x 42 watt cfls for now. i plan on transplanting them around may (when they get too big for my small grow area) into 5 gallon buckets and burying the 5 gallon buckets in a wet area with complete direct sunlight. because the area is wet, and ill be leaving them to grow on their own over summer, i wanted to drill holes (not sure how many) in the 5 gallon buckets to allow water to seep in.

i would greatly appreciate any feedback/ideas that would help me along with my process.

one question i have is how early i can sex the plants so i can toss males.

i should have some pics of my babies come monday.

i would be concerned about the soil staying moist all the time and your plant could develop root rot. I'm not sure but you could just bury 1/3 of the 5 gallon bucket and drill holes around the side like you said, then water them in the begining. Once the roots develop and grow to the moist soil they would stop then you wouldnt have to worry about root rot as much.
good luck!!

strictly'dope74 said:

i would be concerned about the soil staying moist all the time and your plant could develop root rot. I'm not sure but you could just bury 1/3 of the 5 gallon bucket and drill holes around the side like you said, then water them in the begining. Once the roots develop and grow to the moist soil they would stop then you wouldnt have to worry about root rot as much.
good luck!!

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this sounds like a much better idea if it is that wet why even bury the bucket at all. in my 5 gal. bucket i put 5 holes in the bottom then on the side i drill a hole every inch and a half all the way around.

I was reading somewhere in the forums of a technique using Burlap sac's, which sounds interesting.
Apparently you just full the sack with soil/Manure/peat etc.... . Drop on the ground , Split the sac and insert your plant.

Anyway I thought it was interesting.