Anyone using octopots?

[DogterB]

If you have the time and tools to put the Alaska buckets together, it looks like it will have the same functionality. For me, the octopot was worth the $50. I'll be interested to see how it works out for you. Will you do a grow journal?

Right on. Yeah I am in the process of scavenging materials and such to try a test run in them. I just can't bring myself to spend money on something I can cobble together...eventually lol. I'm hopeful that by the end of July I'll have everything I need for a setup. I'll have to figure out how to go about doing a grow journal on here when I get it going.

 

[tiffanrw]

Just following up. First grow, first harvest, 1 plant (shown above), 4 oz (not including trim)! I'm truly amazed and certainly recommend Octopots.

I am thinking about using octopots to grow cannabis autoflower plants from seeds. I am concerned that the amount of time required for the tap root to reach the nutrient solution may stunt the growth and not allow ample veg time. What is your experience with this?

 

[LabRat]

I just checked out the Octopot site to refresh my memory about them and you don't have to worry about the tap roots hitting the water in the bottom. It will soak up thru the whole pot so in early stages the new roots will have enough moisture and rapidly grow down into wetter conditions.

I've seen similar setups using tiki torch wicks stuck in holes drilled in the bottom of 5gal pails set on bricks or 2x2s in a pan of water laced with nutrients with or without air stones. Seems to work pretty good and a damn sight cheaper than buying the real thing. Attaching a net pot to the bottom of a large pot could be problematic so wicks might be a better choice for your DIY octopots.

Being a frugal person of Scottish origins I too would rather DIY whatever I can rather than pay big bucks for something pretty. Function over form any day!

Good luck!

 

[Suzy Bee]

I am thinking about using octopots to grow cannabis autoflower plants from seeds. I am concerned that the amount of time required for the tap root to reach the nutrient solution may stunt the growth and not allow ample veg time. What is your experience with this?

Sorry I didn't see this sooner. Replied to your other thread.

 

[DogterB]

If you have the time and tools to put the Alaska buckets together, it looks like it will have the same functionality. For me, the octopot was worth the $50. I'll be interested to see how it works out for you. Will you do a grow journal?

Hey man, just wanted to give an update on my bucket setup, I just never got around to doing a grow journal. It has worked out pretty dang good! Most everything was scavenged from local thrift/resale shops (luckily there are a few near me) or gotten for the cheapest I could find. I originally setup two buckets on an auto-watering system but being in a 2x2 tent, it was way too crowded. I used a 5 gal bucket with a colander in the bottom. This one is the one that I turned the colander over to make a bubble, covered it in a perlite layer, then filled it with soil. I killed a few seedlings by starting the waterer too soon, but once I figured out that I need to let them get a bit bigger before the water got turned on it was off to the races. I have a bucket res outside the tent, which runs to a small bucket with a float valve in the tent. That keeps the water level constant in the grow bucket. I used OF amended with some organic dry ferts, some "tea" a couple of times, and plain water. So far so good, should be ready to chop in a few weeks.

I wish I would have taken pics of the whole setup, because I really like it. This is my first attempt at a photoperiod and first time scrog. Mistakes were made (didn't top, let her get way too big before flipping, etc.) but she's a beast. I'm now in the process of changing my 4x4 tent to a similar setup, but not with 5 gallon buckets. I found some small storage containers that I can fit up to 4 side by side on each side of the tent, and melted a large hole in each of the lids. I have some plastic 5 gallon (?) pots that I cut a hole in the bottom of and put a small mesh pot through the bottom and through the hole in the container lid. This is my attempt at duplicating the octopot. The containers have fittings to run water just like the bucket setup. Haven't gotten them up and running yet, but I think they will work out just as well as the bucket. I have 3 just about ready to go for the initial trial run and if it goes well I'll expand it out. Once I get them setup, I will for sure attempt to do a journal lol.

 

[Suzy Bee]

Hey man, just wanted to give an update on my bucket setup, I just never got around to doing a grow journal. …

Looks like you’re on the way to a nice harvest! Thanks for the update.