White Scoop away kitty litter buckets

[Flyinghigh]

Is it good to paint the outside of the Scoop away kitty litter buckets and let it set.?
Wash out the inside good..!

 

[2Dog]

I would spray paint it and let it air out..course the hydro people will know more..

 

[pcduck]

If soil grower no need to paint

If hydro will need to paint it with some good durable enamel paint.

 

[legalize_freedom]

Zip uses them with soil, no paint, I've never heard him say anything negative about it other than haveing a mountain of kitty litter laying around...lol

 

[GeezerBudd]

I get the Tidy Cats yellow buckets. I pay the guy a few bucks for them.
I'm waiting on one more-lol

Gb

 

[DonJones]

Flyinghigh,

You would probably get better response in either the HYDRO in DIY sections.

From what I've read the majority opinion seems to be that you NEVER paint the surface that your plant will contact, either through the soil or the hydro solution. The plastic is more likely to have bleed and out gassed any toxins that it is going to release than the paint is.

As you the issue of painting in the first place, there is a large disagreement about whether you need to paint them at all even for hydro, but as easy and inexpensive as it is, I'd do it just to be safe.

Be sure to use paint designed to be applied to plastic because it will lat better.

Good smoking.

 

[4u2sm0ke]

If soil grower no need to paint

If hydro will need to paint it with some good durable enamel paint.

:yeahthat:



I use them for soil..I love they are square..Mine hold around 4.5 gallons...and Dam if i didnt seesome larger ones at Cosco:aok:

 

[Hick]

been using them for 'years' without paint... with soil. Never an issue of any kind.

 

[Flyinghigh]

So by not painting the outside of buckets and the roots will be fine alone the white parts of the white buckets. When I first got onto this site I have read a lot of post saying the outside needs to be covered with paper or something and or paint the outside..


I am just a soil grower not Hydro..

 

[4u2sm0ke]

yeah I have too FH...but was allways a Hydro saying to paint though...Your good to grow my friend..fill M up and Grow something special..take care and be safe

 

[leafminer]

If marketing people only knew ....

"Market your product in square buckets. Then all the dope growers will buy your product for preference, even if it costs more!"

I have already been noting that Costco washing powder comes in square buckets. However, I have decided to back up my theory about root temperatures, I am going to use white styrofoam cooler boxes. About $5 each. Not very strong but they should be good for a few grows.

 

[zipflip]

Zip uses them with soil, no paint, I've never heard him say anything negative about it other than haveing a mountain of kitty litter laying around...lol

:rofl: idk for sure on the whoel part bout light gettin in thru the plastic or watever but just for safety measure i have a bunch of old black poly/plastic i just cut a long piece and stick it to the inside sides wit couple pieces of duct tape. no lite comin thru aftre this.
idk, am i wastin time linig the inside with black poly :confused2:
it is a step in prepping buckets for transplanting that i would love to avoid if not exactly necessary

 

[Flyinghigh]

Thanks and it really doesn't matter either way.

 

[gourmet]

I love them for my soil grow since they are nearly as deep but square so do not take as much room up as a 5 gallon round bucket.

Best place to get these for me (since I do not have a cat) is freecycle. Just post an ad and usually cat people have these they want to get rid of. My hubby picks them up for me while I am at work. Freecycling is the way to go!

 

[leafminer]

I measured the styro cooler box and was surprised to find it comes to 4.3 gallons, a handy size and a space saver compared with round buckets. I'm betting the advantage of a temperature-stabilised root system will more than make up for the difference.

 

[pcduck]

I measured the styro cooler box and was surprised to find it comes to 4.3 gallons, a handy size and a space saver compared with round buckets. I'm betting the advantage of a temperature-stabilised root system will more than make up for the difference.

Won't the roots grow through the Styrofoam cooler?

 

[leafminer]

Not unless they are a lot more active than tomato roots. I've grown toms for three seasons in a cooler and noticed every time the plant in the poly cooler grew faster.

 

[pcduck]

Is a poly cooler the same as a Styrofoam cooler?:confused2:

 

[Jayde Falcon]

I think that unless the container is clear that there would be no reason to paint as the light levels getting to the roots. But I am going to be using the rubbermaid kind of containers for my self watering containers. Probably going to use a combo of procoir and perlite or a soil less mix for the medium. I am really new to any of this though. So.... I suppose I will be going for the grand experiment.

 

[pcduck]

I think that unless the container is clear that there would be no reason to paint as the light levels getting to the roots. But I am going to be using the rubbermaid kind of containers for my self watering containers. Probably going to use a combo of procoir and perlite or a soil less mix for the medium. I am really new to any of this though. So.... I suppose I will be going for the grand experiment.

Jayde Falcon this is only true for soil, this is not true for hydro. Many first time hydro growers have tried to use the Home Depot orange buckets and have ended in failure because of the light entering through the bucket.