How much rock do you need for each bucket?
2088286
Hi Kris, I put just enough rock in the bottom of a pot to allow for drainage. Depending on your growing material, I filled on top and around rock wool growing material (this is in a 10" pot) with clay rock up to the solid line at top of pot. Great system, very clean and easy. Good luck!
2088287
These came with 10" baskets but I've changed to 6" which need only about 2 qts of rock at most (along with the plant). The 10" used about a gallon of rock. I've found that once the roots grow through the 6", it's plenty sturdy and they make working with the system easier e.g., more room under the rim when adding/testing growing solutions. Taller or vine plants will need added support regardless.
2088288
i used the 6" rockwool cubes and they are huge! so very little rock was needed to fill the sides and cover the tops.
2088289
I do not use rock, I use large perlite. I purchase a large bag for about $40.00 and that's what goes in the baskets, overall it's cheaper, much lighter, a large bag lasts me several grows and I can put it right into my compost pile when I'm done with the grow and it makes for a wonderful compost for the following year. It seems to support 3 to 4 foot plants just fine.
2088290
Too many Soil is much better I have 4 sets of buckets and don't use any of them any more Total of 16 bucket what a waste of money
1140590
One...may two if you get creative with angling growth away from the center of the bucket. Crowding could become an issue unless you harvest leaves as you go.
1802268
Rocks measure approximately 6 to 9 inches long with varying widths/depths. I have yet to use them. I have made 3 sets in the mold so far and plan to make 400 to 500 of them for my project. Rocks are turning out wonderfully using standard 80lb bag sakrete with playsand and portland cement added 5:1. I have a lot of concrete to pour before I am ready for the rocks so I have time to make them as I go. I pour a batch of rocks with every pour I make in my project. I am acid staining the rocks also with a green and a dark purple. They look like real rocks though some are darker than I would like (when I mix the green and purple too heavily it turns dark brown). I am thinking that I should have bought more than one set of molds but I am very happy with the results I am getting.
2057714
Hi Sylvia! I think we used 2 regular bags of soil. It definitely wasn't as much as I thought would be required!
103544
If you remove the sliding adjustable stabilizer there is no minimum or maximum. They will fit almost any bucket.
1031156
you can buy it in different amounts. I would suggest not using more than what covers the bottom of the bowl. We send 2 bags of lava rocks with the set and suggest to only use half of that.
1139197
You will want 500 to 700 pounds of sand. 10 to 14 50lb bags. We bought 14 and used 11.
1233895
The bucket probably fits 3 gallons, but there is a fill line halfway up the bucket.
1353920
I used 2 tablespoons for each bucket of water that I made and soil drenched several buckets around a large tree I have in my front yard. To be sure read the directions that comes with the product for the particular item you are using the product for. Also I believe there is a 800 number you can call in the instructions or on the container. I hope this helps.
1688073
The rocks it comes with are just enough! I might add a few more for a different color! But I absolutely love mine!
1045604
I would say 6. You need to make sure that all four corners are down as well as the two side poles. I rarely ever stake the front and the back unless it's really bad weather. Then I use them all to add some extra rigidity to the tent. But I would think 6 would the minimum necessary. Hope that helps.
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The entire bin holds 48-liters so each individual bucket should be hold around 24-liters. Simple Human sells (G) size specific 30-liter bags on their website for this product, but I've used typical store-bought large bags and twisted/tucked-in the excess plastic. The inner buckets are not attached to one another so you can remove one at a time. Hope this helps.
1876918
Bucket does not have handles per say and not sure how much it holds so sorry.
1566919
All the rocks are intended for 1 batch. I was able to go out and find extras and add them to the same batch as I still had some room left. I found that after adding the rocks I had only filled it 1/2 full and the instructions stated 3/4 full so I added some more.
1114202
A lot more than eight. It is enough pebbles to line the whole bottom of the container with some layering.
1255505
You may use 2.5 gallon bucket filled with water and weight it down with bungee cord. Bucket can be pick up at Home Depot. Hope it help.
1008147
Assume that's the size of a post hole digger, get the smallest bag (about 25 lbs) of Quickcrete (with gravel), takes about 1/3 of a bag, can mix in wheelbarrow