ok my plants are in 5 gallon buckets, only because i had to start over and planting quickly was very important, so buckts it was. i'd rather have them in the ground, but buying soil, tranporting it and all that again i want to avoid. im about to simply dig a 5gallon bucket sized hole and cut off the bottoms of the buckets, loosen the soil in the bottom of the hole as much as possible and then bury the buckets. im hoping that the roots will penetrate into the native soil instead of gerting root bound. any thoughts? thanks
How many palnts are in your 5 gallon containers? If one or just a few up to 3 plants your fine they won't be root bound at all...
I see a couple possible issues with this idea. The first being is it just one plant in each 5 gallon bucket or are there more than 1? If just one, then shouldn't be an issue. the next thing is that its a bit late to be planting outdoors,not sure where in the world you are, or how big your plants are, but that could be a big factor. --Dash
I have grown that way on purpose, because of my dry environement. My aim was to direct the water down instead of spreading out near the surface . It works just fine!!! Most other people have told me that it didn't sound like a good idea but I don't think any of them really ever tried it. The roots will grow right out through the bottom and into the native soil unless you have some real hard clay down there. The surrounding vegetation is a pretty good indication of how good the native soil is. You want an area that supports a lot of growth, but stay away from pine trees if you can. Good luck!
I would just leave it in the bucket. Ive done more that one plant that way and they all turned out just fine.
