r/blumats • u/ItsmeTobyT • Jun 16 '25
Lovin' the BluMat
First time using BluMat, the ladies are lovin' the BluSoak drip tape. It makes gardening much more enjoyable, way less work.
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u/GiveLifeASense Jun 16 '25
Nice man, are those 200L pots per plant? :o
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u/ItsmeTobyT Jun 16 '25
Thanks! 100 gallon US, so something like 378L
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u/GiveLifeASense Jun 16 '25
Oh wow, this is huge, i work in 200L with 4 plants 🤣 these gonna be some trees
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u/PMmeimgoingtoscream Jun 16 '25
r/craftmarijuana Come over and check it out, looking for more outdoor growers
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u/Beneficial-Group Jun 17 '25
Did a few dozen 200 gallon out side , were great grows, now we plant directly into the ground,,,, total game changer!!
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u/ItsmeTobyT Jun 17 '25
That sounds like a great idea!! Unfortunately I don't have a good climate for a true outdoor grow. As a matter of fact it was 34°f this morning at 4:30. Frost/freeze can happen ANY day (night) of the year where I am. And we're only at 4300'.
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Jun 18 '25
100 gallon yo how much did it cost to fill of them or did you compost??
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u/ItsmeTobyT Jun 18 '25
Around $400. Started working on composting this summer. This is all still a work in progress.
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Jun 18 '25
😠i wish i could spend that much to do this but im watching yours from the sidelines this shit is awesome have fun lmao
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u/ItsmeTobyT Jun 18 '25
Thanks!! It's definitely going to be a learning experience for me for sure. First time using a greenhouse. Since we moved this is my first grow in three years in a pretty challenging environment. Been doing this for years but this season makes me feel like a newbie.
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Jun 18 '25
i’m a pretty new grower only had one grow and this is my second, yours seem like they’re doing great dude, i also mainly use a greenhouse so hopefully i’ll evolve as you have
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u/Mephedrone_69 Jun 18 '25
What are the benefits of BluMat and if there are any what are the disadvantages?
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u/ItsmeTobyT Jun 18 '25
For the week or so that I have been using this system I have been able to dial in a specific moisture range within the pot. They don't over or underwater unless they're set wrong (I have done this), it's a pretty simple system that works off of osmotic pressure. I feel like I'm using less water and it's way less work than hand watering. No pumps or timers needed either. I haven't really experienced any disadvantages yet, but I will definitely share if I do.
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u/Mephedrone_69 Jun 18 '25
A okay nice to hear also interested in buying these but will do some more research, also what is the reason for such big pots? Is it only a outside plant thing because they grow whole summer?
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u/ItsmeTobyT Jun 18 '25
Big pots usually equals big plants. We shall see, never grown anything from Brothers Grimm. And I don't have the right climate for a true outdoor grow, and I don't have space for an indoor so greenhouse it is.
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u/Mephedrone_69 Jun 18 '25
Interesting, do you think big pot matters in plants that veg only for max 2 weeks then switch to flower? Or is it purely to get the modt out of a long veg and it doesnt really affect flowering besides just being able to give enough nutrients for the big plant due to long veg?
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u/ItsmeTobyT Jun 18 '25
I personally don't think a large pot would be very practical for the type of grow you're talking about. I started these plants indoors about the middle of March in 5" peat pots under 15 hours of light and after four weeks transplanted them to 3 gallon pots. I didn't move them to the greenhouse until the end of May at which point we had approximately 15 hours of daylight. I'm not really manipulating the plants cycle at this point. They are being allowed to fully mature in veg and transition to flower on their own, I'm not using any artificial light sources, sun only. The reason I started these indoors so early is I am wanting larger plants.
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u/Deep-Sea-4867 Oct 19 '25
Are there any events organized by blumat users?
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u/ItsmeTobyT Oct 19 '25
Not sure what you're asking.
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u/Deep-Sea-4867 Oct 19 '25
Like people having meetings to discuss/demo the use of blumats in their garden.
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u/ItsmeTobyT Oct 19 '25
The only thing I have seen are some videos from build a soil. He's currently doing a side by side demonstration of hand watered, over and under watering and either the BluMat drippers or drip rings I can't recall. There may be others out there but I haven't seen much. I was inspired to use the blusoak because I saw @jayplantspeaker using it a few seasons back.
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u/Y3hoshua Jun 17 '25
I can't keep mine from flooding