Your preferred pot size for indoor tent grows?

[Gurtgurt]

When I started growing a couple years ago I made every stage too long so the plant would have a good foundation, and grew in 5 gal pots so the roots had plenty of room. Worked ok.

But then I read that people preferred 3 gal, reason being that they can fertigate more frequently. Makes sense, so I switched to 3 gal. Worked ok.

But lately I look at a lot of indoor grow pictures and people are growing in 7+ gallon pots? Did I miss some development?

If you are growing indoors, with bottled fertilizer, and not a huge grow tent, what is your preferred pot size?

*I realize that living soil grows require very large pots to support the soil biome. I'm not considering that (and I can't justify having an 80-lb 15+ gal damp mass in my house).

I grow in a 4x4x7(?) ft. tent with 2x 200 W led lights; in soil and testing out different liquid/powdered nutes. I think a lot of newbies probably have a similar setup.

 

[JIMKSI64]

I am going to 3 gallon due to physical limitations and the way I grow with training. I want to be able to pull them out and work on them on a bench. I thought autos would work but I feel I can control photos better in small pots.
3 gallon white widows.

 

[Exiledbasher]

i started with 5gal fabrics,im getting the next run ready with 9ea. 3gal pot gonna do a SOG with some autos

 

[MercDod]

I grow in living soil and prefer 5 gallon fabric pots and use Gaia Green nutes and top dress about two to three times.

 

[Galgrows]

I use 3 to 5 gal indoor. Mostly 3gal do to space limits.

 

[cpurola]

I can't get over how well mine are growing in 1 gallon fabric pots. I don't plan on finishing them in these pots, but I haven't had to do much. Pro-mix potting soil, Greenleaf Mega and Gaia Green both, plus RO water and voile!
BTW, I remember Capt. Spaulding growing beautiful plants in 1 and 2 gallon plastic pots. So it IS possible.

Pic of mine:

 

[Gurtgurt]

I am going to 3 gallon due to physical limitations and the way I grow with training. I want to be able to pull them out and work on them on a bench. I thought autos would work but I feel I can control photos better in small pots.
3 gallon white widows.

I hate trimming so I've been known to trim potential bud sites to focus on fewer bigger ones.

I used to remove plants from the tent to water, but now they are getting bigger and is hard to do, and impossible with a trellis.

I am going to try a sort-of SOG next with small clones and 1-2 gallon pots next.

 

[Gurtgurt]

I can't get over how well mine are growing in 1 gallon fabric pots. I don't plan on finishing them in these pots, but I haven't had to do much. Pro-mix potting soil, Greenleaf Mega and Gaia Green both, plus RO water and voile!
BTW, I remember Capt. Spaulding growing beautiful plants in 1 and 2 gallon plastic pots. So it IS possible.

Pic of mine:

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Yeah these are already taller than what I get in a full term. Can I ask what kind of light?

RO water is the one thing I've never used and I'm suspecting would help me with a lot of problems

 

[cpurola]

Yeah these are already taller than what I get in a full term. Can I ask what kind of light?

RO water is the one thing I've never used and I'm suspecting would help me with a lot of problems

I started them under LED shop lights then moved them to the T5 florescent grow lamps. And I started them too early, first week of Feb.
I've been topping and taking cuts for clones for about a month and they still get into the light and fry their little leaves before I notice and raise the light AGAIN! LOL
Can't wait to get them outside.