oscar169
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7 gallons = 4 oz
10 gallons= 6/8oz
7 gallons you can carry around
anything over 7 gallons should stay stationary
7 gallons = 4 oz
10 gallons= 6/8oz
7 gallons you can carry around
anything over 7 gallons should stay stationary
I went down to the hydro store today a picked up one 10 Gallon & one 15 Gallon pot.@oscar169 You dont have to veg longer in 10-15 gallon pots but theres no point of using those bigger pots if your not goin to use the space that is available for the roots...so I think what he meant was if your gonna veg longer than use the bigger pots (I'm not sure if thats what he meant but I'm just taking a guess).
See? I don't grow in soil. *shrug* The biggest containers I've grown single plants in are 4 and 5 gallon buckets (of water).@BlueBlood- You said "30 days of veg in 7 gallons sounds tight to me". Its very possible to go from seed to harvest (30 day veg, 60 day flower) with a 7 gallon pot, It might not be ideal depending on strain but I've actually seen it done in 5 gallon pots. He yielded a pound from one 600w and one 5 gallon pot with one plant. A 7 gallon pot is plenty for 1 plant thats goin 90 days from seed to harvest. Thats just from my experience and what I've seen.
Wouldn't you want to go with the same veg time with them to get a comparison?How long should I veg with theses pots ? I'm going to run the same clones (cut from same mother) in them & run the same pro mix in the pots.
See? I don't grow in soil. *shrug* The biggest containers I've grown single plants in are 4 and 5 gallon buckets (of water).
I'm also not a big vegger, so in flowering mode, I would be very nervous about water circulation with 3-4 months of roots. Based on this, I was guessing that they would be at least a wee root bound, and would probably benefit from a bit more breathing space. It probably makes no sense to try to compare the two since dirt doesn't have to move around the roots. Then again, I know dirt guys that just let their roots grow out of the bottom of the pots and all over everywhere and don't even give a shit, so hey.
Wouldn't you want to go with the same veg time with them to get a comparison?
im with blueblood based on what ive read, veg em the same time and see if theres a difference
Its true :DHaha thats funny how you said you know guys that let the roots grow out of the bottom and all over everywhere.
and I guess soil and hydro are completely different, but, whatever you know more bout hydro and I know more bout soil...LOL
I'm going to Veg them all in the same room with the same lenght of time, (same clones from same mother), then see what the yield diff is.
I did run my room a time before with the 3 gallon pots & they were all root bound by the end of Flower. didn't really care for 3 gallons, just to small. I'm just trying to figure out if all the money is worth the upgrade again to go to the 10 or 15 gallon.[/quote
There are a lot a variables you do not really go into in determining you pot size. A 15 gallon when properly trained and vegged can and should yeald at the very least 10 to 12 oz. If you are running one 15 gallon per 6oow light thats about right. You can run 4 plants in 5 to 7 gallons pot's. per thousand (sixes seam a bit light for the task but work) and with little effort you should hit a lb. If you get things rocken and learn your strains then you will find the sweet spot where there getting everything with out stress. Try not to root bound them. Get them transplanted when the roots have filled up the pots and give them room to keep growing. Remember that plants send less and less energy to root production the further you go into flower. Figure 2 to 3 week of root growth once they hit the flip. This will be your best indicator of when things should happen. All things equal more root will always yeald more! I found an almost exponential increase in yeald / gallon of soil. There is a point around 20 to 30 gallon's where the curve begins to flatten out. I've tryed 40 gallon's even. Great flower size but the increase droped off considerably. My back really screamed when moving the dirt around and the veg time does take a bit longet. Coco is a different story. I flower most soil in 25 to 30 gallon smart pots and flower in 15 to 25 gallon smart pots for coco mix. If you go coco then 4 properly vegged and trained plants in 3 gallon smart pots on a tray can and should yeald well also. It takes time to learn the whens and how. The larger your grow the harder it becomes to keep up with it as well. If your dealing with limited space like in a tent I would seriously consider setting up a top drip dtw coco. You can do a lot more in less coco then in soil. You can do the same weight in 3 gallons of coco as you do in 10 gallons of soil. Plants grow a bit faster and fill out roots a bit quicker as well. Finished product is top shelf. Not quite properly grown organic quality but dam close. It takes quite a pot snob to tel the diffenence most of the time. I live in a med state and have limited numbers so size maters. If I was not so worried about plant count I would deffenitly run 4 plant's per 1000w in 10 gallons and expect 6 to 8 off of each plant. or better yet 16 in 2 gallon pots or.... The more plants you can fit into the space the less time you have to veg. Its al a mater of finding the proper timing for your chosen style . Hope I helped out best of luck.. Peace
I'm running 7 gallon Grow Pro Nursery pots right now, just got into week 5 of flower so far so good, I have been thinking about trying out the 10 gallon & 15 gallon pots in my next grow, my question is, is it worth the money to buy the larger pots 10 or 15 gallons, will it make a huge diff switching to the larger pot vs the 7 gallons that I'm using now ??........thanks for any input
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