Pot size for outdoor

[Clink78]

If you’re like me and you put your pots in a garden with decent earth underneath, then more important than pot size is the holes size you’re gonna drill under them. Drill big holes, as many as you can. That way your roots will extend to their maximum and not be limited to your pots.

So why even have pots at all, you ask? Good question. It’s simple, really. Until the roots reach the bottom, you can move the pots freely. This is good when it rains a lot or until you find the best spot for each strain.

 

[Sir Napsalot]

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I started clones in 10 gallon fabric pots on Memorial Day weekend. Are these pots going to be too small and I'll have root bound issues later on?

If you get rootbound in a 10gal pot it means you did pretty good

 

[ScaryHarry45]

Bigger the better or no pot at all if possible. Work smarter not harder!

 

[Pestrofa]

Can't get root bound in fabric pots

 

[ScaryHarry45]

Can't get root bound in fabric pots

Thats not really accurate. Plants can and will get root bound in a fabric pot. The fabric pot can have a root pruning effect but that doesn't mean that plants won't get root bound. I grew outdoors in 25 gallons a couple years back and they were incredibly root bound come august and it was such a pain in the ass.

 

[blazeaglory420]

These are in 3 gallon fabric pots. I vegged indoors for 30 days and put them outside mid May, located in Southern CA

Roughly 2' tall now and beginning to flower

 

[Bigbruce420]

in the bush, I use 17gal muck buckets in swamps and 65gal smart pots at my house

 

[Budley Doright]

Never used bigger than 10 gallon bags for my stealth grows and never had a problem, but I do typically slice the bottoms open one month in and always had good luck now I have mounds that I set 10 gallon bags on and again slice open the bottom. The plants are limited in height by how often I top and train. If your leaving them you will need to water the smaller containers more often.

 

[garybo]

I grow in 5 gal fabric pots, get between 1/2 to a full lb per plant in that size.

 

[Mojofingers]

Such amazing information.
Thank you everyone! !

 

[Menace805]

I would go 30 or larger if you're newer to growing. Plants in smaller containers suck water and nutes like crazy in the summer when the roots totally fill the container. I have successfully grown in 5 gallon bags but had to water everyday, or 2 times a day on hotter days. Fed compost teas every other day too.

For indicas and indica leaning hybrids could you use 20 or 25 gallon fab pots?

 

[ganga gurl420]

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I started clones in 10 gallon fabric pots on Memorial Day weekend. Are these pots going to be too small and I'll have root bound issues later on?

You cant get root bound in fabric pots. That is the point of them... they air prune the roots as they reach the sides.