I am sure of it too bro but honestly I dont want her to get super huge to where she is bursting out the area I made. I think I made quiet of few mistakes here but it will all be valuable experience to learn from. Do you think by using the 7 gallon she will stop growing eventually? I know its going to be a big problem watering her down constantly. But if I put her into a larger pot then I am going to have to re-rig the screen to be higher. I am going to see where she is at the end of this month and if needed, fuck it I will pop her ass in a 20 gallon pot for flowering. Worse case scenario I can also take the screen off later and just put a bunch of screws around the screen frame and just tie all her branches down. I dont know man, I am nervous cause this is a 1st for me and she is growing at speeds I dont really want. I wish she would slow down some. I been pinching her like no tomorrow.
The only way to slow her down now is to neglect her IMO, I do this all the time when I'm juggling plants. You could let her get a bit root bound before you upcan. Then when you transplant she'll adjust and take back off.
If she's growing too fast for you now, she's just going to grow faster when you upcan her. Outdoor plants grow with crazy vigor. A friend of mine has a greenhouse and his shit cranks up to 10-12' tall, pencil sized roots and they fill up holes that are 5' wide and 4' deep, that's in Michigan, lol.
I do think she's going to suffer in flower if you leave her in a 7 gallon and you're going to be pissed if you don't upcan. You've got some choices to make is appears. The cool thing about smart pots and breathers is that when you go bigger you don't always go significantly taller. You already know that breathers are sweet b/c they're short and squatty, all butt and no body. It may be worth looking at other brands of bags than you're using currently to see what's available. You may be able to jump from an 8 gallon to 20+ without adding much height.
Oregon Breather
Item Size
3 Gallon 10"x8.75"
5 Gallon 12"x10.25"
8 Gallon 14"x11.75"
11 Gallon 17"x12"
15 Gallon 17"x15"
25 Gallon 20"x18.25"
50 Gallon 27"x20"
75 Gallon 32"x22.25"
100 Gallon 37"x20.25"
Decisions, decisions eh? I don't think she's going to give you a choice, she'll probably bind up and force you to transplant sooner than later, the question is how big do you want to go when you do it.
