how many gal. of soil does each plant require ??

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new smokey

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Quick question. is a five gallon typical bucket that you can get from home depot the same as a five gallon pot. Or does five gallons of soil take up less space then five gallons of water?
 
Mudslide9791

Mudslide9791

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I use 3 gallon pots indoors, plants are trained down to 3 or 4 ft in height, towards the end of flower I have to water with nutes daily. It's due to size constraints that I don't use 5 gallon buckets
 
TichySmokeSmoke

TichySmokeSmoke

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I use 20 gal buckets and its inside as well, at the end of the season you can get that girl rooted up. my Yields are high and my Potency is great. That me and everyone has there own way of doing it :)
 
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Ya Boi

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I do personal grows every year and I would never push my soil pass 20gal. per ft depth 22.5 inches 10 ft.+ Plants my next door neighbor is a old style hippy that has been growing since the 70s he has grown 7 ft plants out of a 5 gallon bucket heavy buds it's about having the know how to grow the strain you choose space is cool but don't nute burn y'all's plants real talk
 
DankWilliamsSr

DankWilliamsSr

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Green Dave said:
I think Jorge knows a little more about this then is givin credit for.He has years under his belt and a few books. You dont just write a book of what you think you have to do your homework
The question was left open never said it was indoor or outdoors
and IMO 100 Gal is a overkill unless you own a soil company or just very deep pockets
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Yeah, it takes a lot of money to fill my 200 gallon pots, even more for my 36 cubic foot beds but they will yeild 5 to ten lbs each at the end so it's worth it. Especially if you got plant count to worry about, some guys are doing 400 gallon pots with two or three plants in there. Long summers make monsters.
 
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Sloppypudding

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Fazz said:
if growing in pots , like .. say outside .

how many gal. of soil should be used ??
like .. for mid sized .
or monsters .

any input appreciated .:leaf:
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I would recommend 30 to 40 gallon cloth pots if using a scrog method indoors. It allows you to lengthen the veg period and allow for a clean and efficient Scrog that will allow you to get much larger yields when accompanied by low stress training.

If outdoor I would go with one plant to a 40 gallon pot but avoid using cloth bags outdoors as they tend to dry out extremely fast. I would also consider a hydrogen peroxide solution during mid to late flower to stave away mold.

If dealing with auto flowers and you just want a quick low yielding flip then 5 to 10 gallon pots are adequate.

I've attached a picture of one of my rooms which I have just introduced seedlings to.
 

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Crazy4coco

Crazy4coco

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Hum215 said:
LOL, 1gal per ft. That WILL NOT WORK!!!!! Well, at least not around here.

Everyone here in Humboldt uses 25-35gal for every 10'-14' plant. That is about 2.5x what the other guys think. Maybe their experience is different or they are growing bonsai plants. But here in Hum, if you want the max yield, you give the roots room to stretch out.
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I miss Humboldt ! The land of the giants lol
I had a buddy here in NorCal that had 10 clawfoot bath tubs with giants growing . Any of the old cuts floating around Humboldt ? I miss the old Humboldt before legalizing happen .
 
bam0813

bam0813

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And you think quality is dependent on pot size? You do realize that wether its 16 one gal or 1 50gal the only thing that changes is your vegging longer in the 50 gl . Yield should be same. Canopy is canopy
Edit: its not the only change. You save 34 gls of media
 
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Sloppypudding said:
I would recommend 30 to 40 gallon cloth pots if using a scrog method indoors. It allows you to lengthen the veg period and allow for a clean and efficient Scrog that will allow you to get much larger yields when accompanied by low stress training.

If outdoor I would go with one plant to a 40 gallon pot but avoid using cloth bags outdoors as they tend to dry out extremely fast. I would also consider a hydrogen peroxide solution during mid to late flower to stave away mold.

If dealing with auto flowers and you just want a quick low yielding flip then 5 to 10 gallon pots are adequate.

I've attached a picture of one of my rooms which I have just introduced seedlings to.
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He hasn't been on in 12 years...
 
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grayeyes

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I grow outside in 3 gal pots. Usually reach 3 or 4 feet.

If you want helicopters then do go with 50-100-200 gallon pots. You may want a commercial license after you talk to the 'boys in blue' a few times. They always want new residents for their accomodations.

I live in a legal state and see the helicopters pretty often. They just don't send 'the boys' to hassle me.
 
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