Large Soil Containers. Rubbermade? 55 Gal Drum? Others?

Uvalax

Uvalax

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Jesus f-in christ. I check my post and theres 8 PAGES. I think theres going to be some useful info and its 7 pages of yall bitchin at each other. Everyone has there way of doing thigs. Ive always heard one gallon of soil per foot of plant, so i wouldnt want anythin bigger than a five footer in a five gallon pot, but i know people who have done it no problem. My ladies were started indoors 2 months ago, theyre in 3 gal bags and 2 feet to 3 feet tall. The roots already fill the bags so transplantin into a 2gal bigger container is out of the question, whether it could work or not. My minimum is 7gal and my hydro store has 7 and 10 gal grow bags, but idk if I really like the bags, ima try to find a small 13 gal trash can or somehing.

So please stop this damn fussing and let a man have his opinion, but also listen to what people are sayin and take it into consideration.... Because 5 gals just wouldnt be enough for a lot of people, BUT NOT EVERYONE!!!!!
 
angryblackman

angryblackman

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There is good info here. Depends on what you are looking to get out of your grow. If you are happy with 5 gallon buckets then by all means run them. We are just giving our opinion on what we have learned doing this as well. It's your grow man so take what you want from the responses and run with it. Please post your progress. :)
 
Uvalax

Uvalax

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Yea there is good info, but its hard to pick out between all the slandering of people. To sum up eight pages, some people think 5 gal is enough. Some people think that 5 gal is no were near enough, including some dude that gets five pounds off one plant. Then i lost the rest.

With the little other pieces i could pick apart, And knowing my grow's current status/situation, ive decided my rootball has already filled 3 gal bags(yall want pics?!?), so i must transplant it into a much bigger container. If they were still in party cups i might transplant into a 5gal bucket but there already rooted very well.

3 plants are going in the ground no matter what. The one plant that will be moved and put in a container will be in somewhere around ten gals of soil. Very well if you think id be good with 5gal, but im going with my gut instinct and saying thats just not enough.
 
Uvalax

Uvalax

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All i really want is just for everyone to share there opinions on pot size to yield a monster, but mainly to get a bong and get along.
 
angryblackman

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I hear ya man.. Why don't you keep one of those in a 5 gallon and do a "test run" with it? This way you will have experience with it while not jeopardizing your entire crop. I think that it would be a good test for you and if you find that it's not going to work out you can always transplant into something bigger a little later into the season. :D
 
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MendoCruz

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Those are nice plants...But not monsters. With one 100 gallon smart pot you could do one plant that would be twice the size as all of those put together.
 
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MendoCruz

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We've done 6-10 lbs/plant in one season. Big hole, lots of water/food, and sun...that's all. We didn't veg for a year and a half. That is pretty consistant for Laytonville. I don't know anyone that veg plants that long.
 
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shizz

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i have no prob growing 10ft plants from may tell sept. from 6 inch clones. i dont us containers tho. and when i did they never got more then 6 feet in a five gallon. if i would us a container i would cut the bottom out. or at least cut 3 inch holes in it. i make my own smart pots for inside grows out of weed barrier i dont sow. i us a stapler. im sure they would work outside.
 
Uvalax

Uvalax

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tristynhawk said:
show us a monster then puddin face
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Hahaha for realssss. If you dont consider those things monsters your doin shit right, but seeing as your not an author in high times or something your probably just blowin smoke (and no i dont mean you just took a hit bongsmilie). Doublejj, i give you props on that greenhouse, and i would sit in that spot all day everyday too. I dont think i need a hundred gals of soil though, i would love to have a greenhouse like that and need those bags, but im guerrilla and just need to keep it small and simple. The two trash cans ive found are 23 qts and 39 qts. So the almost ten gallon one would be my first option for sure. But, after reading all these pages of arguing, i kind of want to go as big as i can without overdoing and try to find a 15 or 20 trash can....
 
roll1fourme

roll1fourme

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Throwed said:
I don't understand the thinking of some people here. 5 Gallons is more than enough for monster plants. Mary Jane life span is only 6-7 months or so. Do you really think you need more than 5 gallons? Better yet, everyone should start checking their root ball at the end of their grows. I am sure they will see that anything over 5 gallons is a overkill. As I stated in the other thread....Nurseries grow TREES in 5 gallon pots. You can use these grow bags that are only 25 cents each..... http://www.bghydro.com/BGH/itemdesc.asp?ic=COGB5 or you can use buckets that are a couple of dollars at Wal Mart. Here is a pic that shows the type of monsters you can get from 5 Gallon containers.....
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i started mine from a seed in march and there on the ground now ill have plenty of pics that will show that a 7 to 8 month gro cycle can produce 10 foot plants way bigger than those in 5gal buckets
 
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Throwed

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roll1fourme said:
i started mine from a seed in march and there on the ground now ill have plenty of pics that will show that a 7 to 8 month gro cycle can produce 10 foot plants way bigger than those in 5gal buckets
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If you look at the plants in the buckets you can see that they are INDICA dominant. I am sure one can grow SATIVA dominant plants and get 10 foot plants, but that does not mean that a 5 gallon container will not support that 10 foot plant. Do you not see the stalks of the ones in the buckets? The pic I posted earlier shows one of my SATIVAS(KC Mango) that is already 3 feet tall...and it was started in March also. I am sure it will reach close to 10 foot given the way it is growing. I am going to leave her in that same grow bag and post a video at the end of the grow season showing her root ball and etc. In fact I have a good bit that I am going to leave in grow bags just for the sake of comparison to anyone here that wants to compare. I'm always up for a challenge. You all already see a taste of what I have in ground and in bags. Also, instead of posting ONE pic....I will have a series of posted pics as my grow continues through out the year. Started with Fox Farm, but I am running out of nutes(save Tiger Bloom) and have swiched to Advanced nutes. Going with Advanced and compost tea from here on out.
 
roll1fourme

roll1fourme

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Throwed said:
If you look at the plants in the buckets you can see that they are INDICA dominant. I am sure one can grow SATIVA dominant plants and get 10 foot plants, but that does not mean that a 5 gallon container will not support that 10 foot plant. Do you not see the stalks of the ones in the buckets? The pic I posted earlier shows one of my SATIVAS(KC Mango) that is already 3 feet tall...and it was started in March also. I am sure it will reach close to 10 foot given the way it is growing. I am going to leave her in that same grow bag and post a video at the end of the grow season showing her root ball and etc. In fact I have a good bit that I am going to leave in grow bags just for the sake of comparison to anyone here that wants to compare. I'm always up for a challenge. You all already see a taste of what I have in ground and in bags. Also, instead of posting ONE pic....I will have a series of posted pics as my grow continues through out the year.
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im not doubting you iv just had bad luck with 5gal buckets also, were r u from... the difference in climate could be why your root balls dont get very big just a thought
 
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Throwed

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roll1fourme said:
im not doubting you iv just had bad luck with 5gal buckets also, were r u from... the difference in climate could be why your root balls dont get very big just a thought
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Sorry to hear that. The climate here in Georgia is pretty nice for growing. We get over 12 hours of sun all the way until the end of Sept. So I have roughly 4 months before Flowering starts on the majority of my plants. Last year I did not harvest until Late Oct./Early November. With drying and curing they wasn't ready until December. Doesn't really get cold here until January. My Xmas break was very green. :bigjoint:
 
roll1fourme

roll1fourme

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Throwed said:
Sorry to hear that. The climate here in Georgia is pretty nice for growing. We get over 12 hours of sun all the way until the end of Sept. So I have roughly 4 months before Flowering starts on the majority of my plants. Last year I did not harvest until Late Oct./Early November. With drying and curing they wasn't ready until December. Doesn't really get cold here until January. My Xmas break was very green. :bigjoint:
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i live in cali and my last harvest was in oct/nov it was very small only 3 plants about 5ft tall but iv seen plants yield up to 5lbs in a 8 month season im not saying thats easy or possible to do every year only if the conditions are right

throwed? are you still doing your 5gal bucket / in ground experiment on root balls? i would like to mimic it over here on the west coast just to see if it makes i difference
 
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