Pot size

SSP

SSP

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As in the size of the container the pot is growing in! LOL!!:lol:

It seems to be the general consensus is that the bigger the pot for indoor growing, the better. I've decided on 3 gallon pots for my grow. It seems that I'm running into some space issues in my veg cabinet though. My goal is to keep a nice mother of each strain that I like. Since the mothers will never be put into flowering and will be kept shorter by taking cuttings for clones and such, would it be ok to grow the mothers in just two gallon pots?
 
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chitownsmoking

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Yeah you could keep them in a 2 gallon pot. Shit some growers keep mothers in 16 oz dixie cups they will be fine
 
GoldenGanja13

GoldenGanja13

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The basics will tell you a 5 gallon pot. It's not the size of plant above gorund, it's the length of time the roots spend below ground. Smaller size pot's and long amounts of time will eventually cause root problems.
 
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chitownsmoking

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You can keep a big ass mother in a smalleer pot by trimming hr rootball every soo often
 
GoldenGanja13

GoldenGanja13

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chitownsmoking said:
You can keep a big ass mother in a smalleer pot by trimming hr rootball every soo often[/quote

Also you can spray copper Hydroxide (griffins spin out) inside the pots. That will stop the roots from growing out once they touch the side and will make the roots fat instead of long.
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mygirls

mygirls

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i droped pot siz big time this coming up grow, wellsee what the turn out is. i still have tell the end of the month be4 i make the switch and i have roots coming out the drain holes. im sure they wont get as tall as i like they to get .
 
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chitownsmoking

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Wtf is copper hydroxide? And is that a proven fact? That would be news to me and tight as hell
 
SSP

SSP

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"The basics will tell you a 5 gallon pot. It's not the size of plant above
ground​
, it's the length of time the roots spend below ground. Smaller size pot's and long amounts of time will eventually cause root problems."

This makes sense. I guess I could always transplant them if they get root bound. My floor space is limited but I have plenty of height, maybe I will look for some pots that are larger height wise with a smaller base, that should help, yeah?

"copper Hydroxide (griffins spin out)"
I've never heard of this product, can I get it at the big box DYI stores? I assume its not toxic to the plants?

Keep us update MYGIRLS on how the downsizing of the pots affects your
yields​
. The seed bank I ordered from called for just 2 gallon pots but everything else I read says to use at least 3 gallons. My flower tent is small, I was limited by the height of my basement so I could only get a 3X3X6 tent. I've got three bag seeds that are 1.5 weeks sprouted and I planted 6 high quality seeds last Saturday and 4 of those are already up and growing. I
scuffed​
up the two remaining seeds that hadn't sprouted last night and hope they pop in the next day or two. I figure I'd start with 9 plants total and by time I weed out the males, hopefully I'll end up with just the right number.

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Bud Frosty

Bud Frosty

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I've been using deep 10" pots (3gal) and have done pretty well but, at the end of an 11-12 wk flowering cycle the pot is always full of root. Have been thinking of doing a monthly grow using 2 of the 24" window boxes, utilizing all of the room available for soil. They're 24"x16". 8 plants per box.
 
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SSP

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Bud Frosty, are you growing from clones? What would happen if you did use the window box and you ended up with a male or hermie, how would you remove it without damage to the other plants?

My pots are 3 gallon and measure about 9 inches deep.
 
Bud Frosty

Bud Frosty

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SSP said:
Bud Frosty, are you growing from clones? What would happen if you did use the window box and you ended up with a male or hermie, how would you remove it without damage to the other plants?

My pots are 3 gallon and measure about 9 inches deep.
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I will probably use clones. I have several plants flowering right now, one of which I took 2 clones off the bottom as soon as it showed female. Those will be my mothers for next grow.

Your best bet for removing a plant is to cut it and leave the roots. Those roots will die, break down, and be consumed by the healthy plants still in the box. I've grown lots of bagseed in round containers starting off with 10-20 seeds, thinning to 5-8 of the most healthy, then flowering and keeping 1-3 females in 1 pot. The cut roots always get consumed by the healthy plants.

You have to use a big enough pot to do this though, 10" minimum. It does get crowded before you make the final cut, and if you keep multiples, you will have to do some training. With 2-3 plants and some LST you can create a bud producing monster.
 
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