Sfrigon 1
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Tips to reduce watering frequency?
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Nutty sKunK
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She’s not focusing on roots that much this stage in flowering - kinda the transition period.
So not too worried about root bound. Root bound is often not an issue if the grower attends to the plants needs (basically more demanding).
Nutty sKunK
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So was I until the baby came lol
Nutty sKunK
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Sure I could but I don’t really want to go to a 4-5gl pot.
If I can’t keep it in the 3-5 day range this early in flower I’ll transplant.
CountryFriedPotHead
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Even if the plants not putting much of its energy to the roots at this point in its life cycle, I was pointing out that he loses the only reason anyone would pay for an airpot. It becomes essentially a $1 pot.
Nutty sKunK
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Only for this run sure. but it wasn’t a waste. This was 17 days ago when I transplanted it.
Nutty sKunK
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Sure just not as much as veg though.
She is very bushy inside the canopy so taking a good 20% of her leaf surface area should help.
If it fails then I guess a 5gl pot would work:
cant go any smaller really without it being a faff.
Couch_Lock
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weaker roots, they don't need to work (in soil)
T macc
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If you use a blumat system, your roots will grow inches above the soil all the way to harvest. Roots certainly grow during flower.
Defoliating 2 weeks into flower would be much the same as a day 21 defoliation; it all will just come back. You'd be in the same situation at week 5. Then what?
Theres no way to cheat it. You need a solution
etruthfx
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indeed the solution is more dirt, Not sure how much one can yield using only 2 gal. pots, they are probably starving for root space. @op if you want to use 2 gal. bags you're gonna have to flower earlier when they are alot smaller instead of letting them grow out to avoid this issue. But more dirt=more yield so pot up my bro
T macc
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They're autos. And that's another thing; the effect on yield with a small pot.
Just carefully transplant and your plant won't even notice. Is what I would do
Nutty sKunK
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I didn’t want a big plant so purposefully ‘stunted’ it in a small pot.
Not if I remove branches as well as leaves. Less surface area = less transpiration.
But we’ll see.
I only wanted half an O or so with this strain. She just went mental after the transplant.
Cheers for the help guys!
