vegging in large pots.

I am about to attempt to grow large trees indoor. I'm thinking of using 10gallon pots, should i plant my clones directly in the 10g pots, or should i plant them in 2g and then transplant? I was leaning towards planting them directly in the larger pots so I didnt shock them by transplanting. Is this a good idea, or will the clones grow better in a smaller pot for veg?

If you're gonna go big I'd just go that way from the start and skip the stress of transplanting. Big healthy roots = big healthy plant.

I also heard that soil depth can weigh into the sex of the plant. Deeper soil = better chances of a female. Any takers on that theory??

you always want to transplant for several reasons. you will have a fuller root ball if you transpant up. roots grow out and down leaving emptu unused soil on the middle so by transplanting yo end up with more healthier roots and thats what a big plant needs. The growth of the plant is also effected the plant wwill be putting a lot of energy into root development that could be used on vegetative growth. transplanting does not stress the plant unless you do something stupid. the plants sex is predetermined for the most part, if you stress it enoughit could herm out but sex changes don't hapen naturally.a male is a male a female is a female a tranny is a tranny

tusseltussel said:

you always want to transplant for several reasons. you will have a fuller root ball if you transpant up. roots grow out and down leaving emptu unused soil on the middle so by transplanting yo end up with more healthier roots and thats what a big plant needs. The growth of the plant is also effected the plant wwill be putting a lot of energy into root development that could be used on vegetative growth. transplanting does not stress the plant unless you do something stupid. the plants sex is predetermined for the most part, if you stress it enoughit could herm out but sex changes don't hapen naturally.a male is a male a female is a female a tranny is a tranny

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so how many times would you suggest transplanting. Would starting them in 2gallons and transplanting to 10gallon when i flip them be enough?

Pot size does zippo for sex. Big pots and small plants take forever to dry. Never had issues with transplant.

Oh and soil requirements change. I go seed cup, 1/2 gallon or clone, 3 gallon and 5>10 if needed.

2x2 cell-6" pot- 8" pot- 12" pot

and as coho stated th plant will be healthier and get more oxygen to the roots if it dries out faster which it will with a pot full of roots vs a pot full of wasted dirt

They will grow slower if start in a big pot. The roots travel to the bottom then back up and to the sides. The longer it takes for the roots to develop in more soil the slower the veg growth. I'd say start in 1 gal. Then 3 weeks later transplant into 5 gal. Then 10 gal 3 weeks later. To save money. Just do the smaller ones with grow bags. have the final pot be what ever type you want.

So you would recommend vegging for 6 weeks if I was trying to grow 6ft plants? they will be vegging under 1000w MH

hyroot said:

They will grow slower if start in a big pot. The roots travel to the bottom then back up and to the sides. The longer it takes for the roots to develop in more soil the slower the veg growth. I'd say start in 1 gal. Then 3 weeks later transplant into 5 gal. Then 10 gal 3 weeks later. To save money. Just do the smaller ones with grow bags. have the final pot be what ever type you want.

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root growth is not dependent upon pot size...roots are not intuitive they don't know what size pot they are in. if they hit a wall then they turn back around. vegetative growth IS dependent on root growth. You cannot have a veg that isn't supported by roots and vice versa. I have NEVER had a problem with going straight into 7-10 gallon pots. I will buy a clone from the club that just barely has roots sticking out of the rockwool, put them into a 7 gal container, and that's it. their feeding requirements are different tho, because they can burn through everything that is in the soil very fast. you may have to supplement depending on veg time and when you flower.



Edit: of course if the pot is too small then yeah...the roots know.

I'd say two transplants would be fine, nothing overly dramatic..

Start with 5 then go 10, if they start off slower than usual oh well lol.

The bigger the pot the more pot you get unless u have shitty lighting

shizizzle said:

So you would recommend vegging for 6 weeks if I was trying to grow 6ft plants? they will be vegging under 1000w MH

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I never vegged under a 1000. So I would imagine they would stretch more and get taller faster. But im saying 3 weeks between each transplant. strain depends on speed of growth too. Should lst those girls or look into main lining.


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i went from small dixies into 2 gallons then into a 28 gallon. i think that you should go into a 2 gallon - ish pot first, let it rootbound then transplant. some growers reccomend a layer of perlite on the bottom to make an some sort of air pruning so when it becomes rootbound it has less stress for the transplant. good luck!

NEW HERE BUT NOT NEW TO GROWING.
I had started 2 plants, 1 in a small pot and 1 in a bigger one.They were the only pots I had. the one in the smaller pot grew bigger.