Indoors or out?Quote:
Originally Posted by Storm Crow
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Indoors or out?Quote:
Originally Posted by Storm Crow
That is crazy! what kind of yields were these people getting from these huge pots? I'm happy with a smooth 1.5oz honestly
Any Logs of this Jam? I would love t see it... as I grow in really small pots as well..Quote:
Originally Posted by jamstigator
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No logs, but here's a pic of my 24-plant (AK-48) SOG experiment. I have six more in another cabinet, which are 20 days further along, and somewhat taller. Clearly, it's working okay, just a pain because the plants suck those little pots dry so quickly. I see why they call it 'sea of green', looks like a sea of green is slowly filling up my cabinet. These 24 are on day 22 of flower.
That is very similar to my little setup. Only I have 6 cuz I don't have much room. Its funny to see how well they grow even in small small pots eh?
I needed to make it easy to get the plants in and out of my Box, TO make the Gurl happy about the dirt and dust that kept flying all over the place... So I modifyed 6 pots to fit into a cloning tray which fits just about right in my Box. Im trying this grow in Coco so far its looking pretty decent...
I should definitly look into using square pots next time around. I think I could fit 8 with Squares. BUt would have to be carful becasue water run off would leak right out of the tray. b/c its so full
nice looking plant duder..
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Indoors. The closet and the tubs are both 2 feet wide. Three of the tubs fit in there nicely. I can do my 6 "legal" mature plants in there. A small grow cabinet holds clones, seedlings and a reveging plant. (My hubby also is Cali legal", so we can have 6 mature plants and up to 12 immature plants.)- Granny
The downsides to such big pots are:
1. You have to be able to buy and then throw all that soil away.
2. Moving the "pots" around is a b*tch.
3. I didn't see a huge increase in yield.
So, for me and my 9gal waste cans as pots...not again....I'm going back to smaller pots....prolly 2 gallon if that.
Sorry to hear that how much of increase in yield did u get?
The one nice thing about using huge pots is that it can mitigate stress on the plant, especially heat stress. If your grow area is already stress-free, and you water your plants enough, you probably won't notice the benefits as much.
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Originally Posted by khronik
Bigger yield is not the only reason to use bigger pots.
More soil allows more chelation of minerals, which creates a natural buffer for the fertilizers, so you are less likely to get nutrient burn. And you get more room for root growth, which means more steady and even nutrient absorbtion.
A plant in a 15 gallon pot will uptake the same amount of nutrients as one in a 7 gallon pot, but it takes it more evenly and naturally in the #15. The #15 should have less fluctuation in nutrient levels, meaning less stress on the plant.
Plus the extra room for root growth adds stability.