20 GAL POT???

[fsunoles]

Can you grow a plant in a 20 gallon pot? I just purchased 5 big ol pots that I will (you know!). Just wanted to know if it was possibile.I have 2x1000 watt lamps as well.So light shouldn't be an issue with the pot size. Thanks for any suggestions:hippy:

fsunoles Reviewed by fsunoles on 08-13-2007. 20 GAL POT??? Can you grow a plant in a 20 gallon pot? I just purchased 5 big ol pots that I will (you know!). Just wanted to know if it was possibile.I have 2x1000 watt lamps as well.So light shouldn't be an issue with the pot size. Thanks for any suggestions:hippy: Rating: 5

[khronik]

I grow in 18-gallon rubbermaid storage containers, and I'm having great results. Multiple plants in one pot is definitely possible too. The only problem is that initially your light has to be spread out to cover so many plants. You can always transplant from smaller containers though.

[the image reaper]

I would prefer 5-gallon pots (in fact, I use 3-gallon pots, space limited) ... plenty big enough to grow some real 'trees', but still maneuverable, for ease in growing ... I may start 2-3 seedlings in a single pot, but I thin out all but the best one, not usually a good idea to let them root together ... :smokin:

[psteve]

15's work for me. It depends how big you want to grow them, and how tall your ceiling is.

[fsunoles]

I hope it is a huge difference in yield because if I can achieve the same yield in 3 to 5 gallon pot I would rather do that I'm just trying to cut the number of plants down and not loose my yield. I hope this works. Thanks for help peace:hippy:

[psteve]

Big pots are not for everyone, especially indoors. Most people max out at about 7 gallons with standard HID hoods and 8 ft. ceilings.
Outdoors, the sky is literally the limit. I've seen 55 gallon drums used.

[jamstigator]

I've had no probs getting 5' bushes with 4-gallon pots. I don't want to go any bigger than that, personally. I occasionally substitute a 3-gallon or 5-gallon pot, and don't see much difference. I'm trying a SOG experiment currently, using 1/2-gallon pots, and sheesh, plants are still getting pretty large, about 3.5' tall. They have to be watered at least every day in those little pots, which kinda sucks. Thinking I'll go back to ScroG, as it's just easier to deal with.

Never tried a 20-gallon pot, but indoors I wouldn't see the point, as I don't need any 10' monsters. Don't even have 10' ceilings. Heh.

[igot4cheep]

20 gallon pot. Well that is 15 gallons better than me. You must have a rely big place.

[the image reaper]

I have seen photos of a couple big breeder's rooms, where they had their 'pet plants' in big 15-20 gallon pots, but they were experimental 'mother' plants, the breeder had kept going for 10 years, or more ... pretty hard for an indoor 4-5 month old plant to get rootbound in a 3-5 gallon pot ... :smokin:

[Storm Crow]

I grow in 19 gallon rubbermaid tubs (Walmart - $4). I put one or two plants in each one. Works fine.- Granny:hippy: