SOG Pots....

[stone_sensation]

Are 1 gallon pots big enough for a SOG style plant grow?

stone_sensation Reviewed by stone_sensation on 09-18-2007. SOG Pots.... Are 1 gallon pots big enough for a SOG style plant grow? Rating: 5

[stinkyattic]

Yup!
Flower clones at no more than 8 inches, pack the pots in tight, and enjoy some bud-on-a-stick action!

[stone_sensation]

Cool thanks! Does that mean I veg it till it is 8 inches high and then trim off the side bud sites?

[stinkyattic]

I'd trim off the low bud sites ONLY if I were growing in a hydro/RW/automatic drip system, and then, only after they have put on some height, and only to help with air circulation over the media, and for access to the drippers.

A clone that was taken as only a single growing tip will continue to grow as a single-lead plant anyway. In gallon pots, the spacing between the plants should still allow for decent light penetration. Personally in that case I would leave them unless it is a strain that you already know puts on REALLY nasty, scraggly low shit.

[stone_sensation]

Ok well Im growing in soil with a 250w HPS.... and the strain doesn't produce big buds.

What you reckon with that?

[stinkyattic]

Get a bigger light? (sorry... I couldn't help it!)
Well I've never flowered under a hps250, but in that case, the shorter the plants/flatter than canopy, the better.
So if you go for the gallon pots, one thing you could try is bending them over on their sides, or even a nice SCROG, to flatten the canopy and maximize the amount of plant matter exposed to the light.

[stone_sensation]

Ok thanks stinky I will do that and post some pics in a couple of weeks when it all kicks off!

Stone