3 gal. pot for scrog??

[colour]

That is basically my question. Are 3 gallon pots big enough to flower 2 plants from clone under 600w in apprx. 9sq ft.? One plant per pot of course.

Here is what I'm thinking:

Once the clones establishes healthy roots they will be placed in 4x4 RW cubes until they reach desired height to be put under the screen- 2 weeks maybe.
Once this goal is met, I'll put them in 3 gal. pots in the flower room with the 600w under 18/6 for 2 weeks or until the screen is nicely filled. Then 12/12 will be initiated.

Using this process are 3 gallon pots large enough or will they become root bound?

Oh, and if it helps, I want to use ProMix and AN for this run.

colour Reviewed by colour on 01-02-2010. 3 gal. pot for scrog?? That is basically my question. Are 3 gallon pots big enough to flower 2 plants from clone under 600w in apprx. 9sq ft.? One plant per pot of course. Here is what I'm thinking: Once the clones establishes healthy roots they will be placed in 4x4 RW cubes until they reach desired height to be put under the screen- 2 weeks maybe. Once this goal is met, I'll put them in 3 gal. pots in the flower room with the 600w under 18/6 for 2 weeks or until the screen is nicely filled. Then 12/12 will Rating: 5

[redtails]

They should be fine, but let me point out that the screen shouldn't be filled out completely before flowering because there's still a lot of growth to come. Shoot for more like 2/3 filled from personal experience.

[haole007]

agreed. anticipate growth once switched to 12/12.

for soil i use rule of thumb... one gallon of soil per month of anticipated life of plant.

although for moms, you can prune roots, bonsai style, and keep using a 2 or 3 gallon pot. depending on how long you let your moms live.

you COULD use one 3 gal, and try a larger pot for 2nd plant, and check dirt after harvests.

[colour]

Thanks for the reply guys. And thats a good idea using one 3gal and perhaps one 5gal. I was hesitant to use the latter because I don't know how the plant will respond to going from a 4x4 RW cube directly into a 5gal bucket.

And I agree not to let the screen fill entirely before the 12/12 switch. I guess I'll have to just play that one day by day.