Pot/bucket sizes. What do you use?

[bingotoad]

Im curious as to what size pots people use for indoor growing. The plants I have vegging right now were clones that first got put in a red dixie cup, then moved to a 1 gallon pot for about 2 weeks. Then about a week ago i transplanted them to 3 gallon pots. So im thining in about 2 weeks ill transplant them again. I want this to be my last transplant, so should I do 5 gallon buckets or go bigger? I have some plants flowering right now in 5 gallon buckets, but I think I could yeild more if i used a bigger pot. So, what size do you use, and what is your average yield?

My flowering plants in the 5 gallon buckets right now are done in about a week. and look like they are going to yield 2.5-4 ounces.

bingotoad Reviewed by bingotoad on 10-05-2011. Pot/bucket sizes. What do you use? Im curious as to what size pots people use for indoor growing. The plants I have vegging right now were clones that first got put in a red dixie cup, then moved to a 1 gallon pot for about 2 weeks. Then about a week ago i transplanted them to 3 gallon pots. So im thining in about 2 weeks ill transplant them again. I want this to be my last transplant, so should I do 5 gallon buckets or go bigger? I have some plants flowering right now in 5 gallon buckets, but I think I could yeild more if i Rating: 5

[Purple Daddy]

I've grown plants outside in 5 gallon buckets that would have been too big for an indoor grow! Largest plant was about 8 foot tall.

[CanGroIt]

but I think I could yeild more if i used a bigger pot.

Common misconception....

Your plants won't simply yield more because of the soil volume available.... Veg time, light intensity, nutrients and amount of love given will determine yield....

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[DogtowN]

Im curious as to what size pots people use for indoor growing.
So, what size do you use, and what is your average yield?

My flowering plants in the 5 gallon buckets right now are done in about a week. and look like they are going to yield 2.5-4 ounces.

I used to finish in 5 gallon pots, I've since followed a friends lead and downsized. Nowadays I go from 16 oz cup to a 1/2 gallon, then to a 2 gallon to finish.
Yield is unchanged from the 5 gallon, growing the strain Critical+ from cuttings. I use the Fox Farm nutrient line. The thing that I think helps the most is using their Sledgehammer rinse every few weeks to keep the salts from building up in the soil. Also the Big Bloom helps to keep the buffers from fading too rapidly as it contains ground shells which complement the buffers in most commercial soil mixes. I flower for 10 weeks and the soil pH holds out for the duration of flowering. Thought for sure there would be pH issues running that long in a 2 gallon, but it's working well. The Critical + is yielding right around 4 oz each, with the added benefit of being able to fit MORE plants under the light. :thumbsup: The 2 gallon pots are a lot easier to handle for me too!

The smaller the pot the more attention you have to give to the plants though, larger pots are a lot more forgiving I think.

[smoketoker]

I find giving the plant about 1 gallon of soil for every foot is good. Like giving a 3ft plant a 3 gallon pot. More info on soil and pots. Like CanGroIt said a larger pot won't give you a higher yield, but if the pot is too small for the roots it will stunt the plant's growth.

[Audi331]

Dang you can skip alot of those steps next time. so get a 5 gallon. thats the biggest you want to go. your yeild comes from your light not your pot size. the rule of thumb is 1 pound per 1000 watt bulb. you can have 50 plants and one 1000 watt or 4 plants and one 1000 watt it wont be much more then a pound either way you go. the light only gives so many lumins.

[prettygirlsmokes420]

Not sure about that one. Got a homie who did an experament... One thousand watt light, four plants in five gallon buckets. The other one was a thousand watt with four plants in ten gallon pots. He got a (apprx.) ounce and a half almost more yeild with the bigger pots. It just depends on what your comfortable with, you might not have all that room or whatever. Personally id go with five or seven gallon buckets, just because I like to focus on the quality of my.meds, don't get me wrong though quantity is nice too... either way good luck to ya!

[smoketoker]

I'm not surprised. If the root system is unrestricted then the plant will grow better. If the roots are locked in by a small pot then growth will slow down.

Obviously there is a limit to getting a noticeable difference though. A 3ft plant will probably grow just as well in a 10 gallon bucket as a 15 gallon bucket.

[ogganjagrower]

5 gallon pots for sure, definietly do not want to suffocate the root system, will lead too poor yields. if u can try to find a smart pot to throw in the 5 gallon bucket

[CanGroIt]

if u can try to find a smart pot to throw in the 5 gallon bucket

Just wondering your thought process on this one.... What would be the benefit of placing a smart pot in a 5gal bucket??? Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of the smart pot???

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