Quote Originally Posted by justaseed
the roots naturally go out to the edge of the container then down to the bottom, leaving the middle relatively unused. the more times you transplant the better of a root ball you get. if you let the plant fill each consecutive container with roots, then by the time you do the final transplant to 5 gal bucket the roots will pretty much fil the entire container from the center all the way to the edges. more roots = more buds!!!! also if you start a plant in a large pot it will take a very long time to dry out. imo it is best if the container dries out in 2-3 days no matter what size the plant/pot. if it takes a week or more to dry that means you can only fertilize that often, unless you foliar feed but i wouldn't suggest trying that with a budding plant. as long as you are very careful while transplanting there is no reason you should stress the plant or even see slowed growth. i have noticed quite the opsite myself. after a transplant the plant seems to have a nice growth spurt in the 1st 1-3 days! i always used thrive alive B1 (green)when transplanting as well. imo the more times you can transplant the better your yeilds will be! people say it slows the growth, i don't think so but even if it does slow it a few days who cares, the final product is worth it. also if you are in a hurry growing cannabis is not the hobby for you. hope this helps

thanks for taking the time to type that out, it helped. I would in no way try to speed up processes in cultivating weed, just like to be logical with everything and if it was logical to just use one big pot than I would have, but you showed me otherwise.imp: