So today I bent and tied down my plant I’m a newbie what do you all think

Doug Dawson

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Wow that’s so expensive !! What about this one lol
Wow that’s so expensive !! What about this one lol
The link I have given you is for a 5 pack so not as bad as you might have thought. That said the other fabric pot looks fine, just depends on how many pants you are going to have. I went with a 5 pack but it's all up to you. I am sure the single you showed in ad would be fine as well. The one in my link is basically $6 Canadian per pot so was resonably cheap as far as I was concerned.
 

KingQuazy

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Ok I’m ordering that 5 gallon bag that I just posted a screen shot off can we all agree that’s a good size pot ?? Haha
I already told you, you can grow a plant way bigger than it's pot. The hard part is keeping it from tipping over/uprooting. People gave you incorrect info saying you need bigger pot. I WOULD personally rock a 5 gallon plastic bucket from my local hardware store... that I can go buy for less than $5 today... if I'm growing 1 plant under 600w hps... But again.. you don't NEED to up-pot this plant. You can EASILY get her twice as tall and still flower her. The more roots she grows, the more you'll need to water and feed her. That's it. But if you insist, just go buy a plastic 5 gallon pail today and poke holes in it. You're overthinking and worrying WAY too much. It makes me worry if you'll be able to maintain composure if something really goes awry with her lol
 

Jameajd997

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I already told you, you can grow a plant way bigger than it's pot. The hard part is keeping it from tipping over/uprooting. People gave you incorrect info saying you need bigger pot. I WOULD personally rock a 5 gallon plastic bucket from my local hardware store... that I can go buy for less than $5 today... if I'm growing 1 plant under 600w hps... But again.. you don't NEED to up-pot this plant. You can EASILY get her twice as tall and still flower her. The more roots she grows, the more you'll need to water and feed her. That's it. But if you insist, just go buy a plastic 5 gallon pail today and poke holes in it. You're overthinking and worrying WAY too much. It makes me worry if you'll be able to maintain composure if something really goes awry with her lol
Say no more lol
 

Doug Dawson

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Ok I’m ordering that 5 gallon bag that I just posted a screen shot off can we all agree that’s a good size pot ?? Haha
From what I know that pot you showed link to is a good size. I finished my first plant in the 3 gallon fabric pot and it worked well, was not at all root bound when I inspected after harvest so from the plants perspective it seemed fine. I moved to a 5 gallon and got explosive growth on my second seed but that could just be strain related. At $6 Canadian per pot and being reusable it seemed like a very small investment. I did that because the 3 gallon felt very compacted and I worried about it being root bound but that was not the case in the end. I also used fabric pots due to breathability and air pruning of roots but being so new I am only going by what I have read and found it is working for me at this point. KindQuazy makes good points, one can really make things difficult if you over think too much.
 

ComfortCreator

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The GWE "bible says"...

"...A general guide is to have up to 2 gallons per 12″ of height. This isn’t perfect, since plants often grow differently, and some plants are short and wide instead of tall, but this is a good rule of thumb.
So if your final (desired) plant size is…
12″ ~ 2-3 gallon container
24″ ~ 3-5 gallon container
36″ ~ 6-8 gallon container
48″ ~ 8-10 gallon container
60″ ~ 12+ gallon container
Lots of different types of containers will work for growing cannabis as long as it has good drainage holes out the bottom..."

-- GWE site excerpt on pot sizes
 

KingQuazy

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@ComfortCreator I had a reply to you in the beginning of this comment but for some reason that was from the other day. I re-read what you said and I never replied because I don't disagree. Not sure why this site save our half typed comments for later lol I checked it on other threads and it remembers multiples. Waste of server space imo. Sorry bout that bud. Wasn't calling you out lol
It is but it’s going to fix it’s self right ?
Sure will. I bet it already started turning stuff upwards :wink:
 
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ComfortCreator

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@ComfortCreator I had a reply to you in the beginning of this comment but for some reason that was from the other day. I re-read what you said and I never replied because I don't disagree. Not sure why this site save our half typed comments for later lol I checked it on other threads and it remembers multiples. Waste of server space imo. Sorry bout that bud. Wasn't calling you out lol


Sure will. I bet it already started turning stuff upwards :wink:
As long as everybody is buzzed hard, im all good!
 
I am only growing my second plant now so I understand your apprehension as I have gone through the same thoughts. I had my second plant in a smaller pot like you and ended up moving it to a 5 gallon fabric pot. It drooped a bit the next day and than exploded in growth. Do your research and understand the biggest hurtle you should face is your own apprehension. Here is a pic of the one I transplanted. I just moved my lights up as it is outgrowing my first plant and getting too close to light.
looks very healthy, nice work
 

BluntMoniker

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Not reading anyone elses reply (aside from one or two) so if I repeat anything already said, excuse me.

First, you should pot up. Do you need to? No. Should you for bigger/better yield and ease/convenience? Yes.

More soil = more moisture retention. That means watering less often, and using less food. More soil will also buffer your inputs better, meaning if you add a bit too much of something, or your pH wanders, it will harm your plant less in a larger volume of soil.

Second, bending/training your plants IS a good way to get more yield.. but the way you did it was kind of silly. You took a plant that was fairly well established, with a strong main stem, and bent it in half without much regard for why.

This almost reminds me of the southpark classic: Step 1: Bend Plant, Step 2: ?, Step 3: More Yield

You need to bend/move your plants with a purpose. Just randomly bending the plant over, while it isnt gonna ruin your grow (assuming the stem didnt snap/break), isnt exactly going to provide you with the benefits your looking for.

If your going to bend the main stem, you usually do it gradually so as not to break the stem open. If it's a young plant that is still pliable, you can usually bend it all at once no issue.

Beyond that first bend, your next step, is to continue to keep the plant bent over horizontal as it grows. This will allow the side branching to recieve more light, which will promote them to grow faster/heartier than they otherwise would.

Your best bet, is to go to growweedeasy.com. right near the top, there is a green box that says "plant training". Click that and read
 

KingQuazy

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Not reading anyone elses reply (aside from one or two) so if I repeat anything already said, excuse me.

First, you should pot up. Do you need to? No. Should you for bigger/better yield and ease/convenience? Yes.

More soil = more moisture retention. That means watering less often, and using less food. More soil will also buffer your inputs better, meaning if you add a bit too much of something, or your pH wanders, it will harm your plant less in a larger volume of soil.

Second, bending/training your plants IS a good way to get more yield.. but the way you did it was kind of silly. You took a plant that was fairly well established, with a strong main stem, and bent it in half without much regard for why.

This almost reminds me of the southpark classic: Step 1: Bend Plant, Step 2: ?, Step 3: More Yield

You need to bend/move your plants with a purpose. Just randomly bending the plant over, while it isnt gonna ruin your grow (assuming the stem didnt snap/break), isnt exactly going to provide you with the benefits your looking for.

If your going to bend the main stem, you usually do it gradually so as not to break the stem open. If it's a young plant that is still pliable, you can usually bend it all at once no issue.

Beyond that first bend, your next step, is to continue to keep the plant bent over horizontal as it grows. This will allow the side branching to recieve more light, which will promote them to grow faster/heartier than they otherwise would.

Your best bet, is to go to growweedeasy.com. right near the top, there is a green box that says "plant training". Click that and read
Agree with almost all of this. The goal though, is NOT to keep the plant horizontal. You can if you want to. The goal is to manipulate the plant by putting the main growth tip, equal to, or lower than, other growth tips. So the others get the same amount of hormone as the plant is hardwired to deliver it to the highest point. Not saying he did it right. I gave him a B because he worked through a shit ton of anxiety, and the plant's gonna live. But yes, the goal is to not snap it if you don't have to. Also, I don't see the need for tying if you supercrop. But he wanted to lol
 

BluntMoniker

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Agree with almost all of this. The goal though, is NOT to keep the plant horizontal. You can if you want to. The goal is to...
Lol, you just added an extra paragraph, which I summed up with "keep the plant horizontal to give light to side branching."

Correct, the reason we want the main stem horizontal and side branches recieving more light than they otherwise would, is to promote auxins to move into the vertical side branching, forming many new growth tips.... but I figured growweedeasy.com could handle all that ;)
 
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