Pots..

[Acesover8]

So, i forgot where i heard this but, Lets say you have 2 different pots one is a lets say 3 gallon Just a regular circle pot. And, your have anouther 3 gallon pot but this one is skinny and deep.. Isnt pot #2 better..?..

 

[psyfiend]

Depends mate, the width of your pots limits your horizontal growth. If you want wide bushy plants then you need corresponding pots. If you're attempting a 'Sea of Green' grow you want skinny, deep pots to allow for lots of plants in a small area.

Hope this helps.

 

[OmegaVermelho]

like psyfiend said, usually skinny deep pots are used due to space limitations or in situations that space is an issue...obviously the bigger pots u can get ur plants into the better....for the record i usually use tall deep pots in veg cycle cause my closet has a very limited space, and when i switch to flower i transplant the girls into massive 30L pots, the roots boost after a week or so and its well visible in the plants...

 

[babygro]

So, i forgot where i heard this but, Lets say you have 2 different pots one is a lets say 3 gallon Just a regular circle pot. And, your have anouther 3 gallon pot but this one is skinny and deep.. Isnt pot #2 better..?..

Yes it is better.

Assuming both pots are the same capacity, it's far better to go for the taller one, rather than the shorter fatter one as the plants taproot likes to go down nice and deep and then fill out with feeder roots sideways, the deeper/taller the pot the better. It doesn't restrict lateral branching either and will grow nice and bushy. Only when plants become severely pot bound does it restrict sideways branching and a deep 3 gallon pot should be fine for the 8 weeks or so it will be in flowering.

You do need the rootball to develop properly though, so start it out in a 4 inch pot for a couple of weeks until the rootball is nice and compact and then repot it into the larger deeper pot.

 

[Acesover8]

Nice replys guys.. Im not really limited to space, I just heard that it was better, and i really wasnt sure.. Thanks for the replys -Aces

 

[Bigbud]

You do need the rootball to develop properly though, so start it out in a 4 inch pot for a couple of weeks until the rootball is nice and compact and then repot it into the larger deeper pot.

babygro you wouldnt advise starting them in a say 3G or 5G pot from seed then?

 

[babygro]

babygro you wouldnt advise starting them in a say 3G or 5G pot from seed then?

I think people do both and get successful results doing both, but in my opinion, if you want the best yield possible, it's best to start out in a smaller pot and let the rootball develop into a nice tight mass of roots, which will give it the best opportunity for filling out the larger pot when you repot it. One of the problems of going strraight into larger containers is that 1) the rootball hasn't yet developed properly, and 2) the taproot tends to simply grow straight down and then out, rather than growing down and out gradually when the rootball has been allowed to properly develop.

A plants roots are vital to the correct uptake of water and nutrients and a wide and well spread/developed root system will allow the plant to grow healthily and vigorously.

People tend to go directly to big pots because they don't like repotting them and I can't blame them - I hate repotting, it's my most hated job, it's a delicate procedure, difficult enough with only one person doing it and very easy to damage the plant, but as I've said to get the best results, in my opinion, the rootball needs to be properly developed initially in smaller pots.

 

[Acesover8]

i work my way up in pots seem to have pretty good results.. Havent tried starting in the big pots..

 

[plantdreams]

How do you know what a root ball is well developed? I have 4 seeds growing in red plastic disposable cups and im wondering when i can transplant into bigger pots. Thanks.

 

[mame]

How do you know what a root ball is well developed? I have 4 seeds growing in red plastic disposable cups and im wondering when i can transplant into bigger pots. Thanks.

I just eyeball it; I recently had a clone that was kept inside a 1/2 gallon pot and I left it there till it was about 5" tall and as bushy as the pot is round(about as tall as the pot was as well) so I put it into a 1 gallon pot. When the plant is nearing a foot tall, i'll put it into a 3 g pot.

 

[plantdreams]

K great. Thanks. ill eyeball it