5gal or 7gal

[backyardagain]

this week i will be transplanting from a party cup to a 2 gal pot, vegging in that pot for about a month then transplanting into the final one and vegging for another 3weeks, which would be bette to get i have a 600w, 4x4,6.5 tent, air cooled. or should i skip the 2gal and go stright into the 5/7 gal?

 

[kvnbeach]

I use 7gallon. I grow one plant at a time and I Vegg for 2 months, at least, before I flower. I have a 4x4x8 foot room. And I use a 600hps. I water every other day too. Well I get 6-8 oz of cured bud off 1 plant. I do have 2 grow rooms so I am able to cut down on time and weed out bad clones. I have a tent that is 3x3x6 that i use a 400 in. The 600 is just to hot for anything less than 4x4. Plus when I am done, That plant is a 7 gallon ball. About 2 or 3 weeks before u flower.

 

[hotrodharley]

this week i will be transplanting from a party cup to a 2 gal pot, vegging in that pot for about a month then transplanting into the final one and vegging for another 3weeks, which would be bette to get i have a 600w, 4x4,6.5 tent, air cooled. or should i skip the 2gal and go stright into the 5/7 gal?

Straight to 7. See my signature for my advice to all.

 

[thehole]

No.

Solo cup into 1/2-2 gallon, 1/2-2 gallon into 5 gallon. Unless you plan on a 12+ week flower there is no reason to go over 5 gallons indoors.

 

[thehole]

Straight to 7. See my signature for my advice to all.

Wow, one of the only comments from you I've read that I totally disagree with.

From solo cup straight into 7 gallon? Just bad advice IMO. For one, you need to transplant at least twice in veg for good root growth. Second, there is no reason for a plant that is only going to be alive for less than 4-5 months to be in anything bigger then a 5 gallon indoors. I guess if one is still using plastic containers and not air type pots nowadays maybe a 7 is better but I don't see it.

 

[backyardagain]

They will be veggeed for aboout 2months, a lil less or lil more. All are 2+month flower but im goimg,to go a week or two over whT breeders rec. as for the pro mix bx would it be like soil where it fetains nutrients or is it kike coc where you gotta feed every watering?

 

[drolove]

5 gallon would probably work but as far as pot sizes go the bigger, the better. the more room the roots can grow, the bigger the plant can grow.

 

[thehole]

A gallon to a gallon and a half per month is recommended, so anything over a total of 4 months one could justify a 7 gallon if using plastic containers. But throw in a couple of transplants which helps in creating a clustered rootball mass and the plant not going into the final pot until around week 3-4 of veg that brings your needed soil amount down some. I see no reason to use anything but a 5 gallon indoors for most strains. I've seen 3/4 pounders on youtube in 3 gallon pots. Just wasting soil and space with bigger pots.

 

[ryan1918]

I might stick to 18 gallon you should see the difference in growth from a 5 gallon to using that.

 

[T.H.Cammo]

Wow, one of the only comments from you I've read that I totally disagree with.

From solo cup straight into 7 gallon? Just bad advice IMO. For one, you need to transplant at least twice in veg for good root growth. Second, there is no reason for a plant that is only going to be alive for less than 4-5 months to be in anything bigger then a 5 gallon indoors. I guess if one is still using plastic containers and not air type pots nowadays maybe a 7 is better but I don't see it.

I concur completely! Most people don't understand that when a "small" plant is placed in a "large" pot, the roots just race to the pot/soil boundery and congregate there. 75% of the root system ends up around the periphery of the pot (like the rind on a watermelon). A "few" re-pottings along the way allow the roots to form a proper "Rootball" instead of a "Rootshell".

That's probably why some growers feel they need more than a 5 gal. pot - they're not properly utilizing the "4 gallons" in the center of the pot (just the "1 gallon" around the outside edge).