3 Gallon too small or just fine?

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riconyc

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I'm thinking of getting 2- 3 Gallon smart pots and planting a Skywalker OG and Critical + side by side 1 month veg 2 month flower from seed to finish in those same pots. Do you think I'll run into space issues or will I be fine?

If I'm fine the other question comes up with how can I keep my plant under 5 feet? My tent is kind of small.
 
kinddiesel

kinddiesel

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you will be good , only a month veg so a foot tall or so no prob. so you know smart pots are the shit, you can veg a plant 4 feet tall in it and flower it finish height of 7 feet tall ! 3 gallon pot. but don't expect more then 4 ounces,
 
topfuel29

topfuel29

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You'll be able to veg. up to 24"- 30" with the critical +
I've grown it lots, in 3 gallon Grow Bags. I veg up to 30"-36" end up with a 5' -5 1/2' plant Finish.
If your only gonna veg. for one month your plants will be short, you won't have to worry about height issues.

IMO- I'd transplant a few weeks before flower. You'll be giving your plant new medium to grow in.
 
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riconyc

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Thanks for hte info guys I figured I wasted a ton of soil my last grow. I didnt bother to check the cuts just cut the base and threw out the pot but used 5 gals on a auto moby dick it was WAY bigger than the plant they showed on the site I bought the seeds from small in height but very branchy and dense.

I think I may go with with

Critical + & Critical Kush

or

Critical Kush & Skywalker OG

or

Auto White Widow & Auto Jack Herer

not really sure, want something dense and under 5ft.

Is there a con besides yield to doing 12/12 from seed?
 
iblazetoomuch

iblazetoomuch

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I had one plant mature in 3 gallon pot, however it was bagseed strain and seemed to be shorter n bushy by genetics so don't know why, but it is still pretty small and in flowering compared to other bagseed in a tupperware of like 5 gallons.

I like the smart pots, I might personally choose to go up in size from 3 gallon, but given people can pull nice size plants and I've only matured one through veg, I will probably wait to decide after blue venom in 3 gal smart pot gets some height in veg.

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333maxwell

333maxwell

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I use 1 to 2 gallon pots (it really depends on space at the time, sometimes I use a 40 oz pop bottle if I am running out of room) for everything (vegged for a bit over a month with some pretty radical training), never get anything less than 2 z a plant.. and pretty well average about 2 z a plant 24x24 inch space.
 
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sourdieselyumyum

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have you ever tried coco coir? if not id try some in 2 or 3 gallon smart pots cant go wrong either way once pot is filled up with roots you should water every 1 to 2 days with nutes and give em plain water once a week I had a 16 inch tall plant in a 22 ounce solo cup in coco when I cut cup open the root mass was amazing nothing but white healthy roots to me it seems like roots fill out better in coco than soil
 
horribleherk

horribleherk

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Picture 201.jpgPicture 200.jpgPicture 154.jpgPicture 153.jpgskywalker og in happy frog & 3 gal smart pots that i usualy use for coco if youre not carefull skywalker can easily stretch to 50+ in. i vegged under t-5s & went to 12/12 the minute they hit my room
 
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urban1026835

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ive got a timewreck in a 3 gallon smartpot around day 25 flower that had a 60 day veg and its showing no signs of being inhibited because of the pot, and is supporting growth on 16+ tops.So in short 3 gallons smart pot in my experience is fine
 
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riconyc

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I like the discussion and here I thought I was gonna kill my plants.

I've been using roots orangic low EC coco coir for 2 years now, I find it easier to use than FFOF, but OF does seem to grow a little better, might have more micronutrients for veg.

Gonna go with 2 3-Gal Pots, gonna most likely go with Critical Kush & Skywalker OG gonna try and train the OG never done that before.
 
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riconyc

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Sounds good I already got the seeds might start a journal

So Critical Kush and Jack Herer it is I'll save the Skywalker for the next grow so I can just veg and clone a bunch of sites off her
 
Guymandude68

Guymandude68

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I've been using 3 gallon grow bags for years and get great results. At one point, i was getting 6-8 zips per plant - when i had things dialed in at my last spot.
 
CoralMafia

CoralMafia

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I got critical kush from barneys and all of them foxtail on me. Only them though none of the other variants.
 
BullShark

BullShark

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I personally would use at least 3 gallon pots. To keep the short train them with gardening wire if needed. I've managed to keep this one under 2 feet tall. This also can help those lower branch buds get much better light.IMG_1675.JPG
 
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