Big Pots = Big Buds?

gwaziman001

gwaziman001

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Hi all I have been told if you use big pots you will get big buds? See I was always veg for 6 weeks to get a big plant = big buds. So could I cut my veg time and just use big pots? I use 11 liter pots can any1 give any input on this thanks guys :peace:
 
NLXSK1

NLXSK1

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gwaziman001 said:
Hi all I have been told if you use big pots you will get big buds? See I was always veg for 6 weeks to get a big plant = big buds. So could I cut my veg time and just use big pots? I use 11 liter pots can any1 give any input on this thanks guys :peace:
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The size of the root ball determines the size of the plant.

The size of the plant determines the size of the buds.

That is a simplified explanation for you.
 
del66666

del66666

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gwaziman001 said:
Hi all I have been told if you use big pots you will get big buds? See I was always veg for 6 weeks to get a big plant = big buds. So could I cut my veg time and just use big pots? I use 11 liter pots can any1 give any input on this thanks guys :peace:
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what you been pulling per plant dry with what lighting?
 
panhead

panhead

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I grow flood & drain now days but i grew soil for years & i started off using large pots because that was the info being passed around at the time,how wrong i was,after seeing my friend grow 4 foot monsters in half gallon containers i thought differently. At the end of my growing in soil i was growing using 1.5 quart containers & pulling around 4 ounces per plant,a plants root system need only be large enough to deliever water/nutes to the plant,small pots require more frequent waterings & that is all.
 
NLXSK1

NLXSK1

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panhead said:
I grow flood & drain now days but i grew soil for years & i started off using large pots because that was the info being passed around at the time,how wrong i was,after seeing my friend grow 4 foot monsters in half gallon containers i thought differently. At the end of my growing in soil i was growing using 1.5 quart containers & pulling around 4 ounces per plant,a plants root system need only be large enough to deliever water/nutes to the plant,small pots require more frequent waterings & that is all.
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By that logic you should be able to grow 4' pot plants out of a shot glass with a drip feeding system.
 
panhead

panhead

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C,mon now,there is a point where no amount of drip system could feed a plant properly & i think you were aware of that when you posted,the cold truth is that large pots with expensive soil are not needed to get fantastic results & large yeilds.
 
panhead

panhead

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Edit,the bud im my avatar was from my soil grows using 1.5 quart pots,the pics were posted in a thread very simular to this thread,forum members nicknamed that bud "the moose" & a forum member made the avatar from the original pics.
 
max316420

max316420

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panhead said:
Edit,the bud im my avatar was from my soil grows using 1.5 quart pots,the pics were posted in a thread very simular to this thread,forum members nicknamed that bud "the moose" & a forum member made the avatar from the original pics.
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what was the strain and what was dried weight of her? Did you have to chop it into chunks to dry it cause that bitch is THICK
 
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irieie

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bigger pot does not neccessarily mean bigger buds. but if given the proper environement and time it will mean a bigger plant. but a bud size in my experience is not determined by plant size (with in reason) . i have cut bigger colas of a plant grown in a 6" pot than one grown in a 12". but there was obviously more buds from the 12". strain and structure will have more of an effect on bud size.
 
gwaziman001

gwaziman001

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Thanks guys, I have just put mine on 12/12 and like I said I have 11 liter pots, so let's see what I get they have had 5 weeks veg and stand about 3 foot now
 
panhead

panhead

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Its been a few years since posting that pic of the moose but a chonicle of her life should still be archived in a thread in advanced growing forum on the site,fdd started an experiment using different cloning solutions & that plant was part of the thread with lotsa pics.

At harvest the cola was longer & fatter than a 2 liter pop bottle,the pic in my avatar only shows the top 1/3 of the bud,im pretty sure the strain was top.44 skunk,its been 3 yrs so im not positive on dry weight but somewhere around 53 grams dry rings a bell to me.
 
panhead

panhead

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Its been a few years since posting that pic of the moose but a chonicle of her life should still be archived in a thread in advanced growing forum on the site,fdd started an experiment using different cloning solutions & that plant was part of the thread with lotsa pics.

At harvest the cola was longer & fatter than a 2 liter pop bottle,the pic in my avatar only shows the top 1/3 of the bud,im pretty sure the strain was top.44 skunk,its been 3 yrs so im not positive on dry weight but somewhere around 53 grams dry rings a bell to me.
 
max316420

max316420

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panhead said:
its been a few years since posting that pic of the moose but a chonicle of her life should still be archived in a thread in advanced growing forum on the site,fdd started an experiment using different cloning solutions & that plant was part of the thread with lotsa pics.

At harvest the cola was longer & fatter than a 2 liter pop bottle,the pic in my avatar only shows the top 1/3 of the bud,im pretty sure the strain was top.44 skunk,its been 3 yrs so im not positive on dry weight but somewhere around 53 grams dry rings a bell to me.
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that is one pretty lady... Im jealous
 
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had5onit

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panhead said:
I grow flood & drain now days but i grew soil for years & i started off using large pots because that was the info being passed around at the time,how wrong i was,after seeing my friend grow 4 foot monsters in half gallon containers i thought differently. At the end of my growing in soil i was growing using 1.5 quart containers & pulling around 4 ounces per plant,a plants root system need only be large enough to deliever water/nutes to the plant,small pots require more frequent waterings & that is all.
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yea i agree with this, ive ben growing in 3 gallon pots for a long time and can pull 2oz a plant, its all on the grower.
 
Cali.Grown>408

Cali.Grown>408

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it matters how long u veg not just the pot size..pot size helps vegging plants get bigger..more root space=bigger plants but not necessarily bigger buds, it all depends how long u veg.
 
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