first grow, pot too big?

Ok so this is my first grow. I'm using foxfarm ocean forest, RO water, and one 125 watt cfl with a reflector for vegging. I'm only growing one plant just as an experiment/hobby/I want to be self-sufficient. I'm a little over 4 weeks in. I didn't germinate in a paper towel or use smaller pots to begin with, I just stuck the seed straight into the pot. But now I'm thinking the pot I'm growing in is too big. I'm growing AK-48 fems from Nirvana. The plant is bushy as hell with huge fan leaves. However it's growing more "out" than "up" if that explains my issue. I think the pot is a 5 gallon, maybe more. Is this something to be concerned about? Or should I just keep on going and not worry about it? Over all she seems really healthy. I've noticed a little browning on a few of the fan leaf tips, but nothing drastic. Also, I haven't noticed any signs of pre-flowers. Is that okay too? Everyone on this site has been a wealth of information. Thanks in advance.
 

dustyD

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i think you have nothing to worry about dude by the sounds of it i mean, pics would always help tho, i think the pot should be sufficient through out your whole growth

btw Welcome to RIU! enjoy your stay
 
I don't know if you can tell from the pic, but she's about twice as wide as she is tall. I'd say she's about 5-6 inches tall and about 12 or so inches wide
 

Pipe Dream

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Nah your good...it's a lot easier to overwater with big pots and it helps conserve space to use small pots. Since your seed is female your not wasting big pots of expensive soil and space for males. Big pots allow the roots to grow which lets the plant grow...she looks real helthy though.
 
dark-- good to hear...or read. I guess since I haven't run into many, if any, complications, I guess I had to find something to worry about :)

2nasty-- I think I'm going to flower in about 2 weeks. I have foxfarm big bloom and a 125 watt red spectrum cfl. I poked around a little last night and saw that she's got some tiny little pre-flowers. If all goes right hopefully I'll be enjoying some fresh homegrown for cinco de mayo!

thanks for all the advice everyone
 
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