little pots or big pots ?

Hi,i already asked a similar question to this in another thread but it got no reply so i decided to try again here.My qestion is,is it realy nesecary to start my plants in small pots?...i thought if i planted my seeds into large pots (One seed per pot) i would avoid stunting the plants growth,which i have read,can happen after repotting,ie:the plant goes into shock???????????

id say the bigger the better my friend

Thanks for the reply doc.Going to plant directly into large pots.



Come on you reds...The triple awaits.

I plant direcly into large pots when they go outside. This takes the hassle out of repotting again later. And like you said don't want to put them through shock again or mess with those tender roots. The less I have to get my hands dirty the better.

greatfor outdoors but indoors.

start in a cup move to a 1 gallon then to the final 5 gallon.


thats how i do

yeh i plant my seeds straight into big pots to...the only thing is it slows the growth down a little

Starting in larger pots also means that you can fit less plants in a given area at the start, makes it harder to select the best plants if you're only growing two in 5 gallon pots rather than sprouting ten in cups and selecting the best.

Thanks for the replies guys.Anyone wishing to follow this thread should go here :https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/11245-one-pot-all.html

I use either peat pods or the cups that desolve and allow roots to penetrate, I place seedling or rooted clone in these then place in final growing medium & container, with this method I rarely have to transplant and I can LST as soon as plant has 4-6 nodes.

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yeh i plant my seeds straight into big pots to...the only thing is it slows the growth down a little

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why would a bigger pot would make it grow more slowly :S:S

please explain ??

Thanks

peterpops said:

Thanks for the reply doc.Going to plant directly into large pots.



Come on you reds...The triple awaits.

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Its fine m8 lol feel free to ask anymore q's.........

............. and i hope tht ' Come on you reds...The triple awaits.' is directed to the 1 and only MAN UNITED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

peterpops said:

Hi,i already asked a similar question to this in another thread but it got no reply so i decided to try again here.My qestion is,is it realy nesecary to start my plants in small pots?...i thought if i planted my seeds into large pots (One seed per pot) i would avoid stunting the plants growth,which i have read,can happen after repotting,ie:the plant goes into shock???????????

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This depends entirely on whether you want to grow your plants to the maximum of their genetic potential or simply want do it the lazy way and hope you get something useful at the end of it. There's lots of lazy people on here by the looks of some of the replies you've got so far.

For a plant to maximise it's genetic potential and that means grow out to produce the best possible yield you can get from it - it has to have a full and correctly developed root system. The plant processes water and nutrients via it's roots - if it's roots aren't correctly formed and small like you're going to get if you simply dump it in the largest pot you can find, then your yield will simply be smaller than it could have been.

Why will the roots not be correctly developed if you simply dump it into a large pot? Because the central taproot (where all the other feeder roots come off) will grow straight down and then out to the sides of the bottom of the pot - leaving the majority of the soil in the pot untouched by roots.

To develop the root ball correctly it needs to be developed and rooted out over time and that means starting the seedlings in small 4" pots, then when the roots have filled that out, repot to a 6" or 8" pot then onto a 10" or 12" pot and then into flowering.

However, if you're lazy - just follow the wrong advise the majority of people have given you so far in this thread.

AAHHH,now then,this is the answer ive been looking for.A solid reason for planting into small pots.So,lets see if i have this right.Your saying that the tap root will eventualy reach the bottom of the small pots and then start projecting more roots....kinda,sideways providing MORE root mass than it would in a large pot?? and that in a large pot the side roots would'nt need to develop until the tap root reached the bottom of the large pot???? well that puts the whole matter in a different perspective.
It was'nt a matter of being lazy about the planting,i do'nt mind one bit, transplanting,but i was worried about disturbing the plants root system and sending the plant into shock,which i have read can happen.Just did'nt want to risk it if it was'nt absolutely nessecary.Thanks for the answer anyway.Rep.

and i hope tht ' Come on you reds...The triple awaits.' is directed to the 1 and only MAN UNITED

Certainly was.