Hey,
Awesome questions.. I have grown in all sizes and I have dedicated a 1000watt HPS to a garden of 1Gallon pots-just to see.. To really answer this question thoroughly you need to consider these few points..
I look at growing in two gallon pots as a small and convenient-and it holds enough water. I have noticed with 1gallons-holds to little water (obviously) and three gallons hold the ideal amount, but cost $$$ this much more on soil and uses that much more on water. And it also takes that much more on space.
See it works well for me because I use the two gallon pot just to hold my *soilless* medium- thats the key reason why I am using two gallons. I have greater control over my feed program because my plants are entirerly dependable on my hydroponic feed. (search out a high qualility hydro nuts because they would usualy come in plant avialable forum).
It is a big diff if you want to grow in *soil* also known as organic growing or compost growing. Although cheap to do but not convieneant for Urban gardenours. Going this way u need to make sure u really should use organic fret mixs and use MIN 5 gallon buckets or grow bags and once a week brew a compost tea..
Now for me, I like to go two gallon pots, enough to hold water retention, enough to hold decent size root balls, I have control over my feed program, it allows me to feed lighter and feed more often.
Now the big thing to consider is this:
When u use well water, u should really try finding a Micro Grow bloom that is designed for those with wells... Another thing to consider is, when u have a disspropotionate balance of macro to mirco nuts very soon in time, you will find your plants suffering from something and not able to ever understand why.. For example.. Your well may be over supplying some micro (trace elements) and with high does of P or K u can be creating an inbalance, esspeccialy during the frist few weeks of flowering..
Food for thought: New research just found that large does of phosphours hinders bud developement and you should increase your (N) and (K)-potassiam during flower, well reducing P-phosourous. Now I was like, what the fuck!! get those P K numbers up their!!! But After reading the whole atrical and all the explantions to qualify their logic- maybe these guys are right!!!!!!!!!! Esspcially since this was tested on marijuwana and marijuwana being a more leafy plant than cucumbers and egg plant lol.
BTW.. Of my Two gallon pots, I have recent yeilds of 3Oz per plant.. That is with 2weeks veg under Flourecents and 2 weeks under Two 1000Watts HPS.. Remeber these are my veg buldbs. I also use 600Watts HPS in my garden with bulbs that have built in reflectors and they are ALMOST as good as the 1000Watts..-BUt still a mesurable differeance by the Eye..
If u have any more questions. Just keep asking. I find it good to try and help out.. I usually dont focus my time over the net. But i will keep peeking back so see whats up. Good luck...