Potting On Plants

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tonycluedo

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I have 6 seedlings, been up about a week and a half. I was wondering about potting on to bigger pots. They're in 3 inch pots at the minute. Can you put them directly into their final big pot or is it better to go through a couple of pots getting bigger each time?

For the final big pot I was thinking about the buckets you get in hardware stores?

http://www.diy.com/nav/rooms/indoor-cleaning-laundry/bins-cleaning-supplies/mops___buckets/NCD-Black-Polythene-Builder-s-Bucket-3-Gallons-12207539

That's 13.6 litres. Is that big enough?
 
scroglodyte

scroglodyte

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3"............6".............10"...................5gal
i don't always do the 10" if the 10" pots are busy. if you go right to a large pot, your plant(s) will spend a lot of time growing roots, without much above-ground growth. it will be harder to manage water/moisture in the large container/small plant situation.
 
Kronika

Kronika

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scroglodyte said:
3"............6".............10"...................5gal
i don't always do the 10" if the 10" pots are busy. if you go right to a large pot, your plant(s) will spend a lot of time growing roots, without much above-ground growth. it will be harder to manage water/moisture in the large container/small plant situation.
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True enough.

Horror story: my first outdoor grow, I threw beans into 5 gallon pots. Pathetic scrawny little plants. Combine that with the fact I used a slow release fertilizer AND I sprayed them with some hardcore chemical insecticide. In short, I flat out murdered them. Mercy killing, I suppose.. considering how awful they were. I still cringe when I think of it. lol

Live and learn.
 
scroglodyte

scroglodyte

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i just saw your second question..............
3 gallons is enough for small plants. 5 gal for biggies. imo
 
scroglodyte

scroglodyte

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Kronika said:
True enough.

Horror story: my first outdoor grow, I threw beans into 5 gallon pots. Pathetic scrawny little plants. Combine that with the fact I used a slow release fertilizer AND I sprayed them with some hardcore chemical insecticide. In short, I flat out murdered them. Mercy killing, I suppose.. considering how awful they were. I still cringe when I think of it. lol

Live and learn.
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naughty girl.............murder's not nice
 
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