Outdoor in pots

Osiris8605

Osiris8605

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If one was to have some plants outside in pots, what would the best soil mixture be? it is of utmost importance that I have plenty of drainage as there is usually a lot of rain around here... also as far as pot size would something like 1 gallon be ok? or do I have to go all out with a 5 gallon? (transplanting 1 month olds) any advice would be much appreciated
 
someone else

someone else

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Well as far as the size of your grow container, you could do it in a 1-gallon, but your overall size is gonna be a lot smaller than if you even used a 3-gallon container.

A 5-gallon bucket is like $2/bucket at wal-mart. Totally worthwhile investment if you want any kind of yield from your hard work.

A lotta people recommend Fox Farms Soil, which has all you need. It's kinda pricey and not available everywhere, however.

If you go with mixing your own soil, make sure you have some peat moss, perlite, bone&blood meal, and a mix of potting and top soil.

That's just ONE of a million different mix ideas you could use.

I've used that mix and had decent results in the past.
 
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madodah

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Osiris8605 said:
If one was to have some plants outside in pots, what would the best soil mixture be? it is of utmost importance that I have plenty of drainage as there is usually a lot of rain around here... also as far as pot size would something like 1 gallon be ok? or do I have to go all out with a 5 gallon? (transplanting 1 month olds) any advice would be much appreciated
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I use 25 gallon Smart Pots ($10/ea) with 25% Gardner & Bloom fortified potting soil, 25% peat moss, 25% perlite and 25% decomposed cow manure. An AACT tea drench and foliar spray during vegetation and one during flowering, otherwise just water.

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whiteflour

whiteflour

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Plants branches will only be as wide as their root system. In containers you can estimate about twice the width of the pot. Fatter pots == Bushier plants.
 
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robdogg

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this might be personal opinion but is it better to have a deep and skinny pot, or a short fat/wide pot??
 
whiteflour

whiteflour

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Yea I'd say it's just preference but I'd go for fatter pot, but it should be somewhat proportional to its height. You don't want a top heavy container that falls over and breaks branches. Height itself though is limited more by the efficiency of turgor pressure. Whenever the plant can't efficiently move water up the pipes it cant grow taller. I doubt many MJ plants reach that height.
 
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madodah

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whiteflour said:
Plants branches will only be as wide as their root system. In containers you can estimate about twice the width of the pot. Fatter pots == Bushier plants.
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I'll take bushy plants with fat colas over stretchers anytime. This is my first year of outdoor container growing, I've always been an in-ground grower, and I'm most impressed with the Smart Pots.
 
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