brotherjericho
Well-Known Member
Well that's the theory anyway, guess I might be able to find out soon.
Due to my limited space and desire to grow 3-4 plants at a time, I have been experimenting with various fabric pots ranging from 2-3 gallons (based on dimensions). I started out using 2 gal root pots that are 8.5W x 8.5H (2.1 gal) because the 3 gal pots were only slightly larger (8 x 9, 2.2 gal). I know yield has many factors, but one thing I do note so far is that the wider the pot, the wider the plant. My plants in the 2 gal root pots were only slightly wider (10 - 10.5") than the pot.
Now I am growing 2 plants in 2 gal root trappers. The dimensions are actually 10 x 8.5, or 2.9 gal! But I notice that while they are indeed larger in volume than the root pots (2.9 vs 2.1) the plants are much wider. Just like the other plants, they are slightly wider than the pot, which means they are around 12" wide. So I have much bigger plants than before, and at less veg time (~35 days vs 50+ for prior grows).
I did make other changes however. My first plants were vegged under 220w 6500k PLLs while the newest plants were vegged under 150w 4000k CMH. So there could be too many variables except...I have a World of Seeds Afghan Kush X Skunk at 35 days in a 2 gal root pot, and it is much smaller (narrower) than the two plants grown in the 2 gal root trapper!
I picked up some 3 gal unknown brand fabric pots at a hydro shop nt long back. The dimensions on these are 8w x 11h (2.4 gal), so I will try another plant soon in these to see if this hypothesis holds true about the width of the pot.
Just posting for the fun of it...
Due to my limited space and desire to grow 3-4 plants at a time, I have been experimenting with various fabric pots ranging from 2-3 gallons (based on dimensions). I started out using 2 gal root pots that are 8.5W x 8.5H (2.1 gal) because the 3 gal pots were only slightly larger (8 x 9, 2.2 gal). I know yield has many factors, but one thing I do note so far is that the wider the pot, the wider the plant. My plants in the 2 gal root pots were only slightly wider (10 - 10.5") than the pot.
Now I am growing 2 plants in 2 gal root trappers. The dimensions are actually 10 x 8.5, or 2.9 gal! But I notice that while they are indeed larger in volume than the root pots (2.9 vs 2.1) the plants are much wider. Just like the other plants, they are slightly wider than the pot, which means they are around 12" wide. So I have much bigger plants than before, and at less veg time (~35 days vs 50+ for prior grows).
I did make other changes however. My first plants were vegged under 220w 6500k PLLs while the newest plants were vegged under 150w 4000k CMH. So there could be too many variables except...I have a World of Seeds Afghan Kush X Skunk at 35 days in a 2 gal root pot, and it is much smaller (narrower) than the two plants grown in the 2 gal root trapper!
I picked up some 3 gal unknown brand fabric pots at a hydro shop nt long back. The dimensions on these are 8w x 11h (2.4 gal), so I will try another plant soon in these to see if this hypothesis holds true about the width of the pot.
Just posting for the fun of it...