1 gallon pots & root bound?

I'm starting 20 seeds each in 1 gallon pots with just foxfarm soil, my question is will they get root bound before I can determine sex and transplant?

I have a 1000 watt mh/hps with all the necessary equip, will keep them on a 18/6 schedule, and I will only be feeding them flora nova nutes and bat guano in small amounts.....and the strains are as follows(all from seed):

1) BB kush
2) trainwreck x white rhino f2
3)Og kush x ??????
4) afghani x gdp f1


Oh yea I will be hand feeding too, so my question is will they get root bound before I can determine the sex and transplant to a bigger container?

humble learner said:

I'm starting 20 seeds each in 1 gallon pots with just foxfarm soil, my question is will they get root bound before I can determine sex and transplant?

I have a 1000 watt mh/hps with all the necessary equip, will keep them on a 18/6 schedule, and I will only be feeding them flora nova nutes and bat guano in small amounts.....and the strains are as follows(all from seed):

1) BB kush
2) trainwreck x white rhino f2
3)Og kush x ??????
4) afghani x gdp f1


Oh yea I will be hand feeding too, so my question is will they get root bound before I can determine the sex and transplant to a bigger container?

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probably. but one of those strains may show prefloweres early.

One Foot For Every Gallon Of Dirt In A Pot,and Some Of Those Strains You Can Pre-sex. Once They Have 5 To 6 Nodes On The Main Stem You Can See What There Going To Be. If You Need To Find Out About Pre-flowering Check Out Robert Clarke's Book On Marijauna Botany. And You Pre-sex It Saves Time Cloning Your Plants Then.

thanks for the replies

As for my plants when they get to 13" they get root bound in the 1 gal pots. So I transplant at 12"

Thanks for that info randyrocket......do you know your strains?

humble learner said:

Thanks for that info randyrocket......do you know your strains?

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2 kinds of bagseed. There are pisc in my journal. I vegged them to 20" and now they are 40" in flower.

i have a quick question...if u dont want your plants to grow tall..could you leave then in small pots??..the reason i ask is cause im growin in a cab..and i could fit a certain amount of pots in..and they have to be a certain size for all of them to fit perfectly..

howhigh123 said:

i have a quick question...if u dont want your plants to grow tall..could you leave then in small pots??..the reason i ask is cause im growin in a cab..and i could fit a certain amount of pots in..and they have to be a certain size for all of them to fit perfectly..

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No, you cant. Well you can if you want them to suffer immense stress and die off. If they get pot bound they will suffer.

ok..how do u knoe when they get root bound??

howhigh123 said:

ok..how do u knoe when they get root bound??

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roots grow out bottom, growth slows drastically.

You can wait untill the soil gets bone dry and pull the soil clump out of the pot and look at the roots, youll know if theyre rootbound cuz youll see nothing but matted roots.

so growing out of bottom of the pot..ok...can i rely on dat alone..or should i check it but pulling it out..

howhigh123 said:

so growing out of bottom of the pot..ok...can i rely on dat alone..or should i check it but pulling it out..

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pull it out only as a final confirmation before deciding to repot. Meaning, once youve looked at all other things pull it out. "All other things" would be factors that only you know, like, how big is the pot they are in now, how long have they been in it, how big are the plants, are roots coming out bottom.

For instance if they were in a one gallon grow bag, and the roots are coming out bottom but theyve only been in the bag for a week then its not time to repot and you shouldnt pull it out of pot. But if the roots are coming out, theyre in a one gal grow bag and theyve been in it for a month and a half and you plan on continuing the grow you need to repot. Check it by pulling it out as a last measure.

their in a 5 gallon round pot...i dont see any roots growing out of the pot..they have been in the pot for 15 days..i am growing lowryder..im using fox farm ocean forest soil..and the soil is dry,but not bone dry..so im debating about pulling it up to check..

Shoot,you'll be fine to grow all the way through budding with 1 gallon pots just dont let em turn into monsters,im using ALL 1 gallon pots for 3 ft plants with excellent results.

By the time your in bud a week or two you water every day with 1 gallon pots,thats a good thing.

howhigh123 said:

their in a 5 gallon round pot...i dont see any roots growing out of the pot..they have been in the pot for 15 days..i am growing lowryder..im using fox farm ocean forest soil..and the soil is dry,but not bone dry..so im debating about pulling it up to check..

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Dude your fine man. Why are you trippin. IT would take five or six months to outgrow a five gallon pot.

Do you think your plant is potbound because of a problem it is having. if so what are the symptoms.

ok cool panhead..my next grow will be big bud..for those i will need to transplant from a 5 gallon pot right??

no proheto..everythin is fine...i just wanted to make sure..so i dont have any problems in the future..

howhigh123 said:

ok cool panhead..my next grow will be big bud..for those i will need to transplant from a 5 gallon pot right??

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Negative on the Big Bud Transplant,look at my avatar,that was a Big Bud grown in soil using 3 gallon pots,the cola was as long as my forearm,im doing Big Bud & Top 44 in 1 gallon pots this time round,last round i used 3 gallon pots on everything & grew 4 footers & coulda went up to 5 or 6 ft,it's all in the watering.

Keep this in mind,hydro is a faster way to grow over soil,a big part of the reason for faster growth is increased oxygen delievery to the root system,with smaller pots you get to water more often,this brings in new fresh oxygen every time you water,as long as you keep up on the watering you'll be fine & you should experience healthier plants & possibly faster growth.

Smaller pots also eleminate the chance of overwatering once the plants are a foot tall,any over feding problems can be corrected very fast with a simple flush & the soil will be dry in a day or two & ready to get back on track with the grow.

Dont get caught up on pot size,the soil is the medium for water & nutrient delievery,thats it,nothing more,keep them watered & fed properly with a quality fert that has enough micro nutes & pot size is irrelevant.

Check out a thread that FDD2BLK wrote titled "It's all bullshit",reading that thread taught me alot.

so basically i could keep any plant in a 5 gallon pot..ok thanks panhead..