15 gallon pots northern light autos

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doubletake

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A. I going over board with a 15 gallon pot?
I just ordered a 50 pack germed them and am going out to buy soil and pots today do you think I am going over board with that much soil?

Last year I did 5 gallons they got root bound.
 
Well the fucking hydro store was out of 15s so I had to go with 10s I guess it might be for the better ill post pics
 
I think 10's oughta be plenty. I'm gona see how my NL x Big Bud will do in the ground with amended soil.. I've never grown auto's before.. If they do alright this summer I'm going to grow them every year.
 
wvblazin said:
I think 10's oughta be plenty. I'm gona see how my NL x Big Bud will do in the ground with amended soil.. I've never grown auto's before.. If they do alright this summer I'm going to grow them every year.
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Oh nice I got 6 freebies of northern lights x big bud but I didn't liable there just mixed into the 43 so mabey I'll notice a little difference in the two.
I really like the northern lights I do it every year now.
 
doubletake said:
Oh nice I got 6 freebies of northern lights x big bud but I didn't liable there just mixed into the 43 so mabey I'll notice a little difference in the two.
I really like the northern lights I do it every year now.
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I do too but haven't had the pleasure of smoking any in quite a while. I also got my NL x Big Bud as freebies with an order through Herbie's a while back. I'm hoping they turn out as good as the pics I've seen floating around.
 
10 gallons should definitely be a good amount, i'm doing my autos in 5 gallon smart pots which i was worried would be too small but they supposedly dont get root bound.
 
Ya that seems like a huge waste of medium for autos, i feel like 3 gallons is probably more than sufficient. I use 15s and 20s for late season plants outdoor amd they still end up 5 to 7 feet tall.

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And i actually grew out an nl x big bud i think from nirvana outside a couple seasons ago and it ended up like 11 feet in a 30 gallon pot, had to tie the top down because it outgrew the garage roof lol. Pulled over 2 ps but lost about a half p to pm and other outdoor problems. Nugs were fire but came out really cheesy looking and definitely a lot of sativa on there.

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EverythingsHazy said:
That's a lot of soil. A lot of people grow auto's in 3gal pots. Smart/felt pots are even better.
10 should be more than enough to get several ounces off of each plant easily if you have your conditions correct.
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Iv done 3 gallons it's not enough if your growing some nice big outdoor ones.
 
kmog33 said:
Ya that seems like a huge waste of medium for autos, i feel like 3 gallons is probably more than sufficient. I use 15s and 20s for late season plants outdoor amd they still end up 5 to 7 feet tall.

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You must not have big plants then 15s were tiny for my full season plants last year you need some 100s bro c'mon step your game up.
 
kmog33 said:
And i actually grew out an nl x big bud i think from nirvana outside a couple seasons ago and it ended up like 11 feet in a 30 gallon pot, had to tie the top down because it outgrew the garage roof lol. Pulled over 2 ps but lost about a half p to pm and other outdoor problems. Nugs were fire but came out really cheesy looking and definitely a lot of sativa on there.

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It was prob stressing like a motherfucker too cause it was root bound your buds probley woulda been a lot nicer/ bigger in a 100 or 200

If you got the room then go big.
 
doubletake said:
It was prob stressing like a motherfucker too cause it was root bound your buds probley woulda been a lot nicer/ bigger in a 100 or 200

If you got the room then go big.
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It turned out.pretty fire and yielded a couple ps thrown out late in the season, not a terrible plant anyway.

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doubletake said:
Iv done 3 gallons it's not enough if your growing some nice big outdoor ones.
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three gallons on autos, or photoperiod plants??
i tend to agree with everyone else, 10 g's is way too big for an auto since autos don't have a true veg period, they'll simply start to flower after about 30 days or so from seed, so there's no way they'll really benefit from a much larger container size since you can't veg them any longer than what they do naturally..
my $,02
 
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