Justin1002
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ive have a seedling in a i believe is a 4 gallon pot which im planning to keep in the entire grow. What are the advantages for keeping it in bigger pots? Disadvantages?
Does Pot Size really matter?
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skunkwreck
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The bigger the roots the bigger the fruits
papa canna
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I have heard that it's better to slowly pot up because if you dump small clones with small roots into big pots you get less effective growth due to water mostly running past the roots
kiwipaulie
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You are better to pot up from smaller pots.
What you have done is fine, it will just take a bit longer for it to take off, as the roots will be trying to fill out the pot.
What you have done is fine, it will just take a bit longer for it to take off, as the roots will be trying to fill out the pot.
Justin1002
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Thanks!
breakdancer0003
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Here is my 2 cents on why I start small and pot up
1. the small pot will dry out much quicker causing less chance for over watering and the dryness encourages the root system to stretch and develop faster
2. the more space your root system takes up in the later stages of growth the faster you can water and feed it again as she drinks more efficiently
3. Big root ball = big buds ( i usually finish my girls out in 7 - 30 gallon pots depending )
This is my potting schedule, upping the size as the roots fill the current container
-Solo cup
-2 Gallon pot
-5-7 gallon pot
-15-30 gallon pot
All of that being said, starting out and staying in one pot is a fine way to go I just found it benefited me more to go the other way.
1. the small pot will dry out much quicker causing less chance for over watering and the dryness encourages the root system to stretch and develop faster
2. the more space your root system takes up in the later stages of growth the faster you can water and feed it again as she drinks more efficiently
3. Big root ball = big buds ( i usually finish my girls out in 7 - 30 gallon pots depending )
This is my potting schedule, upping the size as the roots fill the current container
-Solo cup
-2 Gallon pot
-5-7 gallon pot
-15-30 gallon pot
All of that being said, starting out and staying in one pot is a fine way to go I just found it benefited me more to go the other way.
papa canna
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Do you stay in the 2 gallon until flower, or do you repot at a certain height/size?
breakdancer0003
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I pot up based on the root ball size estimate ( i figure that out by how quickly the soil drys ) I always flower in the largest pot
The top one is going into flower now in a 30 gallon pot with a stem knot the size of a softball, it's roughly 8 feet wide and 11 inches tall. The bottom one finished flower about 4 weeks ago and put off roughly the joke answer people give when asking about yield.
kiwipaulie
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I take it that's for outdoor? Never heard of anyone using 15gal pot in doors. Would love to see a pic of how big they get
kiwipaulie
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And then I read the post above mine lol
breakdancer0003
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I will take a bunch in flower this time, I usually only post pictures of my smaller plants in the grow journals to keep attention to a minimum but they put off footballsWould love to see a pic of how big they get
GroErr
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Yeah, hate these 2gal pots, tiny ass plants and buds (joke). Actually just making a point on fabric vs. plastic pots, huge difference in what you can grow size-wise in a fabric pot, easily twice the size without suffering in yield.
That said, the comment about bigger roots-bigger fruits holds true. We're growing root balls, the buds are a result of a healthy/vibrant root system.
To the original question which has nothing to do with pot size, up-potting at least once or twice will help build stronger roots. Leaving them in the smaller container until almost root bound, lightly breaking up the root ball when up-potting them will produce stronger roots. Nurseries and old school gardeners do this for good reason.
explosive82
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I start in a solo cup and depending on strain i end up in flower with either 5 or 7 gallon planters
breakdancer0003
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YES !!!!!! 
forgot to mention that, Very important
saiyaneye
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Yeah I usually break up old soil from root mass when I transplant.
Helps it web/bind better with new soil mix