One gallon container

Rentaldog

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Hello,

Have any of you taken a plant through flower in a one gallon container before?

I know bigger root space means more flowers, but I was thinking I may have been going overboard with the five gallon containers. I keep my girls smallish, this ones probably two and a half feet tall from the soil up, and maybe three foot across. Im already in flower, if that helps.

Aside from possible root issues, the only other concern I am focused on is salt/nute buildup in the soil since theres a lot less soil available to the plant. I had a plant fry itself not too long ago because I wasnt flushing the soil enough between feedings or something. That and I think the PH went all crazy on me.

Anyway, enough rambling. What do yall think? Would there be any harm to finishing in the one gallon container?
 

markymark88

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Hello,

Have any of you taken a plant through flower in a one gallon container before?

I know bigger root space means more flowers, but I was thinking I may have been going overboard with the five gallon containers. I keep my girls smallish, this ones probably two and a half feet tall from the soil up, and maybe three foot across. Im already in flower, if that helps.

Aside from possible root issues, the only other concern I am focused on is salt/nute buildup in the soil since theres a lot less soil available to the plant. I had a plant fry itself not too long ago because I wasnt flushing the soil enough between feedings or something. That and I think the PH went all crazy on me.

Anyway, enough rambling. What do yall think? Would there be any harm to finishing in the one gallon container?
Why not do a 3 gallon smart pot? I started with those and was doing pretty good. 60 gram plants. I think one gallon would seriously affect yield.
 

BDOGKush

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If they're already flowering in 1 gal pots, I'd leave them be just stay on top of feeding them and hope you don't get a heavy feeder. I had some plants vegging in 1 gal pots and they requiring water every 10hrs or so.

In the future look into 3 gal smart pots, I went from 5gal to 3 without affecting my yields.
 

Rentaldog

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Thanks everyone :) I appreciate all the input! This one didnt seem to be a heavy feeder, but I know its mother started drinking a lot later on in flower. Thanks for putting that in my head, ill have to keep an eye on the water levels.

Is the difference between smart pots and regular potting containers drastic?
 

az2000

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Have any of you taken a plant through flower in a one gallon container before?
I recently did a 12/12 from seed (actually, 2-3 weeks of 18/6) in half-gallon containers (6x6 sq, 7" tall). I got 25-35g per plant.

I do better in 2.5 to 3 gal containers and 6 weeks of veg. More like 180-260g.
 

Jimdamick

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General rule of thumb, 1 gal per month of growth. Pot is a 3 month plant, pretty much, so that is the rule I go by, and have harvested some root bound 5' plants indoor in soil using that size container, and they have produced 3.5 oz. and above. 3 gal pots are foolproof for an indoor grow in my experience.
 

tomascat

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if ur not getting 3.5 from a 5 gal pot, ya must not have the light. 600 or 1000 hps will produce 4 ' girls indoors with 2.5 -4.0 zip dry. small is good but ur allowed 6 girls in most cases. no distinction for size
 

bigsteve

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I have a perpetual grow and I often have plants finishing in pots that are almost gallon-size, 7 inches square. If you do go ahead and try micro pots you will want to brace up the main stem when she gets around 20 inches or so. They tend to be top-heavy when using tiny pots. Also, you will need to water every day.

Good luck, BigSteve.
 
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