pot size and height question

i am looking to grow a plant that grows no larger then 1 foot high. I am wondering at what height I should flower it because I know that plants will grow even in the flowering stage. I am also wondering what size pot i should use so i dont have to transplant. will a 1.5 quarts (1.42L) ice cream contain suffice or should i go bigger? I will be using florecent grow lights and bag seed. Thanks to anyone who responds.

Use a one gallon pot and start 12/12 from day one. That should keep just about any strain nice and short. You know you're not going to get much smoke from a single 12" plant, right?

I've seen people get a 2 foot plant in a 4 inch pot but a 4 inch pot should be big enough for a 1 foot plant to flower in but don't forget that if you don't top and such your yeild is gonna be smaller compated to if you toped your plant to encourage the plant to grow wider and higher from the new growth (not from the part you topped)

cr8z13, ive never heard of going 12/12 right off the bat, are you sure that will work? And if i do go 12/12 right away how do i make it flower when i want to or will it do it automaticly? and i know i wont yeild too much, i am going to try to grow 4 or 5 plants. How much do you think i will yeild per plant using the 12/12 method with flourecent grow lights? I am also considering doing LST or maybe scrog if i deside to clone.

Redlined, Im sorry, im kinda new at this, what do you mean by topped?

it feels good in my brain said:

cr8z13, ive never heard of going 12/12 right off the bat, are you sure that will work? And if i do go 12/12 right away how do i make it flower when i want to or will it do it automaticly? and i know i wont yeild too much, i am going to try to grow 4 or 5 plants. How much do you think i will yeild per plant using the 12/12 method with flourecent grow lights? I am also considering doing LST or maybe scrog if i deside to clone.

Redlined, Im sorry, im kinda new at this, what do you mean by topped?

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Yes I'm sure it will work. It will flower automatically. No idea how much you'll yield. Depends on strain, hot tall the plant eventually gets, nutes, quality and quality of light. Only way to find out for sure is to get up and running and see how it goes.

I might try that then, but i still need to build my grow box. what type of nutes would you recommend i use?

I've used General Hydroponics Flora Nova nutes and they're ok, but I prefer Advanced Nutrients' Sensi nutes, although they're more expensive. For soil growing, I've heard good things from the members here about Foxfarm. You might want to look into their line. Remember to get some good organic soil, not regular potting soil. You won't need to add any nutes for the first 3-4 weeks. After that, you only need to feed your plants nutes every second or third watering.

it feels good in my brain said:

cr8z13, ive never heard of going 12/12 right off the bat, are you sure that will work? And if i do go 12/12 right away how do i make it flower when i want to or will it do it automaticly? and i know i wont yeild too much, i am going to try to grow 4 or 5 plants. How much do you think i will yeild per plant using the 12/12 method with flourecent grow lights? I am also considering doing LST or maybe scrog if i deside to clone.

Redlined, Im sorry, im kinda new at this, what do you mean by topped?

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topping / taking a clone off the top meens your making the plant stop growing taller from that area and start to grow out

Take a look at one foot Fred. Totally grown under 40W fluros (shoplights).
She was under a foot tall at harvest and yielded 100 gms cured. Height does not include 1 gallon pot it's in.
12/12 works, but isn't your only option. Topping and shaping are another answer.

MrFishy said:

Take a look at one foot Fred. Totally grown under 40W fluros (shoplights).
She was under a foot tall at harvest and yielded 100 gms cured. Height does not include 1 gallon pot it's in.
12/12 works, but isn't your only option. Topping and shaping are another answer.

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topping and taking clones will help make more tops. The more tops you have then the more big colas your gonna have and taking more of the bottom branches off will help redirect the plant's energy to the rest of the plant

mr. fishy, one foot fred looks pretty sick, how long did it take to grow? I might go with topping now because the box ill be growing is gonna be wider rather then tall. do you know any good trimming, shaping, and topping guides online because i really dont have any idea what im doing?

redline, wouldnt i want to keep the bottom branches on because i want my plant to grow outwards?

This is gonna be my second grow, (my first failed after about 2 weeks) and i want to just get one under my belt. I might go 12/12 right off the bat if its faster just so i can gain some experience then on my next grow go with topping. but idk, decisions, decisions... Could someone ball park what i might yeild if i go 12/12 right of the bat? if its less then 15 grams then ill prob just go with topping. And thanks for the help guys

it feels good in my brain said:

mr. fishy, one foot fred looks pretty sick, how long did it take to grow? I might go with topping now because the box ill be growing is gonna be wider rather then tall. do you know any good trimming, shaping, and topping guides online because i really dont have any idea what im doing?

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we have the FAQ stuff on here but when a plant is getting to a sertin hight of 1 branch you want to top / clone the top part so that it will stop growing taller on that part and it will start to redirect the energy to the otehr parts to grow up twords the light

it feels good in my brain said:

redline, wouldnt i want to keep the bottom branches on because i want my plant to grow outwards?

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yes but once the plant gets realy tall the bottom will grow slower but you want to take the bottom branches off when flowering to redirect the energy to the other part of the plant

it feels good in my brain said:

This is gonna be my second grow, (my first failed after about 2 weeks) and i want to just get one under my belt. I might go 12/12 right off the bat if its faster just so i can gain some experience then on my next grow go with topping. but idk, decisions, decisions... Could someone ball park what i might yeild if i go 12/12 right of the bat? if its less then 15 grams then ill prob just go with topping. And thanks for the help guys

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depends on the strain , the strain that takes longer (ie. 10 weeks) should give you more comparted to a strain that takes 7 weeks and it depends on the gens. because some plants of the same strain might and proibly will mature faster then the other plants of the same strain

it feels good in my brain said:

mr. fishy, one foot fred looks pretty sick, how long did it take to grow? I might go with topping now because the box ill be growing is gonna be wider rather then tall. do you know any good trimming, shaping, and topping guides online because i really dont have any idea what im doing?
... Could someone ball park what i might yeild if i go 12/12 right of the bat? if its less then 15 grams then ill prob just go with topping. And thanks for the help guys

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It's a long story (re-veg), but lets just say it took 100 days.

If you want to try this, first things first. Grow your plant until as bushy as possible. Pinch/cut the main growing tip at 5-6" to promote side growth.
At about 8-10" . . . sex it, ie: go 12/12 until stretch is completed.
Then look here: https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/104231-fishys-bend-noobs-pics.html?highlight=fishy's+bend
This is very easy to do, but could take some practice.


Keep top of plant as close as possible to light source.

Re:12/12 . . . It's my impression that this grow method would contain lots of little pots, not an effective single plant method. 14 gms dry would mean about 60 wet, so you can see how productive a single 12/12 from seed would have to be.

could i clone with a 12/12 light cycle? if so then i would veg 3 or 4 plants at 18/7. then when they reach about 1 foot i would clone a female and switch to a 12/12 light cycle, all in the same box. So i would be flowering the females from the original grow and i would also be cloning on a 12/12 cycle. i would clone on a larger scale then the orignal grow bc 12/12 right away would not yeild to much with only a few plants. Would this work?