pot sizes help

baugy

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• Apr 6, 2016

• #1

Hello people are 20 litre, 4.5 gallon pots a good size for a vegging period of 6-8 weeks under 600 watt hps with ionic nutes and a 1.2 x 1.2 x 2.5 m space any help would be great

 

Last edited: Apr 6, 2016

vostok

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• Apr 6, 2016

• #2

allow a us gallon per month of soil

4.5 gallon = 4.5 months

I prefer the standard 15 week grow or 15 liter (3usgallon)

for a 1 month veg and 2 month bud

good luck

 

baugy

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• Apr 6, 2016

• #3

Thankyou

 

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bryan oconner

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• Apr 6, 2016

• #4

the bigger the better pots . but great info above

 

神秘人

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• Apr 7, 2016

• #5

Here you are

12/12 from seed = 1 gallon pot
3 Week veg = 3 gallon pot
6 Week veg = 5 gallon pot
8 week + = 7-10 gallon pot.

 

since1991

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• Apr 7, 2016

• #6

Depends on the medium your growing in. In coco coir i always got away with the third lower in pot size...sometimes even half. Ive found that coco coir packs a rootball big and fast. It also thrives on frequent feedings. A smaller pot compared to soil or peat based soilless mixes helps the coir dry out faster hence more feeds. A drip system on a timer helps if you do t want to feed manually. But regular soil or soiless...go with the above suggestions.

 

baugy

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• Apr 7, 2016

• #7

Thankyou guys another Question if you all dont mind replying wud b great. The question is about feeding routine. my last grow i fed with every watering i didnt notice any problems but im new to this wat would u all recommend. cheers

 

since1991

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• Apr 7, 2016

• #8

baugy said:

Thankyou guys another Question if you all dont mind replying wud b great. The question is about feeding routine. my last grow i fed with every watering i didnt notice any problems but im new to this wat would u all recommend. cheers

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What is the medium yer growing in?

 

baugy

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• Apr 7, 2016

• #9

Coco mate

 

since1991

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• Apr 7, 2016

• #10

Feed mild base nutes....about 1.2 - 1.5 EC every watering/feed. Never give yer coco plants straight water. Its not a set in stone rule but it can fuk up the balance in the coco.Make sure when your feeding to get a 15- 20% runoff everytime. Flushes out old spent salts.

 

baugy

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• Apr 7, 2016

• #11

Thank you

 

baugy

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• Apr 7, 2016

• #12

How about flushing last two weeks of flower mate

 

since1991

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• Apr 7, 2016

• #13

I wouldnt flush shit if i were you. 2 weeks before? Most mu strains are packing the swell on duri g that time. Dont get me started on flushing....its preference lets just say that. But 2 weeks before the chop? Oh hell no. Coco coir "flushes" salts easy as pie as it is.