Does transplanting in a pot less than 5 gallons meen less yield?

[AllGrownUp420]

I have plants outdoor that are starting to veg. i was just wondering if it matters how big the pot is for it to successfully grow or does it just meen you will end up with a smaller harvest?

 

[R00KIE]

The bigger the pot the bigger the roots = bigger buds.... For the most part....
All mine last year were in about 5 gallons of soil and they all turned out great... Talkin like 1/4p each.
Would have been more but i had to tie em down and keep em small...
So too small of a pot and your yield may suffer but there's nothing set in stone with plants....

 

[KIDDbrown]

you can get by with 3.5 gallon pots. i use those for the outdoors and the yield is pleasing. just if you notice the soil level dropping to add soil to the bottom and keep the level at the rim of the pot

 

[glock23]

I used 10 gallon bags last year and for my fall grow I'll be using 10 and 15 gallon grow bags. It's totally worth it to use the biggest possible containers IMO...the more medium the more bud you'll be harvesting

 

[tankgunner]

I used 10 gallon bags last year and for my fall grow I'll be using 10 and 15 gallon grow bags. It's totally worth it to use the biggest possible containers IMO...the more medium the more bud you'll be harvesting

hey glock23, i own a 26 and 17 but thats not why i'm here. i have a question for you or anyone. i am considering using grow bags next time. this may be a silly question but i was wandering how much rain do they catch? i wont have to hand water will i?

 

[glock23]

i love the 26 and the 17 too. i'm about 8 degrees south of you in terms of latitude. how much you'll have to water (if at all) depends on how well rooted the plants are, what size the bags are and how big the plants are, as well as how hot it is and most importantly, how much it rains. medium also comes into play. how much rain do you get?

i had to hand water mine at times last year and it was a fucking pain, let me tell u. I had to trek uphill in thick bush with 30+ lbs of water....my legs got really strong. nothing like jungle

 

[T.doT.Toker]

Funny you just asked tank. A buddy of mine just moved some plants into 20 litre grow bags. It rained heavy and i told him the bags wouldnt catch anything since it doesnt pool like in the ground. But this morning i went with him they were actually as wet as the ground. These were jus small plants though, in a few weeks they will cover the top of the bag and im sure only a small amount will trikle down to the roots.

 

[glock23]

I had an 11 foot sativa in a 40 liter grow bag last year and it caught plenty of rain, believe you me...

 

[- ezra -]

The best thing you can do when growing outdoors is plant into the ground! OH YEAH!!!

 

[glock23]

Definitely Ezra...if your soil is good enough to support plants. I grow on steep mountains with very thin soil...great weather but totally inappropriate topography and soil for cannabis. pots and growbags are my only real option!

 

[- ezra -]

fair enough glock.

One really good method is to use a wide pot and cut the bottom off. Fill with a good soil or medium mixture WCs or whatever. When the roots grow down they are not restricted by the pot and can penetrate into the topsoil beneath.

 

[glock23]

That's a great technique in many places, but my environment is so intensely tropical, every square inch that isn't covered in vegetation is hard, volcanic rock. It's a great place It can be a little intense in summer...enormous spiders and snakes are no fun. If I cut the bottoms off my pots, there's a good chance they'd float away.

The ground is so hard that I doubt the roots could even take hold. Drainage isn't the best in holes because it's thin soil consisting of a thin layer of sticky, rock hard soil. The rainfall is so intense, if there aren't trees in the way, I'm dealing with what is basically bedrock. The water just pools or floats right on downhill...it's a weathered rock ledge surrounded by thick jungle.

New species are being discovered in the area every day, and I see scary ass bugs I've never seen before all over the place.

 

[- ezra -]

ok so if your growing on bedrock then you pretty much screwed and must use pots. Another idea migh be to build a 'no dig garden' this consists of layers of compost and other organics within a frame. this migh be an option for you.

 

[glock23]

That's a good idea too...definitely...I'd have to carry the materials up there, though, which would be a pain in the ass....I'll be reusing last year's growbags again...they're still up there and (hopefully) still filled with dirt/peat/perlite... Thanks for your suggestions, though...even though I can't really use 'em, I'm sure if someone else comes upon this thread, they'll learn a thing or two

 

[Guest]

im gonna go with garbage cans or rubbermaid bins next year.....

 

[sm0kateer4204]

i thought about the rubbermaid bin's but they seem kind of large. so i would have to bury them. which in turn's mean i minus well dig a hole the size of a rubbermaid tub and put a plant in it right? iif it turns out larger the root's can always go past the size of the container. i like keeping plant's in the ground best. they get extremely large and have no soil limit's. even if the dirt the root's find is shitty. they can still extract water from it. container's are outside of the ground which mean's the sun will beat down on them all day, making heat which will dry them out faster. the exposed for a plant in the ground is the top. which will likely get shade from the plant.

 

[Guest]

well I grow in containers becuase im usually growin in my backyard. so I need to be able to lift it....would need an extra hand if using a rubbermaid bin....

I dont really got a secure place to just grow them in the ground...wish I did.