Good pot size for soil

[munkey]

What size pot is a good size if I want to grow and flower 4 large plants under a 1000 watt light with roughly 2 months veg time? Are 50 gallon pots overkill? What is a realistic yield I can expect if I'm using a good yielding strain under a good grow?

 

[Primalraindrop]

4 - 30 galllons.. fights nicely under a 1000 watt. also fits in a 4x4 area.

 

[tokersmoke]

In my opinion 30 gallons is overkill indoors.2 months veg 8 week flower only needs max ten gallons.Go with a a fabric type pot or air pot.I have some that vegged at least 6 weeks and are happy in 5 gallon fabric bags.

 

[IGROWMYOWN]

3 gallon geo pots work well for me...I use anywhere from 1-30 gallon geos although I am flowering a 65 gal grand doggy purple mom vegged for 5 months (a crazy story behind how that happened) I'm expecting at least 2 lbs from her under a 600 hps. If not I will be disappoint she was rootbound in a 30 gal geo she has the roots for it.

 

[munkey]

Thank you guys for the help. Is 2 lbs doable with 4 plants under a 1k with 2 months veg using a good yielding strain? From my understanding the bigger the size pot the faster and bigger a plant can grow or am I wrong? 10 gallons seem a bit small but I have no experience. If using a 20 gallon pot would mean I can yield more under my circumstances I would probably opt to use a 20 gallon. But if the 20 gal pot yields same as a 10 gal pot theres no reason to use the 20. Can someone shed some light. Thanks.

 

[Hank Hemp]

Here's what I do, put sprouted seed in beer cups(16oz), when nearly root bound put in one gallon till nearly root bound again then go to 5 gallon. Works well for me and you.

 

[ZZTops]

I work my way up, Solo, 1gal, 3gal, 5gal...

Never used more then a 5gal inside but that's just me...

 

[munkey]

Can 5 gallon soil pots grow 8 oz plants if I have 4 under a 1000 watt light? I'm want to hit 2 lbs per light and eventually higher. I was told to put a cutting directly into its final pot for faster and bigger growth instead of transplanting from pot to pot. Is that true?

 

[Primalraindrop]

I have gotten one time 12 oz off a black cherry soda in a 5 gallon smart pot..<< in a greenhouse... otherwise its been like 3-4 oz for the most part... good luck on 2lbs a light.. fuck i cant hit 1lb a light on a good day... so good luck.. its not for everyone.. greenhouse is my gig.

 

[Primalraindrop]

Also i root bound my 5 gallons in under 30 days for sure. Maybe its too much mykos haha.

 

[tokersmoke]

you can hope for a pound.2lbs a light is pro shit in sealed rooms with c02.Just get 5 gallon pots and let your first run be more about learning then trying to hit some kinda yeild.

 

[Primalraindrop]

@tokersmoke... I dont think you could be more spot on. That is the best advice i have seen anyone give. Big ups

 

[tokersmoke]

Then drop the rep lol

 

[ipumpon]

5 gallon buckets from home depot is my fav

 

[RB56]

I think it depends on whether you expect the soil to provide all nutrients the plant will need or if you will be supplementing when you water. I grow in 5 gallon pails but supplement. Pretty sure the plants would run out of steam if I didn't.

 

[munkey]

I'm planning on doing organic soil where all I have to do is water. I have pulled 8 ozs of bubba kush off of a 20 gal smart pot under a 1k that took 1/4 the footprint the light covered so I don't think 2 lbs should be that hard to get. However it was grown in coco/perlite and vegged for over 3 months I lost track, could be 4 or 5. I'm not sure what yields organic soil can get but I'm really hoping that yields aren't that much lower in soil compared to hydro.

 

[ozzieAI]

have you grown organic before? to have a 'water only' medium requires a very solid mix to be able to maintain nutes the plants require from go to whoa...

5 gal pots should be fine for indoors

 

[Jhhnn]

Here's what I do, put sprouted seed in beer cups(16oz), when nearly root bound put in one gallon till nearly root bound again then go to 5 gallon. Works well for me and you.

That's my current method, using a bag of TGA supersoil split up at the bottom of six 5 gal pots. I previously used 3 gal pots & liquid nutrients, but I'm not the best at being a junior plant nutrition chemist. Both strains are new to me, and I was hoping to finish this grow just with water. Until last week, everything was peachy. 11 weeks old, 6 weeks in flower, one strain is showing what looks like a calcium def, I hope, rather than something weirder & worse. They got cal-mag- we'll see how it goes. These coco based mixes seem to do strange stuff with calcium. If I can get that under control, Dry bud yield may exceed 16 oz, under a 1000w dual arc lamp, which would be the best effort so far. They're both 10-11 week strains, supposedly.

4 plants in 7 gal pots, vegged longer, would likely yield similar results, I suspect.

Over time, over multiple grows, there's clearly a trade off between the yield of short flowering strains & those that flower longer, achieving more bud per plant. That obviously matters more to commercial growers, which I'm not. I just want an endless supply of pure freaking dynamite for headstash.

 

[munkey]

I have never done organic before. Farthest I have went with organics is the GH organics line in coco. Can you use coco instead of peat when making your own soil? I am seeking an easy way to grow organically without all the hassle of a hydro grow and without sacrificing too much yield. I'm looking into vertical growing to hit my 2 lb mark.