Growing in smart Pots

[Josh C.]

I am not new to growing, but have a couple questions. I have always grown and harvested plants in the ground. In nice big holes filled with roughly about 12 cubic feet of soil. or 3~4 of those 4 cubic foot bails of whatever brand i am using that year.

Now my planta have always finished nice and big.
i have moved to our new forever home. i have clones i have been taking care of under lights and getting bigger for about little over a month and a half now. have dropped lightighing sschedule down already over time and i am ready to put into my garden.
My question is could i grow my plants out in 50 gallon smart pots all the way through harvest without getting rootbound? is 50 big enough and enough soil ?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank You

 

[Loc Dog]

I grow in coco in air pots. Smart I think is term for cloth bags. Both air prune the roots when they hit edge to prevent circling and choking the roots. With coco I finish in 3 gallon pots but need to feed everyday. Hopefully a soil grower will respond.

 

[Mattbho]

i grow in 30gal smartpots 3/4 way full . can do 4 in a 4x4 but its tight. but even when i do veg out a monster and do 1 plant in 4x4. i've not been close to rootbound lots of feeder roots come to the top if you keep top dressing/ cover crops/keep the soil covered and it will last forever

 

[Mattbho]

but unless you have 12 ft ceilings and multiple sources of light dont expect your indoor to grow like they do under the sun . you will be dissapointed every time

 

[wild cat]

Hi, Can you show the plants? what pot capacity do you have now?

 

[Josh C.]

i will take pics tomorrow and post. I have 9, Have been growing under a 1000 watt lcd for the last month. at first 24 hour light, then slowly over last couple weeks have been dropping the light . And have been taking them outdoors and they stay out in full sun all day until i put them to bed at night and put them back in my garage under light again. They have been growing in 1 gallon smart pots, and today started tranplanting them into 3 gallon. They are all pretty tight and full of roots. kinda almost rootbound but i started tranplanting today because some leaves are starting to turn yellow. I am going to be growing them out until harves time all outdoors, not in under the light. I just have had them under the light to acclimate them and get some size on them before starting them outdoor .

So will 50 gallon smart pots be big enough to go the whole season and finish them out?
Thanks again

 

[Josh C.]

but unless you have 12 ft ceilings and multiple sources of light dont expect your indoor to grow like they do under the sun . you will be dissapointed every time

I only have them under light right now getting them ready to go out full time into outdoor. i Think i will be putting them out tomorrow and keeping them outdoor, no more light. They are ready

 

[Josh C.]

Hi, Can you show the plants? what pot capacity do you have now?

I dont have pics right now, but will try tomorrow.
They have been growing in 1 gallon smart pots for about a month now, all about 2 foot to 3 foot tall and bushy . ready to start my out door season.

 

[wild cat]

will be good, and you still won't use the full potential of the herb because it's too late

 

[Josh C.]

will be good, and you still won't use the full potential of the herb because it's too late

what is too late?

 

[wild cat]

I dare say that the weed has two phenotypes that are activated by the change of light from artificial to natural. Which causes genetic mutation.

 

[Chuck Jägerschnitzel]

50 gallons will get you a huge plant, but maybe not maximum size. I've seen up to 3lbs out of a 45 gallon container & plants over 12' tall, but bigger ones in bigger containers and in large beds of nice soil.

 

[Ca++]

1000 watt lcd ?