What Size Pots For Indoor Soil Grow

[rosscopico0]

Hi there everyone,

Got some clones rooting and Im wondering what size pots to put them in when they start showing roots?

Will be using about 50/50 potting mix/perlite. Grow footprint is 45cm x 85cm, hoping to fit in 4 plants. Is it true that mj needs height of pots more than width?

Your advice will be appreciated

[greenacres]

i used 28ltr square pots last grow and it worked well

[RevWolf]

the bigger the better.

[rosscopico0]

I forgot to mention that Im doing a sea of green with prob 8 plants.

 

Does sog mean that I can use smaller pots as there will only be about a week or 2 veg time before they go into flowering??

[Luke Skywalker]

Yes, but you'll still need a decent amount of media to enclose and ensure the roots have a good run to feed from.

 

Try square pots too, they'll allow more volume per sq ft than round ones.

[rosscopico0]

Any suggestions what size to use, as I want to get as many as possible in my 45cm x 85cm footprint.

Square sounds the way to go though.

I plan on letting them get to 1 ft, maybe 1.5 ft tall. Im assuming this will affect the size of pot needed.

Your advice is hugely appreciated guys

[Luke Skywalker]

Try to use containers which fit into the dimensions you're talking about, that will probably mean playing around and testing sizes of various containers in shops and so on... but you could look into laundry buckets...

 

I suppose 10 Litres would be the minimum size you'd want for a clone plant growing to flower, even if it was reasonably small. This can appear to be a large amount, but it's not that much really. Provided the plant doesn't root bound itself, (and to a large degree this can depend on how you treat it, and what the strains genetics are programmed to do, etc...) and get too strangled, it should be okay in a small container, but about 10 liters would be the minimum size I'd go to.

 

Just my humble opinion though, hope it helps.

[rosscopico0]

Thanx Luke,

Im thinking 20cm square tubs might do the trick. Thats 8 litres or 2.2 gallons. I read somewhere that you need at least 1 gallon (3.6 litres) per ft of height.

With the 20cm square tubs, I can fit 8 in my area. So even if I get a crappy 1/4 ounce of each plant (as Ive heard of people getting 1oz of each plant in sog), it still adds up to 2oz, which is enough to sustain me til the next grow.

Thanks for your help Luke, and may the growing force be with you!

Ill let you know how I go!

[Luke Skywalker]

No worries mate, maybe you could start a growing thread here in the grow diaries.

 

Good luck with the grow, and let us know how it turns out.

[rosscopico0]

Although I must admit youve got me thinking about those laundry buckets. Ill have to measure them to figure out how I could fit those in as theyre probably taller than the square tubs I was thinking of before and Im pretty sure theyre 10 litres-the laundry buckets.

Thanks for a great idea Luke!

Ill have to get myself a digi-cam soon so I can post pics!

Edited May 31, 2004 by rosscopico0