Taller pots vs Wider pots

[herby]

Have seen alot of different opinions when it comes to this, Have heard that indica should be in short and wide pots and sativa should be in tall and deep pots... At the moment with my second grow i am hitting my space limit because i am using wider shallow pots, i would like to move to the taller deeper pots to allow more room, but also thought it would help with growth anyway..

Im thinking of trying those typical buckets you get from bu***ngs that are 20L or so, usually come in white but have seen some black ones too.

Opinions?

[nouseforaname]

plants to some extent mimic the shape pot their in usually 3 times bigger that the pot when rootbound... id say 18" is a good depth for shrubs/trees and max of 2 foot deep... thats more for outdoor though indoor medium volume or mass is how id work it out.. the square flower buckets seam to be the best 

[Husky]

If it helps, I was watching a Strain Hunters video of Orange Hill, Jamaica, a couple of months back.

They used car tyres, with one side wall cut out. So they had wide, shallow pots on top of shitty looking ground. I'm sure they mention they were Sativa's somewhere in the video.

There just using what they have, maybe the reason, but they get results.

Edited September 6, 2014 by Husky

[Frank Reynolds]

basically tall and skinny pots will hold less water and dry out quicker. Short and wide pots will hold heaps more water. It's due to the capillary action of medium although it's hard to explain for me without images.

[Frank Reynolds]

here's a quick pic showing what I meant

 

 

 

[herby]

here's a quick pic showing what I meant

 

 

 

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I guess the general idea is that because its so tall all the water will drain to the bottom right? but does that really matter if you water it properly and the roots are already down the bottom ?

[wannagrowbuds]

This should answer your question - 35 Outdoor Organic 10lbs Plants with Jorge Cervan…:

[herby]

This should answer your question - 35 Outdoor Organic 10lbs Plants with Jorge Cervan…:

Hmm... So does this mean you keep the plant growing in the smallest container possible until the very last needed minute before transferring to a bigger pot ? wont that stunt the plant ?

[wannagrowbuds]

Just means wider is more important than deeper. It also demonstrates that the tap root has no influence on yield or size, that organic can deliver on yield and that there is no match for natural old fashioned sunlight. Edited September 8, 2014 by wannagrowbuds

[Frank Reynolds]

I think wider is more important than deeper only refers when growing directly on the ground.

 

otherwise AFP of medium, ingredients within media, access to water etc etc should dictate pot shape

 

most plants in general have no such thongs as a taproot, otherwise a lot would look similar to carrots!!