how big of a pot do I need? help!!

I am planning on letting my plants grow outside, but Im not sure how big they are going to get. I was going to cut holes in the bottom of the pots so if the plant out grew the pot it could send roots into the natural soil. Is a 5 gallon can big enough or would seven gallons be better? Or do I need still larger, because pot get expensive.

I suggest you plant directly into the ground. Thats the great thing about growing outside. I know some indoor growers dig up their basement floor just so they can grow in the earth.

Five gallon pots should be sufficient but I would also suggest just planting right into the ground because you will otherwise have to constantly water the pot, and go through the trouble of digging a big hole to place it into. Go organic

Don't plant directly into the ground...
Start the baby off in the 5 or 7 gallon, then work the soil and dig the hole to transplant it in.
This way the plant is strong enough to withstand the local soil and it's pests.

hold on people, I have well over one hundred plants and im not going to dip that many holes. I will did a 4-5 inch divet to put the pot in and then put holes in the bottom of the put so the roots can go into the ground. But the soil is so poor, hard and dry here in the desert that digging would take forever and probably kill my plants. So I really need to know how big of a pot do I need??????????????????????

redking11 said:

hold on people, I have well over one hundred plants and im not going to dip that many holes. I will did a 4-5 inch divet to put the pot in and then put holes in the bottom of the put so the roots can go into the ground. But the soil is so poor, hard and dry here in the desert that digging would take forever and probably kill my plants. So I really need to know how big of a pot do I need??????????????????????

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5 gal will work fine but the bigger the pot the bigger the plant. and it sounds like you are going to take care of them ie water and feed?

I plan on setting up an irrigation system using pvc that will do most of the watering, but yes I plan on feeding. How often will I need to feed?

how often do I need to feed??????

100 plants?!? Dude, you don't have worry about helicopters - this grow will be visible from outer space.

100 plants outdoors in pots with an irrigation system. That's a mind boggling amount of work, from care to harvest. The risk profile on this exceptionally high, particularly given the time you'll need to be around them. And LEO will stake out for 100 plant bust.

If they're in pots, your looking at feeding every 7 - 10 days IMHO for peak growth.

Good luck, and be careful.

a foot every gallon, outdoors can get pretty big. I'd say 7-10 gallons just to be safe. this bagseed or strain?

atavistic said:

100 plants?!? Dude, you don't have worry about helicopters - this grow will be visible from outer space.

100 plants outdoors in pots with an irrigation system. That's a mind boggling amount of work, from care to harvest. The risk profile on this exceptionally high, particularly given the time you'll need to be around them. And LEO will stake out for 100 plant bust.

If they're in pots, your looking at feeding every 7 - 10 days IMHO for peak growth.

Good luck, and be careful.

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i agree, alot of hard suspicious work involved. be careful.

you want to do a 100 plant out door grow with man made irrigation and you arent even sure about feeding? you have them all started already and dont even know what size pots to go with? sounds like your putting the cart before the horse imho. Im not trying to be a dick, but do you know the amount of work you are in for to have a truly successful grow of that size? Seems to me like you might be biting off more than you are ready to chew. A grow of that magnitude needs to have better planning to go off without a hitch.

strain, and dont worry about helicopters, I have them spread out to hell and back, and they are in some really thick brush that will camo them. even if leo finds two or three spots, Im only going to have a max of 6 plants together. and its not 100 plants its more like 55-65 after I kill the males off. and this is strain.

all people ever do is tell me about the work I'm getting myself into. Look folks I grew up on a farm and worked all day on it. no offense but I'm not just some pot head that thinks alot of work is getting off my sofa to make a sandwich. I know I probably wont have the best crop due to lack of experience, so I'm trying to make up for it in volume. If leo wants to try to link me to a few plants they found on the other side of the county they can be my guest.

and as for putting the cart before the horse, you right in a way, but Its not hard to tell what needs to be understood no and what can be learned along the way when the time comes

redking11 said:

hold on people, I have well over one hundred plants and im not going to dip that many holes. I will did a 4-5 inch divet to put the pot in and then put holes in the bottom of the put so the roots can go into the ground. But the soil is so poor, hard and dry here in the desert that digging would take forever and probably kill my plants. So I really need to know how big of a pot do I need??????????????????????

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The heat it going to wipe out the pots before anything planted directly into the ground. Think about it. All you need is a drill, a planter auger like these, Amazon.com: Protech Tool Supply JBB-24 Bulb Planter & Auger: Home Improvement
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(or even a spade bit), and some compost. How about some soil moist too. It doesn't have to be hard on you or your plants. Potting up 100+ ain't no walk in the park either. I hope I'm getting through to you.

If you just have to go with pots, I'd say two gallons would hold it down until you can pull the males. That's a lot of soil your going to need. And half of it will go out with the males.