Will using a 3 gallon instead of a 5 gallon planting pot make much difference in the final bud production? Make the a05׶©!Äon that you have enough room for a 5 gallon pot.

If using a 5 gallon pot, is it best to first plant in a smaller pot first then transfering into the larger 5 gallon later or can you just plant directly into the 5 gallon after the initial sprouting?

Where is the best place to buy these large planting pots? Can you reuse the soil or do you always have to use new organic soil? I know that soil mixure is fairly cheap, but was just wondering. That is a lot of soil to get rid of if you live in an apartment, condo, townhouse, etc.

That depends on the method your using to grow, SOG, SGROG, christmas tree etc. But in general, the bigger pot is better, the root system will be less cramped and grow more quickly. In a 3 gallon pot your somewhat limited to a single cola grow. I used them for mine and very quickly, even with a single cola grow, they because severely root bound. I'm using 5 gallon myself now.

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you only need 3 gallon pots. get a sandy multi compost. and use perlite follow the instructions on the perlite bag

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I do not know why in my initial post it has weird characters, but the word is suppose to be "assumption"...Make the assumption that you have enough room for a 5 gallon pot.

Okay, so if growers have enough space get a 5 gallon pot. Where are some good places to buy these pots and do you have a preference on the type of material the pot is made of (plastic, ceramic, etc.)? Do you replant into bigger pots as it gets larger?

So a 3 or 5 gallon pot is fine and will not make much difference in the final bud production just as long as growers use the right soil mixture?

What about getting rid of the soil or can we reuse and mix it with new soil?

thats why you use multi purpose compost its cheap so you can use fresh compost every grow. using a second time increases the chance of disease

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You can get five and three gallon buckets at hardware stores, Home Depot, Lowe's, etc. Just drill holes it the bottom of the buckets for drainage. You can also get regular plant pots at garden centers. I don't think that it matters much what the pot or bucket is made of as long as its not clear (not good to have light on your roots). Also avoid making a pot out of wood because wood absorbs water and tends to get moldy.
Yes it is good to transplant from small pots into bigger pots. What this does is allow the roots to fill the smaller pot before putting it in a bigger pot. If you put a seedling straight into a 5 gallon pot they don't have the root mass to absorb the water after a watering. The soil stays wet and the roots have a tendency to rot. Hope this helped.

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Many people reuse soil without problems. It is a good idea to sterilize your soil to kill any mold, bacteria or "bugs" that may have gotten into it. You can do this by cooking it in the oven. There is a post around here somewhere about this....something like 400 degrees for an hour.

As for the size of pots to use, a general rule of thumb is 1 gallon of pot space for each foot in height. I would say that a three gallon pot would be good for a 3 to 4 foot plant.

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That helps a lot. Buckets with holes drilled at the bottom sounds like a good idea. What do you use or put under these buckets to catch any drainage if there is any?

How do you transfer from a big pot to a much bigger pot? I assume you do not just carefully pull the plant out each time.

Cooking your soil is a bad idea, cooking it is going to kill all the "good stuff", so unless you are certain that you've had in infestation.....and if you did have one, than toss that soil and buy new.

If you didnt have an infestation, by all means, add some new soil and re-use it, and 3 gallon pots is more than suffucient for an indoor grow.
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