Are 10 gallon smart pots too small for outdoor?

greg nr

greg nr

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I'm going to be growing out 4 hemp plants. I was thinking of 7 or 10 gallon pots, but seeing people using 100 gallon pots made me wonder if I should go up a size.

I still want them to be portable enough to drag inside or under cover in bad weather, but don't want them overly stunted.

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Dark_Hatchling

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For my first grow last year, I did 10 gallon fabric pots. Depending on how large you want the plants, the size of the pot is probably fine.. BUT the summer heat will strip those small pots of moisture very quickly. I wish I would have used my 15 gallon pots last year instead.

10 gallon was very easy to move around. So, I imagine even 20 gallons wouldn't be too bad to move around.
 
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waterproof808

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soggy 30's start getting pretty heavy...anything above that is entering hernia territory lol.

If you can set up drip lines or some automated watering set up, you will have a lot easier time using smaller pots like 10's-20's for full term outdoor. @rikdabrick grew some monsters in 5 gallon buckets a while back, not sure if he was handwatering those or not but they were impressive for sure.
 
rikdabrick

rikdabrick

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Like @waterproof808 said 30's would be pretty heavy and awkward. I'd guess 15-20 gallon cloth pots could suit you well.

And also like waterproof808 mentioned, you can grow some pretty decent sized plants in 5 gallon buckets too. I was hand watering these plants 2-3 times a day for most of the time I was producing like this. I eventually set-up fertigation for them though which I'd highly recommend if you can.

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greg nr

greg nr

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Ok thanks folks. I think I'm going to go with 15 gallon pots.

I'm also going to risk one of the seed starts on a new fangled veggie gardening fad. I'm going to plant one in a straw bale. Just google straw bale gardening. I'm going to grow some veggies in some so I thought hey, why not....

You basically take the ubiquitous straw bale and soak it in a high n fertilizer over several days. In 2 weeks the inside has composted and cooled, and you can grow all kinds of plants in it. I'll have to balance out the p/k and micro's as well as the ph, but it will be a fun experiment and I can risk one plant.

A bale of straw even here a thousand miles away from wheat fields they are only $8 a bale, and they are huge compared to a pot or a container. It's a low risk experiment.
 
Budbreath

Budbreath

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rikdabrick said:
Like @waterproof808 said 30's would be pretty heavy and awkward. I'd guess 15-20 gallon cloth pots could suit you well.

And also like waterproof808 mentioned, you can grow some pretty decent sized plants in 5 gallon buckets too. I was hand watering these plants 2-3 times a day for most of the time I was producing like this. I eventually set-up fertigation for them though which I'd highly recommend if you can.

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That is crazy. How much did you yeild a plant?
 
M.O.

M.O.

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The root balls in those 5s must have been like blocks of marble lol, freaking amazing.
 
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