Twohearted
Well-Known Member
Pot size matters, at least in a longer veg setting, if you are doing all SOG, then 1.5-2 gal pots are probably fine, but yield is a factor of pot size, anyone who says otherwise is just wrong. Using a cloth pot like Smartpots makes a huge difference. A 3 gal Smartpot will grow the same size plant as a 5 gal plastic pot in my experience. I realize that the last poster has more green bars than I do, and a lot more posts, but I think he is dead wrong about root circling on plants who will not live longer than 4-5 months. Root circling should always be avoided, slows growth, inhibits nutrient uptake, and reduces yields. A good rule to follow is about a gallon of soil for every month of the grow with old-school plastic pots, and you can bump that to .75 gallon per month with a pot that stops root circling. Always try new things and try to improve your grow is my mentality, don't just follow the status quo. Growing large high yielding plants is far more fun, and rewarding in my opinion, and in many states helps to keep within the bounds of legal restraints. I won't even get into what I think of drip feed systems...plants should get their food from dirt, not a purchased, concentrated nutrient solution. The more mainstream growing becomes, the more you will see people doing organic soil grows, with real organic plant foods(guanos, blood meal, kelp meal, feather meal, steamed bonemeal, humic acid, fish emulsion, green sand, etc.) and moving away from brand name nutrient systems. It has been happening in the organic food farming community for years, and soon will make its way more into counterculture.
