Biggest size pots under a 600 HID

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MR.Grass

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• Jan 2, 2012

• #1

Gonna go with 3 plants and wants to know what would be the largest size pots to go with?

 

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bigsteve

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• Jan 2, 2012

• #2

How big do you want the plants to get? Pot size determines plant size, as a rule. Most varieties finish in 90 days or less
and do well in 3 gallon pots. If you are going to keep a plant longer than 90 days than moving to a 5 gallon pot is smart.

BigSteve.

 

smokebros

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• Jan 2, 2012

• #3

Well, you could go with huge pots, normal pots, or small pots. 3-5 gallon pots are very common so if you want to go "big" go with 7 gallon pots or larger.

 

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MR.Grass

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• Jan 2, 2012

• #4

going to lst,and strains are 2 white russian and one bluecheese

 

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Thehermaphroditemaker

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• Jan 2, 2012

• #5

3 plants? Go 7-gallons! Make sure to stress train them for height if need be.

 

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MR.Grass

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• Jan 2, 2012

• #6

I wany to try larger pots instead of more pots.would a 7g pot be much difference from 5g? Or should I just go with 4 plants in 5g? To me 4 is too many for a 600.

 

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Thehermaphroditemaker

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• Jan 2, 2012

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MR.Grass said:

I wany to try larger pots instead of more pots.would a 7g pot be much difference from 5g? Or should I just go with 4 plants in 5g? To me 4 is too many for a 600.

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Hmm, well 3 females in 7gal under a 600w would be what I'd do. Unless you're doing a sea of green or a fast harvest kind of method, then bigger plants in bigger pots is ideal IMHO. (Longer veg time) I think it's a matter of opinion and the way you're growing. I'm doing a super soil method, where more soil is better.

 

SimonD

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• Jan 2, 2012

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MR.Grass said:

I wany to try larger pots instead of more pots.would a 7g pot be much difference from 5g? Or should I just go with 4 plants in 5g? To me 4 is too many for a 600.

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I run 1 LST'd plant to ~1 square foot (2gal pots) under 600s trained and pruned like this:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=187887

For example, in a 3x3 room I'd run 7-9 plants like above. If 7, three down the center-line of the reflector and two on each side. All in 2gal pots. HTH

Simon

 

Hazardexp

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• Jan 2, 2012

• #9

lol i use 25 gallon pots indoors but i like mine HUGE!