starting autos in a one gal pot?

Zeplike

Zeplike

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will it stunt the root growth if I leave them in one gallon containers until they show sex?:confused:
planning on transfering to 5 gals after...
 
hi, from what ive read you should start your autos in the pot they will finish in..


ive been doing alot of research, currently have a purple kush girl down, but ive got some il diavolo beans from Delicious seeds that are going down next month.
 
I thought i'd do the same for an indoor experience, but now i'm putting it on a 3/4 gal pot (i'll try others outdoor as well but on bed).

To be honest i found those pots really cheap, so you won't have to transplant it later.
 
thanks for the fast replies. I guess the question now is actually when to transplant since they are already in the one gals... I mixed some kelp meal into the final 5 gal pots so that's why i didn't start em in those
 
Zeplike said:
thanks for the fast replies. I guess the question now is actually when to transplant since they are already in the one gals... I mixed some kelp meal into the final 5 gal pots so that's why i didn't start em in those
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I would transplant now. In the future 5 gallon buckets is wicked overkill for autos. 3 gallons is more than you need.
 
thats what i figured, honestly i have a purple kush girl in a 3 gal pot right now, and shes doing fine. when my autos go down i may use 2 gal so i can fit two more in my tent
 
I run all my photos in 3 gal. bags with no problems at all so an auto will be more than happy with 3 gallons.
 
I start mine in big plastic McD's drink glasses until they show sex then girls go into 2gal pots of supersoil...
 
I'm growing a Pak Ryder right now and have transplanted a few times without any noticable stress...
IN addition, the recent transplant went from a 2 gallon to 3.5 gallon... I had roots sticking out the bottom of the 2 gallon and am expecting roots from the 3.5 in a week or two.
This is my first grow and the autos grow crazy.... they could easily fitll a 5 gallon... no doubt about it.
And why not give them extra room rather than root bounding them??
 
Creeper38 said:
I'm growing a Pak Ryder right now and have transplanted a few times without any noticable stress...
IN addition, the recent transplant went from a 2 gallon to 3.5 gallon... I had roots sticking out the bottom of the 2 gallon and am expecting roots from the 3.5 in a week or two.
This is my first grow and the autos grow crazy.... they could easily fitll a 5 gallon... no doubt about it.
And why not give them extra room rather than root bounding them??
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Good to hear. Hopefully these blue himilayas show their sex quickly so I can just go from 1 to 5 gallon
 
u really don't want to x-plant autos as most people have stated already. it creates some stress and will most likely affect yield, growth etc. just start them in whatever pot size you want but 3 gallon pots work great. no crowding of the roots, i also think the plant is healthier and probably produces more than if you grew them in 1 or 2 gallon pots. Ours are in five gallon pots 3/4 full and they look incredible, tall, lush and dark green. so they must be happy.
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thanks for the advise everyone. Ill definitely start them in the final pot next time, but for the sake of the thread and in reference to the original question_ ...

will transplanting them into the final pots filled with HP promix and kelp meal(@ 1tlbs per gal of soil) cause the seedling to suffer nute burn?

I'm just wondering how long I should wait to transplant since they are already started in the 1gal pots...or is that just a judgment call at this point since I kinda screwed up?
 
i use 4x4 pots then 1 gal pots for photo period plants in sog setup. the 1 gal are plenty big enough if your going straight into flower as soon as you put them in if i was gonna veg and flower to the end i would use a 3 gal pot because when you flower those roots that have been vegging in a 1 gal are gonna spread quick in the 3 gal you have a chance of the root not getting to far before flowering
 
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