bubbasix

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I've heard others do this experiment but I thought I would also add in my results:

Conditions: 400hps, soil/perlite, shults, vegged 8 weeks now flowering 6 weeks, wateredonce every 3 days...at week 5 once every 2 days

Breed: NL#5 x Big Bud

Interfering conditions: should be noted plant on left was about 6 inches closer to the light (the reason was because the 2 gal. pot took up so much room). Both had clones taken from them

RESULTS: The two gallon pot did have slightly wider and short buds. But water also seemed to go right through the dirt while the 1 gallon pot seemed to accept water better. 1 gallon pot seemed to produse denser larger buds. No signs of root bound for either.

OVERALL RESULTS: Not much difference, I'll stick to the 1 gallon pots ........(unless creating a long term home for a mother)


Picture: 1 gallon pot on the left..2 gallon pot on the right.

myMUSICveins

this is why the one on the left had larger denser buds

if both pots had the same soil mix, and were packed in the same way, there should be no difference besides the larger being able to take more water and wait longer between waterings (assuming the plants were the same size...if the larger pot had a larger plant, there shouldnt be any difference)

lol, yea... personally i use 5 gallon pots, its not worth risking rootboundness, and well, it all depends on the plant size, i have to assume you had two very small plants to not run into a problem using a 1 gallon...

plants look nice though, good job

bubbasix

its a closet grow..so they are just under 3 feet...which is perfect to me and proves the theory that the pot size does not retard a plant's growth unless you're aiming at a year long grow or something to the effect of a 6 foot plant

jarrydjskater

Bubb: You may want to do this experiment on differernt plant strains.. Some strains have a more complex root system, more roots, or less roots.. also try different potting mix/soil. You cant do one experiment and then say thats the outcome, you need to do the experiment in different ways, with different controled substances and uncontroled substances.
What plants were you growing? Try use a dif. strain next time, with different potting mix, becuase, say, you grew Northern lights, which often have a lot of roots, the plant in pot #1 (2 gallon) would have a lot more room for the roots to expand, while #2 (1 gal) would retard growth once the plants roots reach that stage.. it does not neccisary mean you need to grow a 6' plant. Peace, good idea w/ the experiment; looks like you got some good buds out of it.

myMUSICveins

no, it proves it only under your exact conditions

just so you know, the consensus around here is about one gallon per foot of the plant, needless to say, im damned surprised the plant in your one gallon is 3 ft, id say its strain related...

bubbasix

it was to show an outcome of a certain experiment for people who can't or won't do it on their own

the name of the strains were the same breeder and same strain..and is listed in my post and yes they were northern light mix... yes i could do more experiments but you will have to wait another 4 months

I apologize for saying proof..i didn't mean proof of all strains..just soil mixture of this strain

also as pertaining to this thread I should mention that I have also grown in 3 gallon pots under 500hps with the same results..roughly 3 feet tall with normal sized buds only diff was I vegged the bagseed till 12" and this grow only till 9"

ah and I forgot the breeder name was nirvana.

ok im outtie

jarrydjskater

1 gallon of pot for every 1 foot of plant? Sorry to say, but over the last 5 years, ive grown 3 foot plants, topped once ( so should have reached the ammount of roots as a 5' plant) in 3 gallon pots.. I would say a foot and a half - two feet of plant for every 1 gallon of pot... Even if you top your plant the roots grow just the same as they would without topping them. Peace.

jarrydjskater

Bubba; im not trying to down you about it or anything, but its a great idea for an experiment, and would help many people who need the space to grow there plants. But remember everyones not going to grow under the same conditions as you (light, soil/medium, plant strain, nutraints used, etc.), so not everyones plants roots will be the same. If you had many of the growers here try the test and report the results, which I will do with my next grow (Blueberry and Northern lights from Dutch Passion seeds)... If any other growers would like to help w/ this experiment post something in here. Peace.

jarrydjskater

The proof is in the pot.. this plant (in the picture) is 28" and growing, and was topped once. Therefor, it should be about a 40" plants root system. Its in a 3 gallon pot, and its already over 3 feet.. Lets see what happends, will it get bigger? Or will it retard growth because theres not enough room?

myMUSICveins

i personally wouldnt count the root system in the equation, but thats neither here nor there.

when it comes down to it, most newbies just need a general rule of thumb, and im holding firm to my 1 gallon per foot of plant (above the soil jarry)

its obvious neither of you are newbies, and probably know whats best for your strain.

my guess jarry, in the pic you posted, you are not going to have any problem with space...2 feet of plant 3 gallons of soil, still leaves room for growth in my equation....

if it were up to me though, id honestly say something more like 1.5 gallons per foot of the plant, hell, how much does soil cost, and a tad larger pot? ive gone through rootboundness, it aint pretty.

personally, i only have one plant, and in one 5 gallons pot, but the difference is i have a lot of lateral growth also... maybe its easy for me to say get a larger pot because i only have one to worry about? or because with only one larger plant, pot space is never an issue...

anywayz, no hard feelings here i hope, 2 each his/her own