They dont seem to like 3 gallon containers sadly but I think part of it also was the coast of maine soil that I used. I gotta admit it's gotten very interesting with the ac infinity self watering bases. It's much easier to prevent over watering and also allows air to the bottom of the cloth container. It collects runoff and so far I like them. I've now got the square container on one I had the round one on too but it got very heavy with my top watering. You still need to water them from the top just not nearly as much. Check back next week to see just how fast she buds & remember its 4:20 somewhere!!!!!