Size of pot

alsaland
alsalandstarted grow question 4y ago
This is my 1st foray into growing. I live in central Florida along the gulf coast. I have a 38x14x5.5 greenhouse. I am getting ready for the spring planting. What is the recommended size of pot to grow plants and can multiple plants reside in the same pot?
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Ezzjaybruh
Ezzjaybruhanswered grow question 4y ago
Depends mainly if you’re running autos or photos. This might be the only time I’d recommend autos. Unless you wanna wait til late summer to harvest photos. If you don’t mind splurging on soil - I’d go 10 gallon autos (lowest 5 gallon) Or For photos I’d be doing 25-100 gallons Don’t do in the same pot unless you’re doing like a long rectangular raised bed.
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gREEn7o0
gREEn7o0answered grow question 4y ago
After looking back over your dimensions am I reading that correctly 38' long, 14' wide, 5.5' tall? If that is correct I would think about possibly tilling the dirt with compost and amendments and just growing from the ground. 5.5 feet shrinks quickly especially when you add over a foot of height from the pot. Also takes sativas out of the running as they tent to grow tall and stretch, would require constant training from mid veg to mid flower.
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Papa_T
Papa_Tanswered grow question 4y ago
Both answers are great! Covered everything I was going to say.
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gREEn7o0
gREEn7o0answered grow question 4y ago
From what I have seen you do not really want multiple plants in the same pot, they end up competing for resources, and they will end up shading eachother and when they bush up will cause airflow issues and possible rot/mold issues. Pot size really depends on how big you want plant to be. Also depends on if you are using fabric vs plastic as the air pruning of fabric allows a bigger plant to grow/a plant to grow longer without root bind. I generally plan a gallon per foot, but that also depends on strain and training I have planned.. some grow in 5 gallon buckets others 100 gallon bag
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