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Does size matter

idontdodopebutimdope
idontdodopebutimdopestarted grow question 8h ago
Trying to decide to go with 3 or 5 gallon pots , my tent is 32in by 32 inch. Would like to do 2 at once
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 2h ago
These would be fairly small plants. No reason to use 5 gallons even with 2 in a 32"x32". I'd consider doing 4 plants in 3gallons or 1 plant in a five-to-seven gallon. More plants = shorter vege phase... and you get a bit more risk-aversion with more plants, too. "1" bad plant doesn't ruin the whole grow. 2 or 3 result in weirdly shaped plants that can't take advantage of symmetrical growth. it will add inefficiency to the process and cost more per gram because of that. heck, with four 16"x16" plants you can probably even go with 2gallons, if going soilless. stick to 3gal in soil, though. Consistently 75-100g plants only need about 3 weeks of vege, i'd bet, with soilless context growth rate. ~350g in ~12 weeks out of that tent. Any weak plant reduces that estimate, of course, but 4 clones could easily do that or exceed it with ~12 weeks. AFter your grow, simply look at the root zone.. is it wildly wrapped around the outside restricting oxygen? If not, it was not too small. Are there large volumes of limited roots? If so, you can probably down-size. or, if lese severe observations, just fill the pot a bit more or less than you did etc... you can dial it in through observation.
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 5h ago
2 five gallons.............more roots, more froots!
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Selkot
Selkotanswered grow question 6h ago
hey 👋 If they are autos, go with 3 plants in 4-gallon pots; if they’re photos, choose 2 plants in 5-gallon pots.
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TruTraTri
TruTraTrianswered grow question 6h ago
“Let’s keep it properly trimmed.” “Careful… the good stuff gets sticky.” Oh.. it was not about titles that could be used for porn and cannabis content. My bad
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PurpleHazeSoldiers
PurpleHazeSoldiersanswered grow question 6h ago
My wife said that it doesn't 😬
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Green_claws
Green_clawsanswered grow question 7h ago
Of course use the biggest you can, more roots the better
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