Plant size to pot size ratio

ok quick question i know that its about 1 gallon of pot per foot of growth that said, whats an average pot size i can use for a decent plant? and another thing does that apply for hydro too? if so im screwed!! any words of wisdom? thanks

wow out of 18 people who read this no one knows? and you call yourselfs growers lol only kidding.

well what do you mean my decent plant? thats kinda vague...

Try Using A 4gallon Pot, That Should Be Enough For A Decent Plant.

somthing big enough to clone but small enough for personal use. i just dont want some 5 footer in my closet. that help any?

You're the one with a Ph.D I just have a P.H.D. but I save it for the ladies... anyways...

I had to get some pots for a few plants and it was either a 2gal or 3gal pot... so to save space I went with the 2gal. I had a plant go to about 3.5 feet tall and the roots didn't take up all the room in the pot! I now aim to keep it @-~ 2.5' tall. Any bigger go with a 3gal pot.

All this pot talk... it's about time

Oh shit!! Eastlos White Sox in the Avatar!!

doesn't matter what i put mine in. they just keep growing.



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Oh shit!! Eastlos White Sox in the Avatar!!

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Whats up man found this thought it will help ya out. It says A good rule of thumb is 12" of height/per gallon.
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1 gallon of pot space for 1 foot of plant good rule to go by. Lowes has the 3 1/2 gallons witch is perfect I grow mine to 4 1/2 foot some times not on purpose but just giving you idea.. Also if you use hydro nutes for flowering roots wont need as much room and wont act crazy. 3 1/2 gallon is best pot for pot

dam fdd2blk that first pic is amazing the pots so tiny and the plants so big. but yea a 3 footer is what i was aiming for. but yea thanks for the info guys its gana help a bunch. another quick question does pot size apply to hydro. i know there not in pots but will that make a differance.

Damn you got the replies, too bad it wasn't like that on my post yesterday...

Yea FDD is an Amazing guy. He's my uncle I never had... FDD in your last photo every plant looks like bud but the small guys in front and the grass, even the tall trees on the left in the background look like bud... please tell me they are...

Chitown Cubs, Sox, Bulls that's what's up, too bad the teams make me want to a lot but that's <3

On topic
From a lot of reading the root area should be around 5 Gal per plant. Yea a 5 Gal bucket doesn't get to be 5 Gal, but it doesn't have other plants roots to deal with and keeping around that 5 mark keeps the ferts more manageable as more plants take up what they need at differing amounts and water too.

Make sure the O2 for the roots match the water amount, pot size, and plants.

The pot size should be big enough to hold the plant stable when all that weight gets packed on... so like a 5" net pot with clay should work well, others go down to 3.5" Filthy Fletch did a great write up on a 6 spot DWC...

FDD, Filthy, and about 25 other people on here are my guys. girls too... They so smart... cool peoples too.

yea i just made a new hydro system out of a 5 gal. rubbermaid toughneck i put togeather. it has six slots for 3 inch net cups will that work for there whole "life" or will they need bigger. im not looking for jumbo plants just somthing small and manageable for a begginer in his experimentaion stage.

in all honesty, i'd use the biggest pot that space allows for.

fdd2blk said:

in all honesty, i'd use the biggest pot that space allows for.

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Theres the 80s attitude we need!!

will the 5gal rubbermaid work for six plants? or is it a waste of time?

all I have to say is this....

wow now thats a lot of weed. is that your back yard?

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all I have to say is this....

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holy shit... what did that sumbitch yield?