Soil Containers

gr865

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Never used ultra oxy pots.
Have used Smart pots for a few yrs now, love them.

I would gradually work up to a 5 gallon, seedling to one gallon, then one gallon to a five if that is what you choose to use. Fabric pots grow big plants. You may be able to get away with 3 gallon pots and I don't think you will need 4 plant, I would think 3 three gallon pots.

GR
 

BigCityGrow

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Never used ultra oxy pots.
Have used Smart pots for a few yrs now, love them.

I would gradually work up to a 5 gallon, seedling to one gallon, then one gallon to a five if that is what you choose to use. Fabric pots grow big plants. You may be able to get away with 3 gallon pots and I don't think you will need 4 plant, I would think 3 three gallon pots.

GR
Thanks, How would I know when to switch out from a one gallon to a three gallon? I've never used fabric pots before but I like the idea, is it just as easy to transplant in to a larger pot?
 

gr865

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I would go from solo cups to one gal to 3
I grow in coco, and thats how I would do it.
Good thing about fabric is they auto prune the roots.
 

gr865

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I would go from solo cups to one gal to 3
I grow in coco, and thats how I would do it.
Good thing about fabric is they auto prune the roots.
I must mention that I grow in 2 gal smart pots and go from solos to the two gal.
When I grew in the 3 gal I did the above. Just don't let the plants get rootbound in the one gallon, keep an eye on the roots.

GR
 

Cletus clem

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@gr865 this is great, sound, practicle and reasonable advice. You get a gold star. Too often people advise in the use of containers far too large for the space and size of the plants being grown. Amazing what you can get from a 2 gal smart pot and a healthy root system. I go solo cup, 5x5x6 square pot and flower in 2-3 gal pots. I leave the plant in the solo and square as long as i can to try to fill the entire container with roots. I also score the roots with a scalpel when i transplant. This will promote even more root growth. If the plant and roots are healthy, you wont even notice. 5505F735-2845-40B5-A189-F239CF6E8564.jpegWhen i disect a root ball i find each container the plant was in in the form of a dense fiborous ball of roots. Pretty cool.
 
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