coreywebster
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone..
As the title suggests my question is to all who have grown a few crops or a thousand. Obviously bigger pots can grow bigger plants, with the right veg time ect.
But do you think the width and shape of the plant is also dictated by the width of a pot?
I have grown in pots of lots of sizes. One thing I thought was when using 11ltr pots compared to 15ltr the 11ltr pots produced a taller but narrower plant overall in comparison to the 15s which seemed broader or wider.
I have looked at many grows where people have used those paper cups you guys in the US use for Coca-Cola ect.
They seem tall and seemed to producer a tall and narrow plant (when started in them)
I use the 11ltr as an example because those pots were tall and narrow ratio wise as opposed to the nice square 15ltr pots which ratio wise are almost as wide as they are tall.
When I planted my first seed under CFL in a home made cupboard I eventually used a washing up bowl with holes drilled in, been a washing up bowl it was very big and wide but not very high. The blue cheese plant in it was relatively wide and not too high, although it wouldn't be too high with CFLs.
Seems to me roots always go outward and downward to explore the space they have, find out if they have a neighbour or a barrier and then they work their way around and poke out of any hole they find.
I know a tree will in nature usually have a similar root zone in width and often the roots mirror the branches to some degree.
Anyway just a thought, I cant be the first to think it. If anyone wants to chime in with a theory or just say nope! Feel free
BTW I'm not suggesting a heart shaped plant pot would make a heart shaped plant, its mainly ratio of height to width I'm thinking about.
Take it easy.
C.W
As the title suggests my question is to all who have grown a few crops or a thousand. Obviously bigger pots can grow bigger plants, with the right veg time ect.
But do you think the width and shape of the plant is also dictated by the width of a pot?
I have grown in pots of lots of sizes. One thing I thought was when using 11ltr pots compared to 15ltr the 11ltr pots produced a taller but narrower plant overall in comparison to the 15s which seemed broader or wider.
I have looked at many grows where people have used those paper cups you guys in the US use for Coca-Cola ect.
They seem tall and seemed to producer a tall and narrow plant (when started in them)
I use the 11ltr as an example because those pots were tall and narrow ratio wise as opposed to the nice square 15ltr pots which ratio wise are almost as wide as they are tall.
When I planted my first seed under CFL in a home made cupboard I eventually used a washing up bowl with holes drilled in, been a washing up bowl it was very big and wide but not very high. The blue cheese plant in it was relatively wide and not too high, although it wouldn't be too high with CFLs.
Seems to me roots always go outward and downward to explore the space they have, find out if they have a neighbour or a barrier and then they work their way around and poke out of any hole they find.
I know a tree will in nature usually have a similar root zone in width and often the roots mirror the branches to some degree.
Anyway just a thought, I cant be the first to think it. If anyone wants to chime in with a theory or just say nope! Feel free
BTW I'm not suggesting a heart shaped plant pot would make a heart shaped plant, its mainly ratio of height to width I'm thinking about.
Take it easy.
C.W
