Pot Size To Yield Ratio

tusseltussel said:

toot! toot! (my very own horn) I veg my plants with 2 26w cfls in an old kitchen base cabinet. check the thread in my signiture

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I am amazed.. What soil do you use?
Do you use a carbon filter for one plant when flowering?

Im going to do this. Because much like pretty much everyone else in your link. I too was going with a T5 fixture. Right on bro!

I use a carbon filter yes. That plant was done in plain ol' Pro mix Bx and fox farms grow big, tiger bloom and some botanicare CalMag. I have been giving supersoil a go lately with good results. that was vegged for 6 weeks under 2 26w cfls then vegged 2 weeks under a 400hps. I am not in to production. I only need about an ounce per month to survive and this gives me about 3 every 2 months. 400w hps 1 plant 2.5x2.5 room. If you are in a hurry more light might be helpful in veg but I am not trying to win a race, just on a cycle. I veg in an old kitchen base cabinet with 2 26w cfls a pc fan 1" intake hole a 6" clip on fan and a disposable aluminum roasting pan that fits in the bottom snugly.

Fenian Brotherhood said:

I am amazed.. What soil do you use?
Do you use a carbon filter for one plant when flowering?

Im going to do this. Because much like pretty much everyone else in your link. I too was going with a T5 fixture. Right on bro!

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tusseltussel said:

I use a carbon filter yes. That plant was done in plain ol' Pro mix Bx and fox farms grow big, tiger bloom and some botanicare CalMag. I have been giving supersoil a go lately with good results. that was vegged for 6 weeks under 2 26w cfls then vegged 2 weeks under a 400hps. I am not in to production. I only need about an ounce per month to survive and this gives me about 3 every 2 months. 400w hps 1 plant 2.5x2.5 room. If you are in a hurry more light might be helpful in veg but I am not trying to win a race, just on a cycle. I veg in an old kitchen base cabinet with 2 26w cfls a pc fan 1" intake hole a 6" clip on fan and a disposable aluminum roasting pan that fits in the bottom snugly.

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Less is More I gotchu. And by the time you're done flowering you have another one to take it's place?
Plus you get to run any strain you want and wether it's good or bad you're the one smokin so... But I know you grow the good lol
It's been good talkin to you T learn something Solid everyday

Square pots... My tip for the day

I am on a strict 1 strain per year diet! is ok though because I have a few jars in my pantry...

Fenian Brotherhood said:

Less is More I gotchu. And by the time you're done flowering you have another one to take it's place?
Plus you get to run any strain you want and wether it's good or bad you're the one smokin so... But I know you grow the good lol
It's been good talkin to you T learn something Solid everyday

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tusseltussel said:

I am on a strict 1 strain per year diet! is ok though because I have a few jars in my pantry...

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I've heard that before! Hahaha! And the Pantry is more like a Few Freezers full in the garage! Lol
I know it man

I wasnt trying to knock your post with hempy results. You are pretty close with an avg for pot size if the rest is done right and yes experienced growers can do a lot.

I just like spreading the hempy word...coming from an NFT amd DWC background after starting growing in soil way back...im just sold on hempy...its sooo damn easy. Much like soil but with passive hydro results. As far as 1.5 cu ft of Coco..if thats the size of the brick before soaking...you will fill way more than one bucket with it....shit expands massively.

To add to the "conversation"..I hope...these hempy pots, are they the cloth bag pots that I keep seeing?

new2420grow said:

To add to the "conversation"..I hope...these hempy pots, are they the cloth bag pots that I keep seeing?

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No although ive seen those too.

Click the link below my post \/ its a great introduction.

So, let me see if I have this right. A hempypot is more about what's IN the pot than what the pot is made of. Correct?

Fenian Brotherhood said:

That's funny cause I've Heard a Gallon for every Ft of Plant height...You're Welcome. Read My Whole Post Before you Type Next time. ThanksSo, let me Assume... What you are implying is that, when plants start to flower they're Roots no longer grow?And you harvest a QP off of a Plant in a 3 Gallon Pot that has a Root ball the size of a qt cup............. Okay

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Roots grow for at least the first two weeks of flower. I don't know where you got the idea I was implying that. Here's galleries showing the last two plants I harvested, the first one starts about a week into flower and the second starts on 0F but I'd need to look for veg pics as imgur only let's me see the last 225 pics. There are probably some in the first post of my journal. By Monday I should have a final weight for Bushy's harvest and a weight on Cu's initial chop.
http://mreduck.imgur.com/bushy_girl
http://mreduck.imgur.com/cu

Ill see how much I pull outta of my 1g smart pot on my current grow I'm sure I get get a couple ounces.

Fenian Brotherhood said:

Thanks Guys,

I've heard alot of Questions regarding this, so I thought I'd Post Up.

Stay High Guys

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Like + Rep.

I have been thinking about this question since I'm trying to optimise everything in my garden, inc yields.

While I understand this is a loose guide and many variables come into play, it's still good to have some stats (even if from a limited study) than nothing at all.

My pots were a little small I feel, just upgraded to 4 gallon pots.

MrEDuck said:

These "rules" are so general as to be meaningless. I can transplant a plant from a 1 qt container to a 3 gal container on day 0 of flower and pull a qp off one plant in cheap garden store soil with cheap nutes.

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a how do you do that let me in on it

blacksun said:

I usually run five gallon buckets here, four week veg, 16-24 ounces per plant depending on strain, recirculating hempy.

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veryvery impressive

coldme said:

a how do you do that let me in on it

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I try to keep my plants healthy and let them do their thing. I try to feed enough to not have any defs but not much more and I train my plants to be little bushes with tons of coke can sized buds. It seems to be working pretty well for me. Follow my journal if you want to see it as it happens.

Pot size should reflect how long you intend to keep the plant in that pot. A 3 gallon pot of dirt has all the nutrients needed to feed a plant for 3 months. I put autos in 1 1/2 gallon pots as they are only around for 7 or 8 weeks. Use too big a pot for the time involved and you end up wasting time waiting to grow more roots than you need. BigSteve.

bigsteve said:

Pot size should reflect how long you intend to keep the plant in that pot. A 3 gallon pot of dirt has all the nutrients needed to feed a plant for 3 months. I put autos in 1 1/2 gallon pots as they are only around for 7 or 8 weeks. Use too big a pot for the time involved and you end up wasting time waiting to grow more roots than you need. BigSteve.

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What kind of soil you use cause I have not met that one yet. Super soil doesn't even do that 5 gallons of it and it's used up with my plants in 2 months..I'm about to move up to 7 gallon pots,, You must be growing tiny plants. Not sure why you would want to restrict them like that

This plant is 29 days into flower and was in a half full party cup for 3.5 months before being transplanted in her current container (maybe 2.5 gal) the day she went into flower.

This is a gallery of a plant that was in a party cup until a week before flower when she got moved into a 1qt container then a 3gal on the day she went into flower, she yielded a bit over a qp.
http://imgur.com/a/cyhqR
This has all been done with cheap soil bought at the local nursery and cheap nutes (I use Miracle Grow and Jack's Classic currently, when I can I want to switch to Dyna Gro Foliage Pro or Jack's Citrus FeED) with a 400W. If the plants have been root bound in small containers the roots will explode when they hit new moist dirt. I try to let the plant dry out to just before it starts looking stressed and water the dirt it's going into so the roots immediately start seeking out the moisture. It seems to work just fine for me.

bigsteve said:

Pot size should reflect how long you intend to keep the plant in that pot. A 3 gallon pot of dirt has all the nutrients needed to feed a plant for 3 months. I put autos in 1 1/2 gallon pots as they are only around for 7 or 8 weeks. Use too big a pot for the time involved and you end up wasting time waiting to grow more roots than you need. BigSteve.

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Hmm?...

Well, for those who read that I can assure you, 3+ Gallons are best for autos and should never be transplanted. Plant in the Harvesting Pot.
As for your Soil, none whatsoever will feed a plant for that amount of time and not have the plant go more hungry within that time line. Especially autoflowers, seeings how (depending on Photo type/strain)they have a Huge appetite. Along with fast and huge root development, if the roots on a plant are huge, you are intentionally trying for huge yields... Whereas if the roots are small.... Well you get the Just

Thanks Everyone