5 Or 7 Gallon Bags For Outdoor Plants?
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I used 5 gallon grow bags in a greenhouse years ago, and I kicked myself after the fact for not using 7 or 10 gallon planters, my bud yields would have been better.
I think 5 gallons is small for a May planting, OK for late June maybe, but i think you will be cutting down your yield potential for that long season.
I think 5 gallons is small for a May planting, OK for late June maybe, but i think you will be cutting down your yield potential for that long season.
biggest you can. a well grown plant in small container will require lots of frequent watering nevermind about tipping over. DAVESNOTHERE
indicapimp
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supermanlives said:
That would be my initial thought until "some guy" thinks about like 320 containers. Then it becomes a problem, so "some guy" would be interested into someone with working knowledge of a big grow: where the cutoff point is to size of container.
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HighonPottery
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i agree with backcountry. bigger is better. last year i put girls in 5-gal pots in may and wished i potted up. they needed water/nutes more frequently and didn't yield as well. for a comparison, i had 2, 5-gal hogsbreaths. before flower time, i put one in a 10-gal bucket and one in the ground. the 10-gal yielded like 4-5oz, the in-ground yielded 12oz. bigger root system let it just take off. product looked different, too. i think the potted plants received stresses from lack of water and just didn't do as well. if i were to do it again in pots i'm definitely adding in some water crystals and going with bigger pots. also will consider a watering spike in hot times. also, i'm taking bc's advice and going with smaller plants a little bit later in the year - this way they won't stick out so much and will suffer less rootbind/underwatering stresses.
Yield always lies in your hole (or container's...in ground always superior even if smaller hole than container)....and, with bags be prepared for heat issues, tipping issues, ,moisture issues, stealth issues (as they raise plant profile by height and then some of the container.....)
Check my 2007 grow thread, I lined my holes with sheet plastic, in effect creating grow bags in the ground. The idea was to help conserve provided water by preventing native plants from robbing it with their roots.
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G
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bigger pots = bigger plants
check out the 5 gallon bucket lid in the picture;that AK was planted outside on may 11 as a clone, not a pre vegged bush ...4+#s
check out the 5 gallon bucket lid in the picture;that AK was planted outside on may 11 as a clone, not a pre vegged bush ...4+#s
