what size pots are to small

[ausiegrow]

hi all just wanting to know if 4.5 litre pots are they to small are to grow in i grow in coco use canna nutes and hand water 8week grow some one told me that they were to small and i would not get a big yeild.i grow for 3 weeks then i turn them to flower..i have 2 600w in cooltubes 1 not in a tube and 1 400w would be great if you all could give me some feed back..
cheers aussiegrow..............

 

[ausiegrow]

anybody help only new to this

 

[xcrispi]

Usually you want 1 gallon / about 4 litres per every 1 foot of finished plant height .
Crispi

 

[dunkybones]

Pot size doesn't matter so much with coco. I recently harvested a three foot plant yeilding 3 1/2 oz. grown in a quart pot (5x5x7). The bigger the plant and the smaller the pot, the more frequent the waterings. I've been growing in those pots for two years, and of all the problems I've run into, pot size hasn't been one of them. Small pots might need water/nutes 2 or 3 times a day. Pots of a couple gallons (like my mothers are in) only need to be watered every other day or so.

The gallon to foot of plant rule is appropriate for soil, and sometimes dwc because the root mass gets so huge over time. With coco, if it's allowed to dry up some between waterings, the roots completely fill the medium. I usually can't break up the root ball when I'm done, the roots are so dense. And healthy.

Bigger pots are more forgiving of mess ups in the watering schedule.

Dig?

 

[Carl Carlson]

Pot size doesn't matter so much with coco. I recently harvested a three foot plant yeilding 3 1/2 oz. grown in a quart pot (5x5x7). The bigger the plant and the smaller the pot, the more frequent the waterings. I've been growing in those pots for two years, and of all the problems I've run into, pot size hasn't been one of them. Small pots might need water/nutes 2 or 3 times a day. Pots of a couple gallons (like my mothers are in) only need to be watered every other day or so.

The gallon to foot of plant rule is appropriate for soil, and sometimes dwc because the root mass gets so huge over time. With coco, if it's allowed to dry up some between waterings, the roots completely fill the medium. I usually can't break up the root ball when I'm done, the roots are so dense. And healthy.

Bigger pots are more forgiving of mess ups in the watering schedule.

Dig?

dunkybones nailed the topic for you, ausiegrow.

 

[Stond_Face]

I pretty much agree also....

But I'd like to mention.... I have been doing hand water for a few years. I just started an E&F table running coco. I'm running 3 different pot sizes. 5" square, 6" square and two plastic Folgers coffee containers.

Every thing is running pretty good ( for a first timer).

One observation is that the plants in the 6" square pots are, on average, 2" taller than the 5" square ones.

Not exactly scientific, but interesting none the less.

My next E&F run will be short 6x6" square pots.

 

[Work2much]

There is some relevant info here:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=68318&highlight=coco+pot+size

 

[Coco4Coco]

5 1/2" Pots

5 1/2" Pots

I use the 5 1/2 Pots that are 6" tall...
I use coco/perelite 50/50, water 3 times a day for 15 minutes
in Ebb & Flow trays.....Because of ceiling limits I can only veg for 7 days, and end up with 3 to 4 ft huge plants.
I am using CNS17 for Coco Grow and Bloom
I find that using 20 ml per gal the plants are much healthier than when I used the recomended 25 to 30 mls a gallon.
The pots are not root bound....and the plants are getting plenty of water and nutes.
I think in this system it would be a waste to use larger containers.

Pot size doesn't matter so much with coco. I recently harvested a three foot plant yeilding 3 1/2 oz. grown in a quart pot (5x5x7). The bigger the plant and the smaller the pot, the more frequent the waterings. I've been growing in those pots for two years, and of all the problems I've run into, pot size hasn't been one of them. Small pots might need water/nutes 2 or 3 times a day. Pots of a couple gallons (like my mothers are in) only need to be watered every other day or so.

The gallon to foot of plant rule is appropriate for soil, and sometimes dwc because the root mass gets so huge over time. With coco, if it's allowed to dry up some between waterings, the roots completely fill the medium. I usually can't break up the root ball when I'm done, the roots are so dense. And healthy.

Bigger pots are more forgiving of mess ups in the watering schedule.

Dig?

 

[Shcrews]

since you are handwatering, i would use bigger pots.

with coco, i think small pots like that are only good for hand-watering if you are growing Sea of Green style, very little veg time.

they are, however, great for ebb/flow tables, or drip systems.

Pot size doesn't matter so much with coco. I recently harvested a three foot plant yeilding 3 1/2 oz. grown in a quart pot (5x5x7).

i'm guessing you weren't watering by hand, or maybe you never left home?

 

[dunkybones]

i'm guessing you weren't watering by hand, or maybe you never left home?

Auto drippers, 2-3 times a day. I hand water the mothers.

 

[cough_cough_eer]

Smart Pots!!!!!!

Smart Pots!!!!!!

I do ebb n flo and was using the 5 inch plastic pots, did ok. then went to a larger plastic pot and got a little more yeild. Then used 3 gal smart pots, and the yeilds more than doubled. Altho I think 3 gal is a little large I'm gonna try the 2 gal smart pot next run. But defiantly smart pots ..

 

[slowandeasy]

I do ebb n flo and was using the 5 inch plastic pots, did ok. then went to a larger plastic pot and got a little more yeild. Then used 3 gal smart pots, and the yeilds more than doubled. Altho I think 3 gal is a little large I'm gonna try the 2 gal smart pot next run. But defiantly smart pots ..

What size smart pots would you get if you were hand watering? How fast do they dry out compared to regular pots? Thanks!!