Smaller pots more plants or bigger pots less plants?

[LIFER25]

So my current grow is getting close to the final stage, its about 2 weeks away from harvest. On my next run i was wondering should i continue to grow with the pots i have now which are 5 1/2" wide x 6" tall and grow 6 plants total or should i switch to bigger pots which are 7 1/2" wide x 7" tall and grow 4 plants instead? My grow tent have enough room to fit 6 plants in there perfectly if its with the smaller pots but with the bigger pots im going to have to run fewer plants.

I want to know if my yield will increase going from these smaller pots to the bigger ones? My current grow right now i have 5 plants in the smaller pots and from the look of it im guessing im going to average about half a oz to a oz per plant. Would growing in the bigger pots increase my yield, or is the size different of the pots to small to see any noticeable change?

 

[mrwags]

It depends on if you think you might ever have to go to court. Let's say you got 25 pots that give you 1 oz per and compare that to say a bucket that will give you 4-6 oz per.

I would want to answer to having 6 plants compared to 25 any day of the week.

I say ebb and flow buckets all day long if your looking for quantity with little space and less work and trouble.


My Penny
Mr.Wags

 

[termite20]

Are you growing in dirt or coco, or is this hydro? Those are pretty tiny pots for dirt! Bigger pots = more room for roots = bigger plants = bigger yield.

 

[LIFER25]

Sorry forgot to mention its grown in soil. My grow tent is limited in height it's only 3ft tall so I can't be growing giant plants in there. I just wanted to see which would be the best route to take based on my situation to get a better final yield.

 

[FreezerBoy]

Bigger plants yield more per harvest. Smaller (and thus, faster) plants yield more per year. When I did SOG I ran 24-36 plants and averaged anywhere from 50-100 in various stages. With ScrOG, I have one plant that provides more than I can handle. I'd rather get caught with 1 than 100. Personally, I wouldn't run more pots than I had strains.

 

[J.C.grower]

Sorry forgot to mention its grown in soil. My grow tent is limited in height it's only 3ft tall so I can't be growing giant plants in there. I just wanted to see which would be the best route to take based on my situation to get a better final yield.

i basically have the same space as you do except for the face im using my closet. but what i would suggest is using 1-2 gal pots ( 10 inches) this will allow the roots to grow more, therefore creating a bigger yield. also if you are afraid of the plats getting to tall, i would recommend trying LST, that is what i am doing for my second grow , since i saw that my first grow got too tall because i just let it grow sstraight..

hoefully this helps
stay high and fligh!

 

[dansbuds]

In that space & especially cuz of the head room , i'd grow 1 to 2 plants max . 3 gallon shallow buckets & tie & train them to keep them short & wide . then put a scrog net over them & continue with the training into the net till its 75% full & flip the switch to 12/12 .I did this with a 3 x3 space with a little more head room than you have & pulled 12 oz from 2 girls .

 

[InNvBoarder]

in dirt you need more root space!!! bigger roots will give you bigger yeild!!!!!

 

[BennyBlanco]

What are those two gallon buckets nice scrog
wow two zips off two plants.. how long did it take t in veg, train,scrog them

 

[vonforne]

bigger pots less plants more yield.

20 plants in 50 gallon sterite containers.

V

 

[pinecone]

20 plants in 50 gallon sterite containers.

Out of curiosity - how many plants per container and how are they spaced?

Pine

 

[vonforne]

2 of them have 8 plants each spaced evenly. the last has 6 of special cuts spaced evenly. Each container has about 45 gallons of soil. 2 of them were vegged for 4 to 5 weeks after transplant and the third for three weeks.

no drain. I water them about every 2 weeks when they are new. Only compost tea, yucca extract, humic acid and kelp extract added to the water.

and I did tie them down on the first 2 but just Hurd smapped and staked on the last one.

V

 

[pinecone]

no drain. I water them about every 2 weeks when they are new. Only compost tea, yucca extract, humic acid and kelp extract added to the water.

I'm a huge fan of the no-drain totes; super clean, easy, and flexible. I've run anywhere between 1 and 4 plants in my 20 gallon tote.

Pine

 

[dansbuds]

What are those two gallon buckets nice scrog
wow two zips off two plants.. how long did it take t in veg, train,scrog them

Yeah those are 2 gallon coco hempy buckets with perilite in the rez . they were vegged for 4 weeks then put into flower with the net put over them then . they are SSH & they stretch like theres no tomorrow . these girls stretched for more than 3 weeks which is why hey got so tall over the net , they kinda got away from me .
but the idea is the same . 2 plants under your light & with some training , you'll have a grand harvest .

 

[DRorganic]

have you considered going scrog with like 2-3 plants .you should think about it. you can get more yield off a 2-3 plant scrog then straight up more plants. i have seen a one pound plant scrog in a small cabinet under 400 watt i could not be-leave it .but its true .just think with a 3 plant scrog under 600hps .its what i was thinking i was going to do with my ssdh ,double strawberry diesel,and my mr.nice the doors witch is a 14+ week strain so very hazey .i think a sativa leaning plant in smaller spaces are made for scrogs.
i did one scrog on my 2nd grow and did good .i like growing organic .but i have a tent its a home box XL .so it would be perfect for a 3-4 plant scrog .one in each corner .