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djdiazemk3 · 07-13-2015, 03:13 AM

Hey all, what are your experiences with pot shape and sizes when it comes to autos?

peace

ddt · 07-13-2015, 11:36 AM

Depends... i got damn nice autos with 24carats,2 plants in 15l. 32cm tall plants with full colas. Check mitch conor mephisto thread

Gonzo's Grow · 07-13-2015, 08:06 PM

I used 24qt pots and have this size, 1k on a light rail

aridbud · 07-14-2015, 03:06 AM

Depends if indoors/outdoors, average size at harvest. Have seen some astounding autos in Big Gulp cups.

We use 2-5 gallon size, depending if super auto or large or wanting to keep covert.

Jhhnn · 07-14-2015, 03:57 AM

Autos do great in 3 gal pots w/ good organic soil & regular feeding. As fast growers & flowerers, they're quite hungry.

Crusader Rabbit · 07-14-2015, 03:44 PM

There wqas a comment on this site several years ago where the writer discussed his experiments with different size/shape containers for autos. He concluded that the plants were strongly affected by the roots reaching the bottom of the containers, causing growth to radically slow down. Container width didn't seem that important. He found good results growing his autoflowers in the long narrow Treepots.

djdiazemk3 · 07-14-2015, 05:15 PM

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There wqas a comment on this site several years ago where the writer discussed his experiments with different size/shape containers for autos. He concluded that the plants were strongly affected by the roots reaching the bottom of the containers, causing growth to radically slow down. Container width didn't seem that important. He found good results growing his autoflowers in the long narrow Treepots.

yeah sounds like the advice I’ve had from my grow shop people’s, I’m picking up some 10l/2.5gal deep square pots, I’m going to cut the bottoms off the current ones and place straight in the new deep pots with 60/40 Gold Mix

agito · 07-14-2015, 09:55 PM

I have grown tons of autos and it really depends on strain an auto extreme will dwarf a 15-20l pot how ever a fast bud be happy in a pot at 6l. At the mo most non mega yielding strains will do well in a 10-12l ish size pot

djdiazemk3 · 07-15-2015, 09:31 PM

went with 7.5l in the end its all they had, nice narrow and deep

amanda88 · 07-28-2015, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by djdiazemk3

Hey all, what are your experiences with pot shape and sizes when it comes to autos?

peace

I'm more than happy with a standard round 12-15 liter pot ...er thats 3 us gallon here, plant the seed direct to the pot, and not so much nute either,...see for yourself at harvest how small the rootzone is...

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djdiazemk3 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: UK Posts: 18	Pot size for autos Hey all, what are your experiences with pot shape and sizes when it comes to autos? peace
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ddt walker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: here and there, who care Posts: 365	Depends... i got damn nice autos with 24carats,2 plants in 15l. 32cm tall plants with full colas. Check mitch conor mephisto thread
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aridbud automeister Join Date: May 2013 Location: the best place on earth Posts: 5,589	Depends if indoors/outdoors, average size at harvest. Have seen some astounding autos in Big Gulp cups. We use 2-5 gallon size, depending if super auto or large or wanting to keep covert. __________________ Seeds have the power to preserve species, to enhance cultural as well as genetic diversity, to counter economic monopoly and to check the advance of conformity on all its many fronts. Michael Pollan Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower. John Harrigan Instant gratification takes too long. Carrie Fisher - RIP. *afterthought autos* We are passionate breeders of unique quality cannabis autoflower hybrid seeds at down to earth prices; now 11 years running! https://www.icmag.com/ic/forumdisplay.php?f=65770
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Jhhnn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Denver CO Posts: 4,949	Autos do great in 3 gal pots w/ good organic soil & regular feeding. As fast growers & flowerers, they're quite hungry.
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Crusader Rabbit Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,631	There wqas a comment on this site several years ago where the writer discussed his experiments with different size/shape containers for autos. He concluded that the plants were strongly affected by the roots reaching the bottom of the containers, causing growth to radically slow down. Container width didn't seem that important. He found good results growing his autoflowers in the long narrow Treepots.
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agito Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 229	I have grown tons of autos and it really depends on strain an auto extreme will dwarf a 15-20l pot how ever a fast bud be happy in a pot at 6l. At the mo most non mega yielding strains will do well in a 10-12l ish size pot
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djdiazemk3 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: UK Posts: 18	went with 7.5l in the end its all they had, nice narrow and deep
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