[stoned-trout]

what does everyone recommend for pot size for autos??? has anyone found the point of diminishing returns in regard to soil volume???...looks like I will be trying several varieties real soon and I am an auto idiot !!! total newbee////...thanx .. yeehaw...looking to see how far autos have come since I smoked some when they were first put out...

[corky1968]

I've never grown autoflowering plants so this is just a just guess on my part.

I don't think I would use anything bigger than a 6 or 8 inch pot on one of these.
The reason I say this is because I have grown regular plants for 3 to 5 months
in pots of those sizes quite easily. So with autoflowering plants not going
3 to 5 months I suspect all would be fine.

Next year, I'll probably try 20 to 30 autoflowering seeds in the outdoors to see what these are all about.

Cheers people.

[Born Loser]

Pot size makes a huge difference for autos in my experience. I use 5 gallon buckets with 1 or 2 plants in each. Coco, promix, coco chips, coco birds nest, or perlite 'hempy buckets'. Yield about a g/watt in big buckets. Unless you want to do a sea of green in small pots...

[Tynehead Tom]

I'm growing my first autos and kinda wondered the same thing.
I decided on putting them in 18 gallon totes, 2 to 3 to a tote.
they are still germinating tho so still have time to make different plans.
I thought about a planter box 18" wide, 4 ft long 2 feet deep and just plant them in a row.
we'll see.

[HereIgrowagain]

I use 7 liter pots. They are approx 7" square at the top tapering down to roughly 6" at the bottom, 10" tall. This allowed for a great formation of roots in coco and no escapees through the bottom. Good luck!

[aridbud]

We use 5 gallon, some 3 gallon for smaller strains. If you are growing larger autos....5-7 gallon.

[Born Loser]

Originally Posted by Tynehead Tom

I'm growing my first autos and kinda wondered the same thing.
I decided on putting them in 18 gallon totes, 2 to 3 to a tote.
they are still germinating tho so still have time to make different plans.
I thought about a planter box 18" wide, 4 ft long 2 feet deep and just plant them in a row.
we'll see.

Totes work well, done that. The only issue is that the different phenos might want to be fed differently... And you can't do that with multiple plants in a tote. But mine came out great that run... You'll be fine.

[aridbud]

Originally Posted by Born Loser

Totes work well, done that. The only issue is that the different phenos might want to be fed differently... And you can't do that with multiple plants in a tote. But mine came out great that run... You'll be fine.

Any salt build up in totes from fertilizer/water?

[Born Loser]

I don't recall. I had good drainage and could flush them easily in the bathtub. Lol

Originally Posted by aridbud

Any salt build up in totes from fertilizer/water?

[aridbud]

Originally Posted by Born Loser

I don't recall. I had good drainage and could flush them easily in the bathtub. Lol

Good thinking, Born!


Heard some with fabric totes have that problem.


May invest in airpots next year. Still very old school after working in commercial nursery a few years and using tree buckets for decades.


@ stoned trout....hell, you're not a newbie!!! Just don't compare photos with autos otherwise you'll be in for a disappointment because of size...yield is so subjective....allowing good root growth, perlite, we found works wonders. Born Loser can advise you on DWC....a pro!!


PLUSES ++++....quick harvest, great product whatever you are going to try. Found larger autos aren't quite as potent as medium sized, but again, it all depends on the genetic profiles.


Good luck!