SOG'n in coco pot size? - Growing in Coco Coir - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums

01-09-2007, 05:23 AM

SWIM typically uses a 5-6" square pot in a sea of green setup in BOG's organic soil if thrown into flower using 4-6" cuttings.

Now, in coco the roots are way more tolerant of being a tad rootbound. What container sizes would you suggest? How much can this be pushed, especially if creating hydro roots with drippers?

01-09-2007, 07:57 AM

Depends on how many pants ya wanna cram on a table. Any size will work with drippers, you just have to tweak the feed schedule. The smaller the container the more your prob going to have to water.

gaiusmarius · 01-09-2007, 08:56 PM

yes the plants in coco grow bigger in smaller pots. so you don't need to cram the pots in, each plant will grow fast and use the space you leave them real well.

but to answer your question, i would say from 4.5 to 6.5 lt. pots will serve you well. i would add no more then 24 plants per sq. meter though, as even very shortly vegged plants will generally stretch and expand a lot, if you crowd them too much the buds lower down are worthless. same goes for vegging too long in a sog.

MTF-Sandman · 01-09-2007, 11:58 PM

I like 6" square pots and 1 gallon pots for my coco SOGs at 36 per light.

gaiusmarius · 01-10-2007, 12:21 AM

i like to have around 30 plants per 600 watts.

HYDROJUNKIE · 01-11-2007, 10:53 AM

I have tried 36 plants/4x4 and the canopy was way to dense for me,....only effective for growing main tops only....
I grow mine with about 6 or so side branches and do 25 per 4x4 and 1.75 gallon sqaure pots.

I have grown in all size pots and the yield was best with this size....and only needs feeding once a day or every other day if your lazy like me

MTF-Sandman · 01-11-2007, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by HYDROJUNKIE

I have tried 36 plants/4x4 and the canopy was way to dense for me,....only effective for growing main tops only....

Isn't that the idea of a SOG...to grow single colas? Sounds like you're running small bushes IMO...

gaiusmarius · 01-11-2007, 05:17 PM

i like to give my lamps 1.5 meters by 1 meter. in that space i put 30 plants, give them a few days veg and i end up with a table full of densely packed buds. but this is by no means the only way. it does make it easier to yield a gram per watt if you use a 600 lamp for 1.5 by 1 instead of 1 by 1 meters. but you can also only add 20 plants to that space and top them early on and veg them a bit longer and you will also get a table full of buds.

there are many ways to do it as we all know. the secret is in getting the way you chose dialed in well.

HYDROJUNKIE · 01-11-2007, 10:18 PM

yeah MTF I guess you could say I am running small bushes,.(I like bush!)...but what I get off of the side branches is just about equivilent to running an extra 11 plants.
everyone has their own idea of sog,....ive seen some 4x4's with up to 50 some odd plants in 5 inch pots,....I just dont feel its neccesary to pack that many in to get a nice yield,....unless your shooting for over 24 oz per light,...thats where having over 36 plants will let you achieve that.

01-11-2007, 10:26 PM

SWIM also thought about doing coco beds to pack in the density, but the ladies don't like roots touching, thus the OP.

Thanks for the advice guys!

01-09-2007, 05:23 AM	#1
JackKerouac Guest Posts: n/a	SOG'n in coco pot size? SWIM typically uses a 5-6" square pot in a sea of green setup in BOG's organic soil if thrown into flower using 4-6" cuttings. Now, in coco the roots are way more tolerant of being a tad rootbound. What container sizes would you suggest? How much can this be pushed, especially if creating hydro roots with drippers? Last edited by JackKerouac; 01-09-2007 at 06:10 AM..
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01-09-2007, 08:56 PM	#3
gaiusmarius Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,619	yes the plants in coco grow bigger in smaller pots. so you don't need to cram the pots in, each plant will grow fast and use the space you leave them real well. but to answer your question, i would say from 4.5 to 6.5 lt. pots will serve you well. i would add no more then 24 plants per sq. meter though, as even very shortly vegged plants will generally stretch and expand a lot, if you crowd them too much the buds lower down are worthless. same goes for vegging too long in a sog. __________________ Making BubbleHash with Bubbleator Searching for SourPoison, AfghanDieselHaze and CheeseHaze keeper making canna butter
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01-10-2007, 12:21 AM	#5
gaiusmarius Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,619	i like to have around 30 plants per 600 watts. __________________ Making BubbleHash with Bubbleator Searching for SourPoison, AfghanDieselHaze and CheeseHaze keeper making canna butter
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01-11-2007, 10:53 AM	#6
HYDROJUNKIE the idea man Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bay Area,Ca. Posts: 271	I have tried 36 plants/4x4 and the canopy was way to dense for me,....only effective for growing main tops only.... I grow mine with about 6 or so side branches and do 25 per 4x4 and 1.75 gallon sqaure pots. I have grown in all size pots and the yield was best with this size....and only needs feeding once a day or every other day if your lazy like me __________________ Do you know someone suffering with a disease or has bad health? Help them now! https://projectgreenlife.com/silverbullet ''There are few things more infuriating than a bureaucratic system that's designed to protect, but because of a misguided sense of purpose, ends up "protecting" people from the things they need the most''.
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01-11-2007, 05:17 PM	#8
gaiusmarius Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,619	i like to give my lamps 1.5 meters by 1 meter. in that space i put 30 plants, give them a few days veg and i end up with a table full of densely packed buds. but this is by no means the only way. it does make it easier to yield a gram per watt if you use a 600 lamp for 1.5 by 1 instead of 1 by 1 meters. but you can also only add 20 plants to that space and top them early on and veg them a bit longer and you will also get a table full of buds. there are many ways to do it as we all know. the secret is in getting the way you chose dialed in well. __________________ Making BubbleHash with Bubbleator Searching for SourPoison, AfghanDieselHaze and CheeseHaze keeper making canna butter
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01-09-2007, 07:57 AM	#2
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Depends on how many pants ya wanna cram on a table. Any size will work with drippers, you just have to tweak the feed schedule. The smaller the container the more your prob going to have to water.
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01-09-2007, 11:58 PM	#4
MTF-Sandman OG Refugee Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Over yonder... Posts: 2,001	I like 6" square pots and 1 gallon pots for my coco SOGs at 36 per light.
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01-11-2007, 10:18 PM	#9
HYDROJUNKIE the idea man Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bay Area,Ca. Posts: 271	yeah MTF I guess you could say I am running small bushes,.(I like bush!)...but what I get off of the side branches is just about equivilent to running an extra 11 plants. everyone has their own idea of sog,....ive seen some 4x4's with up to 50 some odd plants in 5 inch pots,....I just dont feel its neccesary to pack that many in to get a nice yield,....unless your shooting for over 24 oz per light,...thats where having over 36 plants will let you achieve that. __________________ Do you know someone suffering with a disease or has bad health? Help them now! https://projectgreenlife.com/silverbullet ''There are few things more infuriating than a bureaucratic system that's designed to protect, but because of a misguided sense of purpose, ends up "protecting" people from the things they need the most''.
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01-11-2007, 10:26 PM	#10
JackKerouac Guest Posts: n/a	SWIM also thought about doing coco beds to pack in the density, but the ladies don't like roots touching, thus the OP. Thanks for the advice guys!
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