Hello growers, My tent size is: 180cm - high 120cm - wide 60cm - deep I'm gonna grow regular females and not auto females. So for regular female, I start with Jiffy and after what sizes you recommend for fabric pots? I think i will put 2 in the same time for every grow circle 2 plants Thanks
Not being a dick just letting you know incase you are new. "Regular" is called photoperiods aka photos Sent from my SM-N950U using Grasscity Forum mobile app
But 3 gallonish I'd say. I mean it's up to you but I'd say 3 gallon. Or 2.5 . Each plant needs about a square ft 12 inches by 12 inches for room. It's a good rough rule of thumb. A little over a ft wouldn't hurt tho depends how you train your plants and how Bush you decide to make it Sent from my SM-N950U using Grasscity Forum mobile app
My experience with fabric bags is bag size determines plant size. A plant in a 5 gallon can grow tree like and you will need a saw to cut it down. 3 gallons makes for a very nice normal plant and they can also get very 6oz big size. I grow in one gallon and they are exactly like the 5 gallon plants only miniature. The larger the bag the easier it is to not make big mistakes. 3 gallons is really a wonderful size for just about any cannabis plant. The plant will exceed the diameter of the bag by x%. Something like the plant dia is 125% of bag diameter. The fabric, once saturated, will keep your roots moist and cool evaporating action. They really are a special component to the whole grow once you get the hang of it. The bottoms can be kept either wet or dry. The more dry, the more good air pruning. My final verdict is roots growing out of bag in wet bottom is not beneficial and better to dry them out. If you want to keep those roots alive it is better to rebag to a larger size. So, therefore, pot can be grown in any size bag.
Theres nothing wrong with roots growing out of the bags. I grow on top of sub irrigated planters. There is always roots growing into the resivior.
I have always just let them grow, no problem. But mine are in lighted hot 2 inches of stagnant not moving water. So, I agree it's no problem, but I see no benefit for me when I can easily let the fabric bag air prune them. I would say optimum would be a bigger bag. In 5 gallons it was no issue for me. I am experiementing with how long a fabric bag can be totally soaked and saturated, then how long it can sit dry. Because I am thinking only 5 minutes max for the soak. Then, sitting dry, the fabric bag can work it's magic. A root would have to be crazy to grow out of a nice moist dark bag into bright dry air.
No a root wouldnt have to be crazy. They're not humans. They do what comes naturally and search out moisture. Rather they air prime or find their way to some moisture it will be fine regardless.
Sorry? Not understand Wow lern something new, I didn't know that word. Thanks I remember you said that i can feet there 3 plants, but it all depends on what size of the last pot i putting. Like in the end if you tell me that i need to put 3 pots of 10 gallons each one.. it don't fit because it will be way to big. So it all depends on what sizes i use.
Haha that's the last thing that left me to choose! I understand that coco is more dry and need to feed it at least 3 times a day . I think that i take soil that mix with perlite. But not choose yet ..
Yes, for the fabric 5 is plenty for a large plant. The bigger sizes are for specialty monsters and the very large are used for growers that reuse bag and soil. I would not plan on reusing a 5 gallon after a grow. I have washed them twice in the machine, but it aint like new.
As a side note... I have yet to see a fabric pot that actually holds the volume size stated. They always seem to hold only 70% to 80% of their stated volume. So, when it comes to fabric pots, I find that it is always best to use the next pot size up from the actual final pot size you want to use!
That's why I buy 247garden.com bags on ebay or amazon because they list height and diameter for all their bags and if you go to their site they sell odd sized different shape bags for gardners like me who are always coming up with a crazy idea that just might work.
For small transplanting pots I still prefer Air-pots. Genuine air-pots are costly but last a lifetime if not abused and can be easily opened to remove young plants.
was there a question about the pots ? if you ask me a pot is a pot from fabric to plastic i seen zero difference except in my wallet
I grow, inside, in a 4' x 2' space. I find the ~5 gallon size to be ideal. I've used smaller... I am amused at how the manufacturers declare their volumes... horse feathers! Plan on, reasonably, getting 4 gallons of soil in a five gallon fabric pot. Have fun!
