Hi! First time grower and loving it! I have a few questions and I'm hoping some of you can share your thoughts and help. Considering the following setup and picture, I'm wavering between staying in a three gallon pot, or transplanting into a five gallon pot, with obvious goal to maximize yield. Also curious about height as I move forward with respect to the light and wattage penetration. 2'x'2 Grow tent, 54" high LST + Modified Nugbucket's mainlining method 250W HPS for veg on a 250w ballast (so cannot upgrade to 400w) Potted from a Gorilla Glue #4 clone on February 20th 12 main colas at this point (from mainline, and some off-shoots) Currently 9 inches. and can comfortably grow another 9" before flowering (for a total height of 36") So- 1) Worth upgrading to a 5 gallon? Really only want to do it if it'll make big enough difference in yield... 2) If I upgrade (or don't) am I better off topping a few more times and keeping shorter/fatter colas? -Meltz
You will wish you had if you decide not to; I go from eight inch to 3 gal for my two month veg routine and bump to 5 gal for flower. In an effort to squeeze in a few more faces I have attempted to flower in the smaller containers but ultimately upgraded halfway through on short hours.
Looking at that plant compared to the current pot size that it's in I would keep it in that pot for another week or so. It doesn't appear to have outgrown it yet IMO. I just went from 5 to 7 gallon for finishing but if the plant isn't large enough it just stays wet too long and doesn't get good aeration.