Pot size?

[BigN69]

Growing in a 4x4 tent. Going for a big yield. Looking for the best pot and saucer combo. Currently have 5 gallon bags in 14” saucers. It makes for a larger footprint. Do I really need 5 gallon pots? Second grow. What do you use???

[Gingerbeard]

Auto flower, feminized, or photo? Tall, medium, short, or dwarf strain?

[bdeegan]

I use a variety of pot sizes and types. Depends on the goals. Big plants need big pots, but big yields don’t need big pots per se. How much light in the 4x4 (watts/brand) and how tall of a tent/space? That and genetics will dictate your yield more than pot size. You can pull a pound off of one if you give it enough room and light to grow. That same amount of light/space can be given to multiple plants in smaller pots and theory will be it’ll give you the same yield.

[Bluey]

If using soil as large as you can fit, 7gal

5gal for autos in coco, should be fine for photos too given only a 4x4.

I steer clear of fabric pots

[MiguelEnfermo]

Bluey, why do you steer clear of fabric pots? I have heard praises for them and others not so much. Just curious if there was a specific reason. I use coco/perlite and so far like them.

[Bluey]

Because I started with plastic a long long time ago and never had any issue growing in them. Easier to clean, I think easier to get the watering right, and reusable forever. Personal preference too

[changeofpace2014]

They will out grow your 4 ft head height very quick in 5 gallon pots - The more roots the larger she will grow..

I have been growing in a 3 1/2 ft tent since we moved a few years ago and it has been a learning curve, however 3 gallon smart pots in coco work very well and Help to Keep The Plant Height under control. LST is used and some times supper cropping has to be implemented.

Yields for 4 plants are usually around a Pound.

The reality is usually height problems do not manifest until the end and by then, one is already gambling if they will run out of room...

4ft shrinks really quick once you add pot height and light distance in to the factor...I have 4 ft but some of that is joist space.

Good Luck

[BigN69]

It’s 4x4….7 foot tall.

[changeofpace2014]

You have No Worries Then......Happy Growing

[Gingerbeard]

You can fill your tent will a single, well topped and trained fem/photo, or you can fill your tent with several smaller autos or short veg fem/photo. It's all about how much of what kind of work you want to do.

[Mollisol]

Well shit. After reading the comments. I feel like maybe I'm hurting, my yields. I put photos in 5 gallon and autos in 3 gallon fabric.

[garbear]

Same here... 5 gallon photos and 3 gallon autos. All fabric pots. I can't complain about yields or quality.

[Gingerbeard]

Back to plant size and how much work you're willing to put into it. Are you looking at growing tall, medium, short, or dwarf strains? Bushy Indica or lanky Sativa?
Four autos in 5-gallon fabric pots max my 3x3 with plenty of defoliation and flower maneuvering. If I ever get back to fem, I'll probably wind up with 2 plants getting 3 toppings in 7-gallon unless I want to up my bag and saucer size to 10-gallon.
If I had a 4x4, I wouldn't change what I just broke down in plant quantity and size. It would just mean I do a little less defoliation, and I would have more room to get in to work.

[BigN69]

I have 5 afghan kush plants I 5 gallon fabric pots. I am mainlining all 5. I have built a giant lazy Susan, so I can rotate them to front to manipulate them. I have each plant on its own smaller lazy Susan. I’m waiting for plants to finish the last phase of mainlining. Originally meant to have 4 but all my clones were doing good and my friends didn’t want to adopt ut

[Bluey]

That's pretty cool. Nice job

[Bowhunterwoody]

That is cool.

[MiguelEnfermo]

Light Bulb!

[BigN69]

Was thinking it would be easier to turn, but it’s doable. Have strong magnets at 8 points to hold it in position when working on plants. Had them too close and they were hanging up. Center turns on a lazy Susan bracket from Lowes. There are 8 small wheels spaced out near the outer edge. Will be adding some 1” nylon webbing loops to grab to turn it.

[Bluey]

Challenge will be how to net it/hold up the big colas if they start falling over.

[johnb1963]

Hi BigN69. Quick question, lots like your plants are sitting directly in the saucer? If so do you drain the saucers after every watering? I don't have a cool spindle, but i have a grate to separate three plant from the saucer.

[Bluey]

I think they are sitting up off the saucer. Mine do to but I still extract the runoff with a syringe and a little hose on the end. I have a wet & dry vacuum but its too noisy

[BigN69]

The bags are sitting on plant risers. I also have a system to hold up colas when I need to. I still should be able to turn them then.