Pot size for a 3x3: Flowering

[chib]

Hey everyone,

Just wondering what final pot size I should be using for my 3x3.
I'm currently running a 250 watt 3+ red spec led by budgetgrowlights and plan on flowering 3-4 ladies.
Space is about 3.5x3.5x6 and the babies are currently in 1 gallon pots for the next month until I up pot them before flower.


I currently have 4 gallon plastic pots which I have used in the past, but I have been reading that maybe smaller pot sizes are better.


Should I get some 3-5 gallon fabric pots? Or just stick to the 4 gallon plastics.
I'm sort of leaning towards the 3 gallon fabrics, but I really don't want to be watering more than twice a day at maximum.


Thanks

 

[Rkelly496]

I have 80x80x160 tent using
4x 12L pots for flower

Veg I use: solo cup - 1 gal - 8L - 12L works perfectly or me enough room to get a decent fan blowing around and there under a 400w hps

But to be honest depends on how long you veg them for I change pots every 3-4weeks depending on how fast they grow during veg.

I do 3-4 weeks in solo as 2 weeks is classed as seedling stage then pot up to 1 gal for 3/4 weeks then pot up to 8L pot for 4 weeks 2 weeks later into the 12l pots I get some monsters by letting the plants develop a nice root bal before transplant

 

[TorturedSoul]

Is this a soil(ish) grow, or hydroponic? If the latter, are you growing in coco,perlite, or...? Will you be adding more light?

 

[Nunyabiz]

If coco 4 gallon fabric
If regular bagged soil and bottle feed 7 gallon fabric.
If Living Organic Soil and mostly just water then 15+ gallon fabric minimum.

 

[chib]

Going to be growing in gaia green living soil.

 

[013]

for soil grows choose fewer plants & bigger containers

 

[Nunyabiz]

Yep if you're trying to do an actual Living Organic Soil then you need a minimum of 15 gallon fabric pots.

 

[chib]

Yep if you're trying to do an actual Living Organic Soil then you need a minimum of 15 gallon fabric pots.

I just have the gaia green soil as base, I'm going to be using the 2 4 8 and 4 4 4 + worm castings. I wont have nearly enough space for more than 1 plant in a 15.

 

[Nunyabiz]

You could do a single 25 gallon fabric pot and grow one plant and LST and use a SCROG and fill up the 3x3.
Could get probably at least 12 oz from one plant.
My space is 2.5 x 5 x 9 and I grow in two 25 gal fabric pots and average about 17-18 oz per grow.

 

[Nunyabiz]

And don't forget to inoculate your soil with mycorrhazae, and use a thick layer of mulch.
Also unless you want to be plagued by fungus gnats then you should add Rove Beetles and Hyopasis Miles predator mites to the soil once its established.