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Hey all! Quick potting question -

1st timer here - I have a 2ftx2ftx3ft grow tent and have two plants in separate 2.8Lt pots (about 4 weeks since their sprout). I noticed I can see the roots through the drain holes on the bottom..

Do I need bigger pots or will they be fine given the size of my tent?

Thanks in advance for the help!

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Welcome to GR420!

10l are about the minimum id use in soil, do you have a bit more info, medium, lights etc?

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Thanks! I have a Mars Hydro 300w using happy frog soil.

Afraid to use a bigger pot since my space isn’t large by any means.


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led is the right choice but i think you will struggle in small pot sizes, it makes things more tricky

to you have access to airpots?

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Do not have access to airpots.. wouldn’t 2 10L pots be too large for my tent? Also do not want to shock the plants again if I need to repot. Why would my current pits be more tricky? Sorry for so many questions; just want my plants to thrive! Thanks again!

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Hi I generally grow in small pots , at the mo I'm in 1.5 litre , my grow space a a little bigger than yours and I find my small pots just manageable in there , my mentor would say no chance of a big pot in there to me here's both mine , lucky to b alive , threatened with death often lol happy growing




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Mrs Beefheart wrote:Hi I generally grow in small pots , at the mo I'm in 1.5 litre , my grow space a a little bigger than yours and I find my small pots just manageable in there , my mentor would say no chance of a big pot in there to me here's both mine , lucky to b alive , threatened with death often lol happy growing



Thanks a million! This gives me hope haha! Anything special I need to know for the smaller pots when my plants get older??

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newzimbabwe wrote:
Mrs Beefheart wrote:Hi I generally grow in small pots , at the mo I'm in 1.5 litre , my grow space a a little bigger than yours and I find my small pots just manageable in there , my mentor would say no chance of a big pot in there to me here's both mine , lucky to b alive , threatened with death often lol happy growing



Thanks a million! This gives me hope haha! Anything special I need to know for the smaller pots when my plants get older??
Never say never lol u gotta try things out till you find your niche keep them moist but not sodden , water slowly with tepid water enough to wet all the dirt , I only have run off once a week
You could always fill up on pot noodles





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aye bach a few 2 litre pots is plenty,heres a bugger in a 1.5 litre pot of cement,it had a real bad first few weeks but i brought her tame now see,it depends on wether ewe just wanna be self suffusion or not,i grow for myself only see not whole sale..... :laugh: good luck with your venture.atb :Stoned:


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Post by Bulls »

A tip for growing in small pots - You might find yourself having to water every day. Sometimes more often depending on your temps. :)

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