Indoor container size

[funkadelic]

I have used different size containers and i notice that the plants in the big containers (22 litres) is slower than the others? Now i read that maybe the containers are too big!

If you plant a seed in the earth then surely thats the biggest container in the world! how does the size make a difference?
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[JM]

bigger containers let bigger root systems grow which support bigger plants... so when you give it more room... it takes a little longer to fully develop because there is more total growing to do. :2cetns:




control plant size with your container for your space.

 

[funkadelic]

Thank you, will this mean it will take longer for them to reach flower and then crop than the ones in the 7 litre containers ? i have 1 superskunk and 1 white haze.
cheers
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[JM]

yes a little bit... a week or 2 typically...



in my signature... see the ph manual link... then scroll down to the part about mitosis. section labeled:

"Lockouts and Other Issues ( Effects on Autos Growth / Yield): The Manual"

 

[funkadelic]

very usefull thanks
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[TaNg]

Hay dude here is an interesting article how pot size stunts growth http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18612661

Not pot is to big apparently.

 

[Hazy]

Hay dude here is an interesting article how pot size stunts growth http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18612661

Not pot is to big apparently.

Nice J. :thumbs:

 

[Red eyed c]

Hay dude here is an interesting article how pot size stunts growth http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18612661

Not pot is to big apparently.

Could this be why smaller airpots still allow for big plants to be grown in them? because the roots keep air pruning as opposed to hitting the sides of a solid pot,they can't sense the restriction and keep growing? Maybe?

 

[JM]

i think you're correct redeyed C :thumbs:
i see someone else has stumbled on the Magnetic resonance thing..

TIP: Look into magnetic affects on plant growth... you won be disappointed..
On the Airpot and root growth in general:

[video=youtube;iOf-39YS_GU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOf-39YS_GU[/video]

 

[GoidianGanja]

yes I wonder too and some plants are bred to grow small so have smaller root systems, I have 2 thin plants each in a 1 gallon pot and thought that the small pot might help restrict the plants from growing into monsters and by giving good nutes I figure a large root system is not needed to scavenge for nutes, I even feel like finding some transparent glass pots so that I can see into the soil by removing a black cover to keep light out thereby being able to see roots and perhaps air and water too - I like this thread as I use this site to try and learn and be inspired by all you masters and would love to know then if I go for glass and a plant say finishes around a metre tall what volume should I choose?