Does Container Size Matter in Outdoor Cannabis Production
Does Container Size Matter in Outdoor Cannabis Production
Does Container Size Matter in Outdoor Cannabis Production
Here you can see an in field demonstration of a 10 gallon container compared to a 45 gallon container. Even though this is early in the season the differences are quite noticeable and should be taken into consideration for outdoor growers. The overall container size may not follow the typical indoor set-up which is why it is important to test and compare in an outdoor setting as there are other environmental factors to consider.
This is another DeBacco University video you may find interesting if you are growing outdoors… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0DocsILFlI
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Yeah for photos I start in a solo cup and they’re in the solo cups for about 2 weeks then I transplant into a 1 gallon pot for 3 to 4 weeks and then I put them in their lifetime pots!! Now I do that to try and kinda control the grow so it doesn’t end up root bound that’s why I don’t go straight into the lifetime pots
Good stuff, thank you. Play through.
The walls of the container should be of light color to avoid heating and mulch should be used on top.
Hi i have a question about terpenes eds pest spray called zero tolerance is a mix of oils that contains a lot of terpenes when sprayed on the leafs does the plant recognise these terps and triggers itself to produce or clonize these terpenes now like it does microbes
I moved to Temcula Southern California. It is wine country …Mediterran climate. Larger grow bags 30 gallons plus are needed. The zone gets 2 week heat waves per month….JUne July Aug Sept…. on such heat waves padio cement hits 140 degrees. i have to feed padio plants 4 times a day and put thermal fabic on the ground to keep root temperatures down…with soil going dry every 3 hours………such heat waves will flush anything in that dirt out……10 gallon and under plants started showing signs of nutrient defficiency shortly there after…..,……
all the plants that have 30 gallons are great………yeilding 6-7 foot talll schrub. Mendo county guys use 100-200 gallon bags with soil.
Bigger roots bigger fruits!
I’m going to tell all my friends to watch this and sub to your channel, ( don’t be too excited I’ve only got few friends lol.
In my experience the plant will grow as wide as the container. I like 65 gallons for a nice manageable plant size. You can go much bigger but the plants are far more work when they get giant. Remember More Roots More Fruits. Also for outdoor I far prefer growing from seed not a cutting. A seed will produce a tap root and clones do not, a seed plant is just hardier overall, especial for beginners. Beginners also start with an easy to grow strain, blue dream, bruce banner, hash plant, are super tolerant and not finicky. Strains like runts, slurricane, dream queen, are examples of more finicky outdoors in particular. Check the strains facts they usually list if it is easy or difficult to grow. if you are just starting out do yourself a favor and grow easy stuff at first. As you learn more, and doing it is the only real way to learn with plants in general, you can take on more exotics. Also if you have a lower light situation try very broad leaf indicas and stay away from thin leaf blade sativas.
Don’t use black containers….stick to white, keeps the temperature lower. I used white 60 liter containers for years…..all my plants were between 2 to 3 meters high.
Bigger roots equal bigger plants.Where the species originality on the equator determines size indica ruderalis strain prefer colder less sun where as sativa strains closer to the equator prefer more hotter climates.You can put a kush strain in a 100 gallon pot and a jack herer in a 10 gallon pot the jack herer will be double the size even though its in a bigger pot.A plant species from the Afghan kush will do better in a colder enviroment.Obviously some stains do not get big at all and just produce small structured plants.
Yes bigger is better the root system has more room to play they don’t like being tangled. Yes I know hydro ponics bla blah blah even then no where competes with a big juicy pot 😋
It’s so sad that this stuff is illegal to grow in Australia. The quality of our medical cannabis is atrocious, it’s like getting a rotten carrot from a store but paying full price.
Is there a disadvantage to growing them in the Earth as opposed to a bag?
Interesting 👍
So the 5 gallon bags I’m using are possibly 1 cause for the seeming reluctance on these plants willingness to grow? Between not enough sunlight, too much rain & too small bags- its no wonder my babies don’t seem to be growing much. Next year will be better- thanks for the great advice
My garden plants always have pretty small root balls, regardless of their mass. They’re usually about ten feet tall and dwarf my deck plants in 15 gallon bags.
It depends on the plant size genetics vs root structure … Therefore there’s no truth in this … Result is the plant root genetics / structure depends on everything. In theory, … You cannot say if you cannot see the root mas or structure to zone in on the pot size as to the observing on the root balls itself. However the nutrients also can play a role in the root development vs size of pot and overall growth, such as organic, natural, feedings of which / what nutes your using … So, most of the info is misleading as to strain – climate – hemisperical grows, none of which is explained. Every grow is different unless you substain your grow n use clones to bring right back into the grow cycle and the original climate. However, climate changing atmosphere is different no matter how much explaining or experimenting done no matter the theory trying to prove, even on a natural basis… Just saying … You dont need a degree to know this or understand this by no means. In theory, there is no right theory in outdoor grow.
As above so below… the canopy doesn’t tend to grow much further out than the roots can…. bigger the pot, bigger the plant (provided you know what your doing)
I started growing in 5 gallon buckets indoor and I like the results so far
Can you put big garden 🪱 worms in the container? Will it help the soil? Many thanks
Definitely does indoors! More root more fruit! 👌✌
You can’t beat one in the ground.
Does size matter🤔
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It has been a great help! R.O.G. Has a great segment on this also
Bigger containers grow bigger veggies and other plants too. It makes sense.
Great video and the points. Thanks! 👍
Wanna share some of my experience.
The size of the container also affects two other things.
1. With a small container you may find yourself watering your plant every day. Especially in hot climate/weather.
2. Daily fertilizing also may be required . Especially in warm sunny days.
I’ve learned these hard way. I usually use 5GL containers. Currently I’m growing a big butiful sativa plant outdoor. It’s at blossom stage now, 2nd week. I fertilize it every day with 2.5GL solution (mostly phosphorus), constantly monitoring ppm of run out water. My observation is the plant is definitely could do much better with lesser care at my side if I planted it in a 10GL container.
A smaller container may not have sufficient capacity to provide nutrients for a longer period of time. Your plant may start showing nutrients deficiency at blossom stage. Make sure to check ppm regularly and feed your plant accordingly. Stagger feeding and wattering to avoid salt accumulation in the container. And of course check for pH level which should be around 6.2
Happy growing! 🪴✌️
Great video! Shade cloth blocks a percent of direct sun. It is cheap in the Amazon wharehouse, we can pick 50% or 40%, to help shade in warm months. Thank you, your videos helped me learn to get great taste to my plants, and use the correct light.
Thanks
I cut the bottom of the pot so it can go into the soil.
Another thing that is not discussed is covering the soil to block the Sun’s rays from heating the soil.
I cover my soil with cardboard to keep the Sun off the container.
Why don’t they make those grow bags white in color so they reflect the heat?
More room for air roots to spread on top of surface with depth for tap root, depends on the strain your growing to.
That soil should be covered outdoors, hold moisture and to keep micro alive
Perfect Gardens was saying a good combat for hot pots is watering at 10:30, just in time to counter the noon warmup. Testing would be nice since the days hottest hours are noon to 3pm or so.
I have two 20 gallon roughneck garbage pail grows going that are black but I painted white to cool them some. Also drilled around 100 tiny holes in the sides so they don’t get dead zones of moisture.
If I want to bonsai a cannabis I’ll stay with smaller pots. I’ve heard that cannabis roots don’t go past the 18 in deep mark but an 8 ft cannabis tree needs a deeper tap root than that so it can shoot off lateral roots at a deeper level just to be able to support the plant above ground. Bigger grow space means bigger plants, generally speaking.
Of course for soil stabilization and proper functioning of the soil dynamics…the bigger the better. Give me 50’s or give me death
I went for 30 gallon to 65 gallon for my area the 65 gallon is more than enough….
I love these videos this is just my 2 cents. To me the whole point of growing outdoor in a pot is for move ability, to places like shade on hot days or rainy days during flower. After a 5 gallon bucket its to hard and heavy to move its not really worth the time so skip all the bs and plant directly into the ground. Unless your using gigantic pots to simulate ground like the mendo boys do its a waste of space and loosing a lot of yeild for the work you put it. I grow in arizona with these last 2 weeks being 108 every single day and the ones directly in the ground do much better with environmental stress than the ones that are in the 5 gallon buckets even when moved into the shade and are 5 times the size. If yeild is a concern because you have to adhere to a plant limit then just grow in the ground.
Thank you Professor DeBacco. again nice video.
Can you explane pleace the physics behind vapor pressure deficit in plants?
Id also recommend tan bags also another reason for large bags 50 gal at least if you can
Why not in the grond?
So the roots can reach the groundwater.
I have beautiful plant has some strong flat seeds on to fox tail ? It not on all the plant 3 generations.
Does container size matter in outdoors….in a word…YES!!😎
I notice there isnt any mulch like wood chips to cover the soil, any reason for this?
Yes,
The YouTube algorithm literally just posted this video to me six days after it was posted why does YouTube care so much about tomato plants
I started using white bags
With those fabric pots it doesn’t really matter how big it is once the roots penetrate through the bottom into the ground.
Is big plant got more thc and terphene? If YEs , how much defferent.