How many plants in 3x3x6?

Hello! Just bought a 3x3x6 tent and im wondering which would be a better fit so its not too cramped. Can i fit 3 plants in a 5 gal or should i do 3 gal pots if im going to do 3 plants?

I have done 3 plants in my 3x3x6 tent in both 5gal and 3gal pots, I’ve found 3 gal pots give each plant enough room. On a side note, I just finished doing 4 plants in my 3x3x6 tent It was crowed in there, never again LOL. I usually only do 2 plants at a time. Happy growing!

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Canopy size is more important than pot size when dealing with a small space. You are only leaving 3 square feet per plant (18in x 18in per plant). I would go with 1 plant in a 3x3. Two max. It would be a struggle to keep each plant in an 18" space.

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Im sure as much as i would love 4 plants at once youre right. Lol i planned on doing 3 gal anyways so i was just double checking before i start. I have 1 plant in a 5 gal pot in a 2x2x4 and its crammed in there for sure. :relaxed:

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3 in 3 gallon pots would be good. You’ll more than likely have to do some moving around and it gets difficult when the buds start stacking. 5 gallon bags also hold a lot more which means your rh will probably stay a little higher.

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In a 3x3 two got crowded for me in 7 gallon fab pots .



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I had to buy a 7 foot gorilla Grow Tent because i couldn’t move the light up anymore :upside_down_face: for now on im going with 1 plant in a 3x3. Me personally I’d rather have one big plant than a bunch of little ones.

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Thats beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

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I was given a little nook in the basement and it has a 6ft ceiling. I can fit my 2x2 and 3x3 it so im happy with that for now. Wish i had like 8’ to work with.

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Thank you for your response. I think ill just settle with the 3 for 3 gal. And if i ever did 5 gal maybe 2 would be fine? Wish i had more room. :weary:

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3 x 3 is really a goof troop sized tent. 2 x 4 and 4 x 4 are so much better. But if you can only use a 3 x 3 in the space you have your just kind of stuck. I’ve had my Gorilla 3 x 3 with 1’ extension for years. The only nice thing about it size wise is it’s 7’-11" tall so it has great vertical space. I never use 3 gal. pots. Not going to happen. I can do 4 ea. small indicas or small autos in 5 gal. pots max with a 1 gal. humdifier, really a tight grow. Best grow is 2 ea. medium photos or autos in 7 gal pots. Or 1 ea. large plant in a 10 gal pot. Soon as you go three or four plants regardless of pot size a 3 x 3 tent gets to be a pain to work with no benefits to over all size compared to a 2 x 4. I like my 2 x 4 much more than the 3 x 3…

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Those are a lot of good points. I might be able to replace my 2x2 with a 2x4 eventually, maybe. Ill have to see what the space looks like once the 3x3 is up. I wouldn’t mind getting the most bud for my buck! Lol

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I grow 3. I tried four twice and it was too crowded. I now grow three and get almost the same yield as I did with four