Is it ok to use 3 gallon pots for autoflowers? Will that really reduce their yeild?
I used 7gallon cloth pots on my first auto batch I grew, and they did not use the whole bags…and being a newbie, I only filled them to about 6-8" from the top edge of the bag!
I cut the cloth bags 6-8" down so plants would have light, better ventilation. So if I want to reuse those cut cloth bags, can I just use duct tape to tape up the vertical 6-8" cut I put in them on two sides if the bag? Thank you!
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Bro its a cloth bag sow it up
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Sew? My hands have arthritis so bad, even weed doesn’t stop that pain all the time! I’m and old man. But thanks for the suggestion.
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I grow autos and use 3 gal planters, I have also tried 5 gal and 2 gal. Not a lot of difference that I can see.
My average is just under 4 oz per plant regardless of the pot size. My last grow, I had 2 of the same plant 1 in 3 gal and 1 in 2 gal. The 2 gal actually gave me about 1/2 oz more finished bud. The real limit is based on the light footprint. About 100g per sq meter is about average.
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Maybe staples instead to help reinforce along with tape.
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Get some of that flex seal tape. That stuff is pretty amazing.
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I use 15 gallon fabric bags and if you put enough soil in you absolutely have no reason to cut them. Just saying…
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For autos I have used 5 gallon, and 3 gallon fabric pots and really haven’t seen a yield difference. So either one of them will work. Depends on your space and training techniques. Good luck
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You smoking too much?
Buy new pots dude
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Yes, I know that now. Thank you.
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I use what I have, if I can. Have you noticed that there’s an inflation thing going on right now, Birdman2
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I use five gallon fabric pots and the autos use every little bit of the bag
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You could take ur fabric pots to a place where they do alterations on clothes they should be able to sow it up for you .i average 9-10 ounces off one auto flower the least i get is six ounces and this grow im doing now the gorilla glue auto im doing is going to yield ten or more ounces for sure i do alot of training with lst and i fim my plants which helps with more main colas and bud sites aswell as defoliation and lollipopping
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You’ll do great with 3 gallon fab pots, all I use and get great yields 
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Welcome to the community ! I have rolled some of the larger bags down a couple inchs in the past to Accommodate what I needed. Good luck
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Could I see a pic of your GG? I’m doing one that is on day 41. It started showing pistils 9 days ago, and seems like the buds are coming on pretty slowly, or I’m just impatient. Also notice mine droops a couple of hours before the lights go off (16/8).
I suggest next time you roll the grow bag down once about 3 inches as i did for all my 5 gallon pots, like a cuff. Being new to growing i expected my autos to get a bit taller so i unknowingly planted them to low.
Thanks, they look pretty similar other than yours are a little further along.
