Does size matter

mobiledynamics · May 24, 2018

Does size matter

I've always grown our indet. in 15G single plant and it takes up the whole brim and all.

This year, I'm treating the container as that - simply a container to hold soil that will allow for water and nutrients to be *put* into the container After seeing XYZ post on how ahem, mark, grows doubles in 5G pots (granted he's got it down to a science), this year, half of my containers are doubled up. I'll added 2 extra emitters and will also be ontop of my liquid fertz. schedule.

Be curious what camp do you sit in

garyjr · May 24, 2018

Sounds good. I am in the same camp as well. 2 plants per 15-18 gallon pot with 2 emitters. Both determinate and indeterminate. Good luck..

AKmark · May 24, 2018

One thing you will notice with smaller containers is mistakes. If your watering is off it is a bad deal, if your fertilizer is off you will see that too. Other than that, I found little difference in 5-20 gallon containers. This year I have many in 3 gallon, and they are loaded too.
Good luck

AlittleSalt · May 24, 2018

Wow, 3 gallon containers too.

zipcode · May 25, 2018

Well, professional rockwool cubes are pretty small, and they grow 30feet tomatoes in them. It depends a lot on the automation that you can provide (watering especially but preferably also synthetic fertilization).

Barb_FL · May 25, 2018

I tried this with peppers in spring of '17 and continued with all plants for '17/18 season.

I stopped putting the loaf on the earthboxes so saved .5 cubic feet of mix. The earthboxes now use 1.5 cu feet vs the previous 2 cu feet. A Promix bale at $45 (including tax) now fills 4.5+ earthboxes vs 3.5.

May 24, 2018	#1
mobiledynamics Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: 7B Posts: 281	Does size matter Does size matter I've always grown our indet. in 15G single plant and it takes up the whole brim and all. This year, I'm treating the container as that - simply a container to hold soil that will allow for water and nutrients to be put into the container After seeing XYZ post on how ahem, mark, grows doubles in 5G pots (granted he's got it down to a science), this year, half of my containers are doubled up. I'll added 2 extra emitters and will also be ontop of my liquid fertz. schedule. Be curious what camp do you sit in

May 24, 2018	#2
garyjr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Mechanicsville, VA zone 7a Posts: 97	Sounds good. I am in the same camp as well. 2 plants per 15-18 gallon pot with 2 emitters. Both determinate and indeterminate. Good luck.. __________________ "The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts." C.S. Lewis

May 24, 2018	#3
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	One thing you will notice with smaller containers is mistakes. If your watering is off it is a bad deal, if your fertilizer is off you will see that too. Other than that, I found little difference in 5-20 gallon containers. This year I have many in 3 gallon, and they are loaded too. Good luck

May 24, 2018	#4
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Wow, 3 gallon containers too.

May 25, 2018	#5
zipcode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6 Posts: 1,582	Well, professional rockwool cubes are pretty small, and they grow 30feet tomatoes in them. It depends a lot on the automation that you can provide (watering especially but preferably also synthetic fertilization).

May 25, 2018	#6
Barb_FL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Indialantic, Florida Posts: 2,000	I tried this with peppers in spring of '17 and continued with all plants for '17/18 season. I stopped putting the loaf on the earthboxes so saved .5 cubic feet of mix. The earthboxes now use 1.5 cu feet vs the previous 2 cu feet. A Promix bale at $45 (including tax) now fills 4.5+ earthboxes vs 3.5.