Grapefruit and bucket size

[JustCurious79]

My first batch will go into 4-gallon buckets, but I also have some empty 2-gallon water canisters I'd like to get to good use. Do you think grapefruit can grow with so little root space?

 

[reparboon]

umm yeah you can grow any type of weed in any size container. i have never grow grapefruit weed before thou.. if you are asking about the actual fruit go here Non 420 Gardening

 

[JustCurious79]

I'm being told that too small containers limit growth, and that 4-gallon buckets is the norm for "regular"-size. Grapefruit (and yes, I'm talking about the weed strain) on the other hand is relatively small so I thought I could use smaller containers also.

 

[reparboon]

i would start in the 1 gallon pots for the simple fact of using less nutes in the begining because it will be a waste. the plants hardly eat in the early stages of their life. you can always transplant later

 

[JustCurious79]

If course I can transplant later. What I meant to ask is if it's a wise idea to have them grow in 2-gallon pots during late veg and flower? There is the thumb rule that one gallon for every foot of height, but then again, grapefruit is supposed to grow just about 2 feet. It's not a very big strain.

 

[Buckshot]

The larger the pot... the bigger the plant can be. My plants finish root bound in 5 gallon pots so I have started to use 7 gallon pots to finish.