Transplanting at early flowering time?

[Helmut79]

I have switched to 12/12 ten days ago and I'm about to transplant my 1 meter high plants from 4 gallon pots into 6 gallon pots.

Is it "okay" to be transplanting at this time?

Can I add Rhizotonic for root development at flowering time or would it be somehow bad for flower development?

 

[Dr. Who]

NOT a good idea at this stage. They don't need that stress right now, as they're putting their strength into starting to make flowers. You really don't want to have them channel that away to the roots.

 

[jondamon]

You can transplant during flowering if you are able to minimise any rootzone stress.

DO NOT add any extra Rhizotonic.

Now that your plants are flowering you should cut down Rhizotonic to 0.5ml per litre.

I've had weird growth from the extra addition of Rhizotonic during flowering.

Follow my transplant tutorial for a minimal stress transplant.


Do you know where to find my tutorial?



J

 

[Slipon]

at week 2-3 of flowering the plant is more or less done setting roots and reaching its potential (then it will more concentrate on flower production)

so you are a bit late, and as Dr Who said, it can put some stress on a flowering plant, next time do it a week before 12/12

with that said, Im sure one could do it carefully with success at this stages (day 10) as its most likely just half way in its stretch ?

fill the new bigger pot with fresh soil, until the smaller old pot will be at the same level, water/moist the soil and make a mark with the old pot



and do the swap carefully

but up to you, maybe do it with half the plants now you have a few and see the different for yourself

 

[Helmut79]

I will be back in 90 minutes! Sorry!

 

[Wavels]

I would not bother doing anything to your girls at this juncture.
You are ten days into flowering and you will not achieve any benefit by transplanting, as they will not get appreciably larger at this point in their growth cycle... they will stretch no more or no less by putting them in larger containers at this point. IMHO it will make no difference.
I have grown out much larger plants than yours in only three gallon containers.
All is good, no worries.
Good Luck!

 

[Helmut79]

I would not bother doing anything to your girls at this juncture.
You are ten days into flowering and you will not achieve any benefit by transplanting, as they will not get appreciably larger at this point in their growth cycle... they will stretch no more or no less by putting them in larger containers at this point. IMHO it will make no difference.

But my logic says that I would get more yield by having bigger roots. Wouldn't transplanting into bigger pots make it possible for the roots to grow bigger, because they would have more room to grow in?

I have no experience, but these pots look SMALL.

 

[Helmut79]

You can transplant during flowering if you are able to minimise any rootzone stress.

DO NOT add any extra Rhizotonic.

Now that your plants are flowering you should cut down Rhizotonic to 0.5ml per litre.

I've had weird growth from the extra addition of Rhizotonic during flowering.

Follow my transplant tutorial for a minimal stress transplant.


Do you know where to find my tutorial?



J

Thank you for the information. I found your tutorial aswell: https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/395161-how-transplant-tutorial.html

 

[Helmut79]

at week 2-3 of flowering the plant is more or less done setting roots and reaching its potential (then it will more concentrate on flower production)

so you are a bit late, and as Dr Who said, it can put some stress on a flowering plant, next time do it a week before 12/12

with that said, Im sure one could do it carefully with success at this stages (day 10) as its most likely just half way in its stretch ?

fill the new bigger pot with fresh soil, until the smaller old pot will be at the same level, water/moist the soil and make a mark with the old pot

View attachment 3033911

and do the swap carefully

but up to you, maybe do it with half the plants now you have a few and see the different for yourself

Thank you for the information.

 

[Helmut79]

Now that your plants are flowering you should cut down Rhizotonic to 0.5ml per litre.

Can I give them 0,5ml per litre of Rhizotonic even if my plants are in soil? Please answer.. anyone.

 

[Wavels]

But my logic says that I would get more yield by having bigger roots. Wouldn't transplanting into bigger pots make it possible for the roots to grow bigger, because they would have more room to grow in?

I have no experience, but these pots look SMALL.

IMO, any gain in root mass size producing larger plants, will be negligible, due to even minimal amount of transplant stress, and the fact that your girls are in the flowering phase of their life cycle.
If you were still in veg, then you would pick up substantial bulk.
Maybe you should transplant one or two of them only and see if you notice a difference.