Kinda screwed myself

[MainStrain10]

So i had the brilliant idea to grow 5 plants in one pot. I know.. stupid.. the pot i used is a foot and a half tall tub that has enough room to space the plants about 6-8 inches apart. the problem im thinking i have is that the roots are limited in their space.I want to give them more space. but cant figure out how. I would think transplanting them individually would damage the root systems significantly. any suggestions from people who know what they're doing?

 

[rob333]

dont worry about it man i kinda rip my plants out when transplanting it aint really gunna hurt them that much unless u brutalize them when u take em out im talking about snapping that tap root but besides from that u will be fine the white hairs will grow back that big thick white 1 u snap that and its all over

 

[rob333]

3 things u can use to get em back on track in say 2-3 dayz i use only house and garden xl my mates uses rizo we are haven a fight on which one is better lol h/g ofc or just a good old kelp exstract or seaweed juice is dope

 

[Squidbilly]

Don't be scared! In my experience you REALLLLLY have to damage the roots to cause shock, and even if you do they usually bounce back. If I have a plant I left in a container too long and it's slightly root bound, I'll take it out and with scissors make a few big cuts through the roots-then transplant-and it never slows them down.

 

[rob333]

Don't be scared! In my experience you REALLLLLY have to damage the roots to cause shock, and even if you do they usually bounce back. If I have a plant I left in a container too long and it's slightly root bound, I'll take it out and with scissors make a few big cuts through the roots-then transplant-and it never slows them down.

100% man i left one sitting in a bucket of plane water once after a transplant my mate poped round with some how ya going and we went out i dident get back to it for like 3 dayz later water was semi dryed out cut all dry roots off stuck it in a pot full of coco hit her with 3 times a day feeding like in 3 dayz she looked like that never happened

 

[Squidbilly]

Just be careful-you can even use a spade and cut them out in 'circles'- even if your cutting through roots(they sell a spade with a serated edge for this exact purpose) it's not a big deal. I don't recommend doing it if you don't have to, but in your situation you have too. If you don't seperate them, they probably won't survive/your gonna have issues-so you have nothing to loose.

 

[Squidbilly]

100% man i left one sitting in a bucket of plane water once after a transplant my mate poped round with some how ya going and we went out i dident get back to it for like 3 dayz later water was semi dryed out cut all dry roots off stuck it in a pot full of coco hit her with 3 times a day feeding like in 3 dayz she looked like that never happened

I was about to tell almost the SAME story- left a plant I was planning on culling out for a few days-exposed roots with very little medium on them-after i realize it was still alive days later, sitting under a table in my grow room, for shits and giggles I replanted it and watered it with some superthrive and it bounced right back.

 

[rob333]

my old man use to hit em with a shoval when i was growing up that was like in 1970 lol but his were always awsome

 

[Squidbilly]

And yea, B vitamins/ammino acid/kelp extracts are all good 'tansplant/root' tonics. Superthrive is abused and should only be used sparingly, but it's great for clones and right after a transplant. I'm a big fan of floralicious plus which is a seaweed/kelp/humic acid product-I use that throughout the entire life of my plants. I swear by that stuff.

 

[MainStrain10]

thanks so much for all the responses guys! so itll be ok to dig them out one by one as long as the main root systems remain in tact? should i dig all the way down to the bottom to pull them up to make sure i dont hit the tap root? im not sure how far down it is right now. any suggestions on what size pot to put them back into?

 

[MainStrain10]

ps you guys are the best

 

[MainStrain10]

And yea, B vitamins/ammino acid/kelp extracts are all good 'tansplant/root' tonics. Superthrive is abused and should only be used sparingly, but it's great for clones and right after a transplant. I'm a big fan of floralicious plus which is a seaweed/kelp/humic acid product-I use that throughout the entire life of my plants. I swear by that stuff.

do you put this into them prior to extraction or just after?