up grading to 5 gal smart pot

[BNugz]

What are the steps to move my plants into a 5 gal smart pot from solo cup. i figured since the more root growth you get by steping it up to a bigger pot. its not nessecery to move it into a 3 gal first. If im wrong please correct me.

 

[see4]

Put soil in your 5 gallon smart pot.

Separate a hole about 4 inches deep into the soil, somewhere in the middle of the smart pot.

Gently turn your solo cup upside down while one hand is straddling the plant stem between two fingers and smoothly extract the entire plant and soil from the cup.

Gently place the plant into the hole you created in the smart pot.

Gently pat down the soil around the newly added plant.

Lightly water and place under a light.


Enjoy!

 

[borbor]

i figured since the more root growth you get by steping it up to a bigger pot. its not nessecery to move it into a 3 gal first. If im wrong please correct me.

I'm not a supreme expert by any means, but I have done a lot of reading.
My understanding is that it would be better for you to transplant into a 3 gallon first. with a solo cup I think you could go into a two gallon smart pot just fine. From what I've read, the root ball grows better if it reaches its limit as far as volume and then adds a little density before increasing volume, then adding density and increasing volume again. seems like the purpose is to get the most roots in as small a space as possible since you don't have pretty much infinite dirt beneath you like outdoors.
I don't feel like it would be a mistake, just possibly not ideal. I wish I started in solo cups, I started in one gallon smart pots, so I'm gonna start in solo cups then go to one or two gallon smart pots then 5 or 7 gallons for flowering next time. one day maybe I'll try a side by side with clones to see if it goes better.
one thing you have going for you in my opinion though is the smart pots. if after your solo cup transplant you don't wanna try to transplant out of a smart pot- just bury the small smart pot in the big one. if it's buried, the roots don't get air pruned and they grow through the fabric, so it makes the small one non reusable but I'm willing to bet that transplant stress is reduced significantly

 

[Mad_Prophessor]

5 gallon is more than you need. 3 gallon is perfect for a final pot. Stage them from a solo cup (to like a 1.5 gal or something like that) tho or it will take forever for the soil to dry out between drinks.

 

[BNugz]

Put soil in your 5 gallon smart pot.

Separate a hole about 4 inches deep into the soil, somewhere in the middle of the smart pot.

Gently turn your solo cup upside down while one hand is straddling the plant stem between two fingers and smoothly extract the entire plant and soil from the cup.

Gently place the plant into the hole you created in the smart pot.

Gently pat down the soil around the newly added plant.

Lightly water and place under a light.


Enjoy!

Good thanks thats exactly what i did

 

[weedenhanced]

Good thanks thats exactly what i did

I start all my plants in final pots I don't like to stress em out I just like em to grow From that to this 4 weeksThere 38 litre hempys

 

[weedenhanced]

Tho saying that u have to micro manage watering in early stages

 

[BNugz]

I start all my plants in final pots I don't like to stress em out I just like em to grow View attachment 3398262From that to this 4 weeksView attachment 3398263There 38 litre hempys

Niceee

 

[weedenhanced]

I'm not a supreme expert by any means, but I have done a lot of reading.
My understanding is that it would be better for you to transplant into a 3 gallon first. with a solo cup I think you could go into a two gallon smart pot just fine. From what I've read, the root ball grows better if it reaches its limit as far as volume and then adds a little density before increasing volume, then adding density and increasing volume again. seems like the purpose is to get the most roots in as small a space as possible since you don't have pretty much infinite dirt beneath you like outdoors.
I don't feel like it would be a mistake, just possibly not ideal. I wish I started in solo cups, I started in one gallon smart pots, so I'm gonna start in solo cups then go to one or two gallon smart pots then 5 or 7 gallons for flowering next time. one day maybe I'll try a side by side with clones to see if it goes better.
one thing you have going for you in my opinion though is the smart pots. if after your solo cup transplant you don't wanna try to transplant out of a smart pot- just bury the small smart pot in the big one. if it's buried, the roots don't get air pruned and they grow through the fabric, so it makes the small one non reusable but I'm willing to bet that transplant stress is reduced significantly

Doing this will slow ur growth as every transplant can give shock to ur plants and ur plants will need time to recover every time u do this starting in the pot u going to Finish in will fill quicker if just alow the roots to grow as large as they can faster just need to learn to manage ur plants

 

[CCCmints]

Doing this will slow ur growth as every transplant can give shock to ur plants and ur plants will need time to recover every time u do this starting in the pot u going to Finish in will fill quicker if just alow the roots to grow as large as they can faster just need to learn to manage ur plants

starting plants in a huge pot is absolutely not ideal. your pot will hold too much water which not only will slow growth but can potentially cause root rot as well. cannabis responds best to letting the pot dry out before watering again. i think you would see better results going solo cup --> 1 gallon pot --> 3 gallon pot (finish). i also believe the root mass is better developed when grown in containers which are ideal for the plant's size.

it's a common misconception that cannabis needs to be grown stress-free. transplanting a few times throughout a cycle does not hurt the plant. she can handle the stress. think about all the training methods used to increase yield. most methods induce stress on the plant and in turn she produces better results.

 

[weedenhanced]

starting plants in a huge pot is absolutely not ideal. your pot will hold too much water which not only will slow growth but can potentially cause root rot as well. cannabis responds best to letting the pot dry out before watering again. i think you would see better results going solo cup --> 1 gallon pot --> 3 gallon pot (finish). i also believe the root mass is better developed when grown in containers which are ideal for the plant's size.

it's a common misconception that cannabis needs to be grown stress-free. transplanting a few times throughout a cycle does not hurt the plant. she can handle the stress. think about all the training methods used to increase yield. most methods induce stress on the plant and in turn she produces better results.

It's all in how u water
And it can handle it true but it will slow u down every time u transplant
Ask any auto grower

 

[see4]

starting plants in a huge pot is absolutely not ideal. your pot will hold too much water which not only will slow growth but can potentially cause root rot as well. cannabis responds best to letting the pot dry out before watering again. i think you would see better results going solo cup --> 1 gallon pot --> 3 gallon pot (finish). i also believe the root mass is better developed when grown in containers which are ideal for the plant's size.

it's a common misconception that cannabis needs to be grown stress-free. transplanting a few times throughout a cycle does not hurt the plant. she can handle the stress. think about all the training methods used to increase yield. most methods induce stress on the plant and in turn she produces better results.

Yea. I agree with this. Obviously you want to be gentle with your plants. But transplanting two or three times during its life is no big deal.