Help with plant placement

[stjohn2016]

First grow. Have 3x3 tent with 4 five gallon mesh pots to grow 4 plants. I'm growing two strains with regular seeds. Germinated six of each and had 11 of 12 germinate.
I placed them directly in the tent. One in each pot and the others in solo cups. All have sprouted and seem to be doing well. My concern is that the plants in the solo won't be able to get big enough to determine sex. I only put one plant in apot since I didn't know if removing a male would damage roots of female. Or if the roots will be a tangled mess affect growth of remaining plant if you remove a male from the pot. In a perfect world the four in the pots will be females, then I plant others outside. Should the solo cup plants just be put in a bigger pot to reach flower stage and determine sex.
Any help appreciated. Pics attached.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

First grow. Have 3x3 tent with 4 five gallon mesh pots to grow 4 plants. I'm growing two strains with regular seeds. Germinated six of each and had 11 of 12 germinate.
I placed them directly in the tent. One in each pot and the others in solo cups. All have sprouted and seem to be doing well. My concern is that the plants in the solo won't be able to get big enough to determine sex. I only put one plant in apot since I didn't know if removing a male would damage roots of female. Or if the roots will be a tangled mess affect growth of remaining plant if you remove a male from the pot. In a perfect world the four in the pots will be females, then I plant others outside. Should the solo cup plants just be put in a bigger pot to reach flower stage and determine sex.
Any help appreciated. Pics attached.

You could just cut it down at the base, and not disturb the roots at all. I personally like to keep it one plant per pot though.

 

[stjohn2016]

You could just cut it down at the base, and not disturb the roots at all. I personally like to keep it one plant per pot though.

I didn't know if cutting it down at the base would be OK. I was wondering about roots left from chopped plant affecting roots from the keeper plant. Only want one plant ending up in each pot. Figure it's easier to situate them early if I need to.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

I didn't know if cutting it down at the base would be OK. I was wondering about roots left from chopped plant affecting roots from the keeper plant. Only want one plant ending up in each pot. Figure it's easier to situate them early if I need to.

In soil the enzymes and microbes will break down the old roots with time. I still would do one plant per pot though.

 

[BluntMoniker]

Go out and buy 11, 1gallon plastic pots. Their like $1 ea.

Transplant the 4 in the big pots into the 1g pots soon-ish. Then transplant the ones in solo cups when they need to be.

And next time, start them all in solo cups (or straight go 1gal pots) so you have the space to grow them evenly, so you can better assess growth characteristics that will help you choose the "keepers" once you weed out the males.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Go out and buy 11, 1gallon plastic pots. Their like $1 ea.

Transplant the 4 in the big pots into the 1g pots soon-ish. Then transplant the ones in solo cups when they need to be.

And next time, start them all in solo cups (or straight go 1gal pots) so you have the space to grow them evenly, so you can better assess growth characteristics that will help you choose the "keepers" once you weed out the males.

Ya, I usually start in the 1/2 gal pots for seeds or clones. Then transplant to their final home.

 

[stjohn2016]

Just ordered a dozen one gallon grow bags. I'll transfer them all to the one gallon and arrange in tent. Then transfer the 4 keepers to five gallon pots once sex is determined.

 

[stjohn2016]

Go out and buy 11, 1gallon plastic pots. Their like $1 ea.

Transplant the 4 in the big pots into the 1g pots soon-ish. Then transplant the ones in solo cups when they need to be.

And next time, start them all in solo cups (or straight go 1gal pots) so you have the space to grow them evenly, so you can better assess growth characteristics that will help you choose the "keepers" once you weed out the males.

Thanks. Ordered the one gallon and will transfer plants this week.