when...When...WHEN......

[IceWaterBong87]

i know it aint now but whens a good time to transplant?
i know it aint now but how close am i to nuting?
...im not a poet , i've thinking of how to finish this post for 3 minutes now.

 

[Nocturn3]

i know it aint now but whens a good time to transplant?

Shortly after you see roots at the drainage holes in the bottom of the pot. Should be a few weeks, depending on your lighting.

i know it aint now but how close am i to nuting?

If you pot up regularly into fresh compost, you shouldn't need nutes until you flower.

 

[IceWaterBong87]

no compost just moss perl n verm mix no even lime.
n for the drainage i have multiple tiny drainage i wont really see them until the pop out somehow is that a prob? i was wondering about how many nodes their under 3 15 watter floros that says to equal 75 w each . should i just assume that everybody talkin in here when they say 40 watters are actually equivalent to 100 w?

 

[South Texas]

You can transplant now. Or wait a week. But, DO NOT wait until you see roots showing in the drain holes because if you "crowd" the root system, it may turn male on you, when it wouldn't have if the plant didn't feel threaten.

 

[Nocturn3]

You can transplant now. Or wait a week. But, DO NOT wait until you see roots showing in the drain holes because if you "crowd" the root system, it may turn male on you, when it wouldn't have if the plant didn't feel threaten.

Sorry, but I have to disagree with you. It's best to let the plants fill out the space with a well-established root ball before potting up. In fact, the point you see the roots at the drainage holes is the earliest you should pot up, and I personally would advise waiting a week or so beyond this, if you want a good rootball that uses the soil area efficiently.

Transplanting too early increases the chance of root damage during transplant, and makes repotting into new soil a harder, more precarious task.

Believe me when I say that the roots are far from crowded at the point where you see them first appearing at the bottom of the pot.

 

[Tryingtomastrkush]

Sorry, but I have to disagree with you. It's best to let the plants fill out the space with a well-established root ball before potting up. In fact, the point you see the roots at the drainage holes is the earliest you should pot up, and I personally would advise waiting a week or so beyond this, if you want a good rootball that uses the soil area efficiently.

Transplanting too early increases the chance of root damage during transplant, and makes repotting into new soil a harder, more precarious task.

Believe me when I say that the roots are far from crowded at the point where you see them first appearing at the bottom of the pot.

yall are bein too specific about it....transplanting isint hard and its not going to kill the plant if you aren't a fool......transplant it when you feel its necessary its not surgery

 

[Resident Kush]

add weak nutes 2-3 weeks after sprouting

transplant as stated above, when the foliage is approx the same size as the container, is a good guideline.

looks like your seedling is stretching for light, you should move them a bit closer

 

[IceWaterBong87]

ill wait about 1.5 weeks n see if any roots come out of my pencils holes.
thx guys

 

[smokeybandit22]

ur tips are burnt-

 

[IceWaterBong87]

yea posted dat awhile ago its not gettin any worse n i basically didnt do anything to fix dat. ppl said it wasnt the light , more air circulation or just air n ph the water . it didnt get much worse is there a way to turn em back green ? doubt it tho

 

[Tryingtomastrkush]

nah you really don't need to worry about leaves that have been damages especially if they are dead on some parts it wont ever turn back and the new growth is really what you're looking for

 

[aknight3]

by the time roots get to the bottom of the cup they have already become rootbound slightly, i agree with that 1 dude u should not wait until the roots are showing through the holes, i bet when i transplant all there is is roots stuck up against the cup everywhere, bet me 50 bucks thats not good for your plant

 

[IceWaterBong87]

these differences in opinion is the reason wwhy im askin if i should transplant otherwise there wouldnt be a post

 

[Nocturn3]

by the time roots get to the bottom of the cup they have already become rootbound slightly, i agree with that 1 dude u should not wait until the roots are showing through the holes, i bet when i transplant all there is is roots stuck up against the cup everywhere, bet me 50 bucks thats not good for your plant

It strikes me that you have no idea what rootbound actually means. I would bet you 50 bucks any day that a few roots at the sides of the cup will not harm the plant in any way. When the roots appear at the base, there is still plenty of unused soil area.

Don't just take my word for it, however. Here is a post by oldtimer1 (OT1), who is very well known in the growing world, and knows his stuff.

http://www.uk420.com/boards/index.php?showtopic=4080&st=0

If you pot up too early, not only do you increase chances of root damage, but you also lose one of the benefits of potting up incrementally, which is a well-established root ball that uses the soil area efficiently.