I just need a minute! Help starting my seeds +rep

[dyzel]

My seeds just sprouted, and its just about time to get them into soil!

The plants will inevitably end up in 5 gallon buckets, and be grown outdoors during flowering, but for spaces' sake, The largest pots I am able to grow in during veg (indoors) is 2.7 gallons.

Someone was telling me that even this is too large to start my seedlings in.

Is it advisable just to plant int the 2.7 gallons buckets, or should I grow in a small party cup first?

Your thoughts are all welcome.

+rep for detailed and backed answers!

Waiting eagerly to plant them! Cheers.

 

[DoinIt2Gether]

You can do it either way...If they are autos, put them into the 2.7 to start with. Regular plants it doesnt matter so much, and there is NO SUCH THING as too big of a pot. You just have to make sure you keep and eye on the seedling to make sure you are getting the right amount of water. You may have to water with just a cup or so around the base of the seedling to keep the roots moist and growing for the first couple weeks, but other than that, u should be fine.

 

[jahtrip]

Right... first off..; i wouldnt say any pot is too big to veg in... its more of a personal thing... most people like to repot maybe 2-3 times max...
By potting in a small party cup or anything about that size will allow the plant to have a very dense root system filling up the small pot or party cup with roots.. if you go straight to big pots your plant will grow larger, and faster but wont create a huge dense root system from the beggining... it will take much more time to fill that big pot up...
Its common knowledge that a plant with a healthy and big root system will always produce more and better quality fruit.. or flower.. or bud .. so trying to create a dense root system is your goal...
What you dont want to do is repot during flowering.. rooots only develope during the 3 first weeks of flowering indoor and maybe a bit longer for outdoors but not much... so try to organise yourself to repot a week before flowering begins.... at the latest a week into flowering.. but you need to consider that going from average size pot to HUge pot without vegging a little longer isnt all that great because its wasting some soil.. and also when you water plants that have not filled the soil mass of roots, that unrooted soil stays damp and could cause root rot or mold...
there ya go.. hope this helps you out a little ... let us know what you decide to do

Love and Light

 

[dyzel]

+rep to you both. Thanks for the info. I will be planting in party cups, then to the 2.7 gallons, then the 5s, just before I flower.

 

[jahtrip]

awsome!!!
Have fun repotting..
Peace

 

[Vento]

Right... first off..; i wouldnt say any pot is too big to veg in... its more of a personal thing... most people like to repot maybe 2-3 times max...
By potting in a small party cup or anything about that size will allow the plant to have a very dense root system filling up the small pot or party cup with roots.. if you go straight to big pots your plant will grow larger, and faster but wont create a huge dense root system from the beggining... it will take much more time to fill that big pot up...
Its common knowledge that a plant with a healthy and big root system will always produce more and better quality fruit.. or flower.. or bud .. so trying to create a dense root system is your goal...
What you dont want to do is repot during flowering.. rooots only develope during the 3 first weeks of flowering indoor and maybe a bit longer for outdoors but not much... so try to organise yourself to repot a week before flowering begins.... at the latest a week into flowering.. but you need to consider that going from average size pot to HUge pot without vegging a little longer isnt all that great because its wasting some soil.. and also when you water plants that have not filled the soil mass of roots, that unrooted soil stays damp and could cause root rot or mold...
there ya go.. hope this helps you out a little ... let us know what you decide to do

Love and Light

This is Very Good Logical Sound Advice ... Common sence really ,

People do just root and then go direct to a big pot , But as stated above it has drawbacks , Small pot ... then maybe a 4- 6 inch to encourage roots to seek moisture and build up a dence root system... then you can transplant into a pot as big as you like , Pouring your water in a ring around the edge of the root mass rather than on top of it will force the roots to spread out in search of food and you dont end up with a pot thats soaked for no reason

Everyone does everything diffrent ... but i just apply common sence to it and you cant argue

Hope you find the answers your looking for

V

 

[rocpilefsj]

Also the less times you transplant the better. i personally start out in a party cup for the first couple weeks, then it goes into it's final bigger pot for the rest of the grow. Transplanting and the transition to flowering are the hardest on the plant. Just my 2 cents.

 

[dyzel]

Thank you. I am using an EXTREMELY TINY (250ml) cup to start off all my girls.
It is somewhat see through, being a clear orange container. As I understand, the small pot will get filled with a highly developed root network, which will aid in growth.
When I see roots starting to wrap around the soil inside the cup, I will transplant for the first time.

I have been looking at party cup grows, and from what I have seen, those babies grow fast!

Well, All done here. I think I have all the info regarding my grow so I will bow out now.

A sincere thank you to every one that took the time to help. Sadly there's only so much rep I can toss around. You guys are all awesome! Cheers.