Transplanting from small DWC cab to Buckets (5gal)

[BigGazoo]

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Currently I have a small cabinet DWC with 3in. net pots (hydroton and rockwool) that I use for most of Veg then I transplant into 5 gal bubble buckets. When I transplant I have been leaving them in their 3 in netpots since the roots have already grown through them and placing those in hydroton in the 10 in. netpot. With the base of the plant in a 3 in. netpot am I restricting their size at all? Should I remove the hydroton from the 3 in netpot when i transplant to give them more room to grow or do they simply push the hydroton out of the way as they grow?

 

[mike91sr]

Long time lurker first time poster and I just wanted to take a second and thank all of your for your contributions to this forum. I just harvested my third grow and this forum has helped me more than any other source of information. My most recent and difficult to diagnose problem ended up being a Mag deficiency and I would have never figured that out without you guys. This community has created an incredible resource for growing cannabis and I just wanted to say thank you.

Currently I have a small cabinet DWC with 3in. net pots (hydroton and rockwool) that I use for most of Veg then I transplant into 5 gal bubble buckets. When I transplant I have been leaving them in their 3 in netpots since the roots have already grown through them and placing those in hydroton in the 10 in. netpot. With the base of the plant in a 3 in. netpot am I restricting their size at all? Should I remove the hydroton from the 3 in netpot when i transplant to give them more room to grow or do they simply push the hydroton out of the way as they grow?

Nope, the roots will be fine to grow as is. I put mine into 3" netpots and then put the whole thing straight into 6" net pots when they're ready. The roots will break the smaller netpot if they need to.

Any reason you went with 10in netpots? Seems a bit oversized unless you plan on growing 6'+ trees or run your water level well into the hydroton. IMO just a waste of space since the roots try to grow out of the pebbles and into the solution in dwc anyway.

 

[ThegrowerMOJO]

You don't want to transplant you would cause way to much stress and possibly hurt your production from damaged roots. they will be fine in the pots their in but next time i would start with a slightly larger net pot around 6" is perfect for indoors.if you want you can cut the plastic strips out in the small net pots to allow for larger root growth,just be careful to not snip the roots.

 

[BigGazoo]

Nope, the roots will be fine to grow as is. I put mine into 3" netpots and then put the whole thing straight into 6" net pots when they're ready. The roots will break the smaller netpot if they need to.

Any reason you went with 10in netpots? Seems a bit oversized unless you plan on growing 6'+ trees or run your water level well into the hydroton. IMO just a waste of space since the roots try to grow out of the pebbles and into the solution in dwc anyway.

No Reason, just looked like it fit the 5 gal pots well. Might have to give 6in a go.

 

[BigBuddahCheese]

You don't want to transplant you would cause way to much stress and possibly hurt your production from damaged roots. they will be fine in the pots their in but next time i would start with a slightly larger net pot around 6" is perfect for indoors.if you want you can cut the plastic strips out in the small net pots to allow for larger root growth,just be careful to not snip the roots.

Pfft.. I have transplanted from soil, coco, and others to DWC many times never an issue. Sure things wont go perfect but these plants are tough fighters if you give them the proper nutrients and lighting. I have dropped, broke, torn and other nasty issues I thought they never make it through all became awesome plants because they were well cared for after transplant.

I used to be extra careful, and delicate. I am still to an extent but I don't scream "end of the world" when a root breaks or other things happen to them, as I know from experience they will be OK. Just another erroneous information passed on from generations that I have debunked.

 

[BigGazoo]

Yes, I have gotten pretty comfortable with transplanting. Scared me to death at first but they usually recover within a day or two from any shock. This last transplant I experienced almost no shock, in my short experience some h202 helps.

 

[dtischerd]

Pfft.. I have transplanted from soil, coco, and others to DWC many times never an issue. Sure things wont go perfect but these plants are tough fighters if you give them the proper nutrients and lighting. I have dropped, broke, torn and other nasty issues I thought they never make it through all became awesome plants because they were well cared for after transplant.

I used to be extra careful, and delicate. I am still to an extent but I don't scream "end of the world" when a root breaks or other things happen to them, as I know from experience they will be OK. Just another erroneous information passed on from generations that I have debunked.

i must agree as i grew up on a vegetable farm..yea..yea we didnt use dwc cost effective and all,but we transplanted alot..if their cared for no worries especially if your growing indoors or a greenhouse,and on the farm we used the greenhouse for seedlings..then took them out of the greenhouse when they were of age and hardened them off in the great outdoors.

 

[dbkick]

I just buried two foot long roots in dyna gro roks from dwc to ebb monster, where I had a little wilt directly after transplant a couple floods fixed things right up.