Can i upsize pot 5 days into flower?

Just wondering if I Can I upsize pot 5 days into flower? Will it be a good idea?

Some people carefully cut the bottom and sides of the container and place it inside or on top of another container if they are transplanting and want to reduce chances of shocking the plant. After only 5 days, a careful, but normal transplant, could work too.

If you do it right, it will be a good idea. If you do it wrong it will be a bad idea.

it's not the best idea ever, but it can be done, better to do it now than to strangle the plant all the way through flower

I don’t mean to take this over but I was wondering the same thing... I normally let a plant veg for around 6 weeks after a bit of lst and topping then flip to 12. I’m normally doing this in 3 gallon pots... seems to do Ok..

However this time I decided to mainline the plants which I didn’t realize would be a much longer veg period... something has me thinking I’ve out grown my 3 gallon pots .. I flipped them on the 13... they are now from soil to top 23-27 inches tall.. this is with all the parallel stretching and bending... I figure they are at least 3’ tall.

Seems like I’m watering twice as much...
I’m 16 days from flip.. I began to see flowers at day 8... I was messing around with the pots and pushed them from the bottom, damn near felt like they where ready to come out the pots perfectly... almost like they had formed a coil...seemed just perfect to transplant...
I’m thinking about putting them in something bigger.

@Hempire828 i always check if I'm filling the pot with roots by sticking my finger in the dirt. When it feels rubbery or ''bouncy'' it means it's pretty much all roots, when your finger goes right in like normal soil then I think you're good still.


Thanks for the help guys

I transplanted late one year as I ran out of money and larger pots one summer. Had a few plants root bound with leaves. It was right before flower though. In bigger pots they improved in days. As the other poster said, he can be done.

It's easy too. Let the pot try out a bit, the soil will contract and should slide right out of the pot when upside down.

I'm assuming your in less than 5 gallon pots right now which is the problem.

jbcCT said:

I transplanted late one year as I ran out of money and larger pots one summer. Had a few plants root bound with leaves. It was right before flower though. In bigger pots they improved in days. As the other poster said, he can be done.

It's easy too. Let the pot try out a bit, the soil will contract and should slide right out of the pot when upside down.

I'm assuming your in less than 5 gallon pots right now which is the problem.

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Yes sir, I’m in 3 gallons.. feels like they’ve out grown them.. I think I’m root bound or near it..

jbcCT said:

I transplanted late one year as I ran out of money and larger pots one summer. Had a few plants root bound with leaves. It was right before flower though. In bigger pots they improved in days. As the other poster said, he can be done.

It's easy too. Let the pot try out a bit, the soil will contract and should slide right out of the pot when upside down.

I'm assuming your in less than 5 gallon pots right now which is the problem.

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yeep, 5gallon Thanks my guy!

HighNRG said:

Just wondering if I Can I upsize pot 5 days into flower? Will it be a good idea?

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yes you can and if your carful trans planting it will not even wilt and it will grow bigger.
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do it you have nothing to loose but lots of buds to gain.

Transplant now. The stress of your plant being root bound in the 3 gallon planters will be worse then the stress of a transplant. And it’s good practice for transplanting!!

kkt3 said:

Transplant now. The stress of your plant being root bound in the 3 gallon planters will be worse then the stress of a transplant. And it’s good practice for transplanting!!

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I transplanted a couple plants last year that we’re root bound in 5 g buckets to 20 g planters. The girls loved it and showed their appreciation!!