Help with transplanting pots

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whitet3rrycrews

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Alright people I have 6 seedlings in red solo cups at the moment, I have never done this many. So with that being said i do not have enough pots for all of them. I have always used 5 gallon buckets with holes drilled in the bottom for the final pot. I always transitioned out of the red solo cups as seedlings into a 1.5 gallon pot for a little bit then would upgrade to the 5 gallon buckets. I have enough 5 gallon buckets for all 6 plants so thats good, but do i need to put them into the 1.5 gallon pots before moving to the 5? Can i just put them straight from the red solo cups as seedlings right into the 5 gallon buckets? or will that cause some issues? I just didnt want to have to go buy more pots if i really dont need to but if needed i will its only like 20$ just trying to save money if i dont need to spend it.
 
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Rurumo

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You could transfer them directly, but it's VERY easy to overwater small plants in huge pots. If you saturate those pots they'll stay wet forever with a tiny plant in them-this is the main reason people step up pot sizes. Be very careful about watering if you do this.
 
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whitet3rrycrews

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THANK YOU!!! that makes complete sense, ive been debating on using the cloth 5 gallon or 7 gallon bags do you think that could overcome the over watering?
 
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Allbr

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whitet3rrycrews said:
Alright people I have 6 seedlings in red solo cups at the moment, I have never done this many. So with that being said i do not have enough pots for all of them. I have always used 5 gallon buckets with holes drilled in the bottom for the final pot. I always transitioned out of the red solo cups as seedlings into a 1.5 gallon pot for a little bit then would upgrade to the 5 gallon buckets. I have enough 5 gallon buckets for all 6 plants so thats good, but do i need to put them into the 1.5 gallon pots before moving to the 5? Can i just put them straight from the red solo cups as seedlings right into the 5 gallon buckets? or will that cause some issues? I just didnt want to have to go buy more pots if i really dont need to but if needed i will its only like 20$ just trying to save money if i dont need to spend it.
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I always transfer directly from the solo cup to its final home never had any problems. The less transplanting the better.
 
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