bornallah57
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i going to put my plant in a bigger pot
How to Change the Pot? I Don't Want to Pull the Plant Out
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CanadianEh
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You can cut the pot.
Get a razor blade; put only enough to cut just the thickness of the pot plastic no deeper.
Put 4-6 slits all around the pot; it opens like a flower then you can gently move it into the new size.
Alot of different methods to do it; pots are cheap as hell so i cut them plants rarely get stressed from this method.
Get a razor blade; put only enough to cut just the thickness of the pot plastic no deeper.
Put 4-6 slits all around the pot; it opens like a flower then you can gently move it into the new size.
Alot of different methods to do it; pots are cheap as hell so i cut them plants rarely get stressed from this method.
Wolverine97
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Need a little more detail than that bro.
Water the plant, wait a few minutes. Then flip it upside while holding it in place with your hand, keeping the base of the stem between your fingers, and gently with the aid of gravity slide the soil mass out of the old pot and into a new one.
Or you could switch to airpots, they're pretty kick ass on top of being able to simply unwrap them when you want (instead of pulling plants out)
Or you could switch to airpots, they're pretty kick ass on top of being able to simply unwrap them when you want (instead of pulling plants out)
OregonMeds
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If the plant is ready to be repotted you squeeze the pot all around to compress the soil and rootball and turn it upside down and press in the bottom of the pot or shake it out.
It will fall out in your hand and the rootball will hold it all together.
If it isn't one big rootball yet you shouldn't be transplanting it yet.
You should also start reading grow books, or watching videos. You're not going to do very well when you don't even know the simplest things about growing like this, and waiting to ask questions as you think of them is going to bite you in the ass. Get on youtube and see how it's done.
It will fall out in your hand and the rootball will hold it all together.
If it isn't one big rootball yet you shouldn't be transplanting it yet.
You should also start reading grow books, or watching videos. You're not going to do very well when you don't even know the simplest things about growing like this, and waiting to ask questions as you think of them is going to bite you in the ass. Get on youtube and see how it's done.
beartrapgeorge
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Just grab the stalk and give it a good yank
beartrapgeorge
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or Just walk over to your plant and crap on her. This move makes transplanting 10x easier!
WeedFreak78
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jdizzle22 got it right. Water it good,really soak it then let it drain.Place your hand palm down on top of the soil with your forefinger and middle finger on either side of the stem. Flip everything upsidedown and give the bottom of the pot a few good whacks, it should come out as one big root/dirt ball. Have a hose or spraybottle handy and wet down the roots, dont let them dry out or the plants recovery will take longer.Just have whatever your tranplanting into read to go, and get it back into soil as quick as possible, then water it in good again. And like OregonMeds said dont bother repotting unless your pot is full of roots, a little root constriction is a good thing.
chef c
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noob. youve asked some pretty stupid q's too george
Alaskanbud
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It is much easier to transplant when dry. I never water first.
Harrekin
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I think not crumbly dry, but definately not freshly watered...when the soil is the same kind of texture it probably came out of the bag it was in originally to be honest is the best. Compress the sides, then put your hand over the small pot with the stem between your middle and ring finger (keeps any loose soil from falling, I assume your transplanting from a small pot into a big one, right?), turn it upside down and just slip the pot off the soil. It should all stay together, I always gently "loosen up" the rootball before I replant too.
I had a semi rootbound plant that I transplanted a few days before flower without loosening up the root ball. Yields were poor and when I checked the roots after harvest (10ish weeks later) they hadnt spread much into the soil in the new pot very much, this is why I always do this to the rootball, if you do it gently without snapping many roots you wont stress your plant noticebly either.
Hope this helps.
EDIT: When you learn to know how much water your plants need from experience, just start your plants in large pots btw. I generally start seeds in a 10L pot (think about 2.5 gal), you just have to water them daily at first, but quite selectivly.
I had a semi rootbound plant that I transplanted a few days before flower without loosening up the root ball. Yields were poor and when I checked the roots after harvest (10ish weeks later) they hadnt spread much into the soil in the new pot very much, this is why I always do this to the rootball, if you do it gently without snapping many roots you wont stress your plant noticebly either.
Hope this helps.
EDIT: When you learn to know how much water your plants need from experience, just start your plants in large pots btw. I generally start seeds in a 10L pot (think about 2.5 gal), you just have to water them daily at first, but quite selectivly.
BBYY
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I like to water a day before, then pending on how long its been in and how big the pot is. Usually they are small enough where you can palm the soil mass and flip it round so it "falls out". Then you can inspect the roots to even see if it even needs xplanting.
If this is your first time , believe me soon enough your confidence will be higher and you will tug a plant out. Once they are rooted in, its pretty much all in one.
If this is your first time , believe me soon enough your confidence will be higher and you will tug a plant out. Once they are rooted in, its pretty much all in one.
