My planting tip for 16oz cups.

needhelp said:

out-fucking-standing.....

seriously....out fucking standing..

i use to get root lock until i realized... spraying is the way to go... it spreads out the viens everywhere and it doesn't overwater the plant... lets the roots grow nice and slowly towards the bottom of the container... when i use to pour water, the roots use to rush to the bottom of the container, which would make me freak out and rush to transfer... but now with those pics you have, i think i'm taking the right approach now...

out-fucking-standing... rep motherfuckers

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Thank I bet you gave me the cool rep, Thanks now I have 84 I don't know what I get with them but they are cool.

RandyRocket said:

Thank someone that is one hell of a cool +rep from post #37

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Ya had it comin, brah!

All three are 28 to 30 days old. I put the best one in the 6" pot a few days ago.

and now it's about the same all 3 are 13"+ tall




some root shoots. (click to make big)

These are from a 12/12 from seed grow I'm doing.

here are two links https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/151253-12-12-seed-harvest-1-a.html & https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/152124-can-i-grow-pound-dope.html

The 1 gallon pot is easyer to maintain.

The cups I could grow 4 in the space of the pot.

Gawd Damn, Brah! Those stalks look good and healthy. So, ya arent gonna leave 'em in the cups?

needhelp said:

out-fucking-standing.....

seriously....out fucking standing..

i use to get root lock until i realized... spraying is the way to go... it spreads out the viens everywhere and it doesn't overwater the plant... lets the roots grow nice and slowly towards the bottom of the container... when i use to pour water, the roots use to rush to the bottom of the container, which would make me freak out and rush to transfer... but now with those pics you have, i think i'm taking the right approach now...

out-fucking-standing... rep motherfuckers

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So are you saying that you just mist all of the water onto the soil instead of pouring it?

Thats a brilliant idea for stopping root lock. I might have to try that.

Where in the hell am I? said:

Gawd Damn, Brah! Those stalks look good and healthy. So, ya arent gonna leave 'em in the cups?

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Some have to stay in cup due to room space



4 little ones fit were 1 big will,

these are only a day or two apart. All are 13"+

This is the 12/12 grow I'm doing https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/151253-12-12-seed-harvest-1-a.html

The one in 6" pot is 16" tall
The one in cup is 14.5" tall


Some roots and

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27 point, thanks.

Great job man. I have just had to transplant because of roots being bound in 16 oz cups. I have only one other grow under my belt and used 8" pots from seed to 12" then 3 gallon grow bags to flower. I put Hindu Kush seeds in the cups and watered them by pouring, the plants got only about 2" tall and look sickly. I took them out of the cups and they all had roots bunched up on the bottoms. spraying is the way to go then. How exactly do you spray to water them? A good lesson is what a lot of us could use. Keep it up.

I found this pic on here. (Link at bottom)


I found it here https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/16260-16oz-cup-flower-veg-amazing.html

I think this is the answer. https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/103008-64-oz-cups.html

I transplanted a few more today. None needed it, this just makes like easyer.



This is all the plant still in cups. around 32 days +/- 2 days.

Some root shots. (Oh their nickers are down)





With the next one look how much room is still left



The transplants 6 total.



The others



and The Flower Chamber.

Just 1 gal pots, right?

Where in the hell am I? said:

Just 1 gal pots, right?

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6 went into 6" (1 gallon) pots
2 in 64 oz cup
7 still in 16 oz cups

As of now 14 of 15 are female with one late unknown hold out. I've had zero males on this grow. (Just luck). So unless I get more 64 oz cups the only change I may do is if the last one is male I will put the best left female in a 6" pot. If it's female I'll just transplant to bigger cups as I get them.

It's about 1 and a 1/2 hours to lights on start of 5 weeks. This grow should be over in 3 to 5 weeks.

What? You are purposefully growing @ least 14 males?

Where in the hell am I? said:

What? You are purposefully growing @ least 14 males?

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No I have 14 females, did i type it backward?

Thanks, MrsRocket is pissed and I'm not asking her to edit anything right now, In fact I'm hiding upstairs.

RandyRocket said:

No I have 14 females, did i type it backward?

Thanks, MrsRocket is pissed and I'm not asking her to edit anything right now, In fact I'm hiding upstairs.

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Thats just terrible! Thank Dog, ya had me worried there, brah!

Where in the hell am I? said:

Thats just terrible! Thank Dog, ya had me worried there, brah!

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I have dislexia (spelled wrong) so without an editor some of my stuff is hard to follow. Then throw on the fact I smoke a lot of dope.

roots are fine just at 2x per day water.

Jobo said:

So are you saying that you just mist all of the water onto the soil instead of pouring it?

Thats a brilliant idea for stopping root lock. I might have to try that.

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sorry for taking so long to respond... but yeah...mist is good... just squeeze the trigger like 5 or 6 times every 12 hours but depending on the size of the plant... the bigger it is the more squirts you have to give every 12 hours... like a seedling in its 1st week would need 5 squirts but a plant thats like 3-4 weeks old with 3 nodes and more in a 16 oz cup or a container thats a little bit larger would get 40 squirts every 12 hours.. so on and so on... but you would have to experiment... because this is what works for me...

... you'll notice by the time you have to spray the soil again, the soil is dry.... the temp in the box is in the low 80's, so this helps.... by pouring water you have to wait days for the soil to completely dry and the water doesn't evenly water the soil, plus causing difficulties of knowing when to water and causing fears of overwatering... i'm not sure, but it seems like it cause the roots to rush to the bottom of the container which in turn, causes you to transfer early... when you spray, the soil will have an evenly moist layer and not damp in certain sections... i started spraying and i thought i was going about it all wrong.. but this thread and his pics are making me happy...

and also whats crazy... i thought all of the soil had to be wet for roots to grow... but you'll notice by spraying.. the water stays on top, not reaching the bottom, but the roots are still growing downwards regardless...