Humanrob
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I used to love to experiment, autos make that more difficult. For instance, if I had three photo clones, transplanting one at 3 weeks, one at 4 and one at 5 weeks, I could get some idea of how letting the roots fill out more before up-potting them might either hurt or help. With autos I start from seeds, and for instance in this run I have two Double Grapes, one is about 2 feet tall right now, the other is around 3.5 feet tall -- with all things being equal -- so there is no starting point for comparisons when the phenotypes are so diverse before you even add variables.Hey my phone broke the day before I transplanted and I used that for my camera, I will have to use someone else's phone and get some photos taken of them they are taking off in the 5 gallon buckets. Their roots literally filled the entire container they where in when I moved them over which would be the containers they are in above in those pictures, and started to wrap around the bottom. It was a very solid root ball very healthy plants no dirt even fell off it the soil was all kept together with roots. Sorry i could not take a picture but soon I will update them and what they look like when I get a hold of a camera. I transplanted all my tomato plants into 5 gallons to Ill show everyone those to when i get a camera cause it looks legit first time I did a mass container grow outdoors I am experimenting in 5 gallon buckets. I have quite the garden filling out!
It sounds like you waited longer than I would have to transplant, but the plants looked good so it seems to have worked out for you.