Re-pot my Pot or not? 2 weeks into flower

na not worth the stress to the plants, the roots are almost done growing at this stage

gogsyc said:

na not worth the stress to the plants, the roots are almost done growing at this stage

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Thank you smiley tele-fraud guy

they have enough soil even if they would still throw roots for 2-3 weeks from now.

Thanks for all your help. I presumed that the roots grew constantly throughout flower, so worried another few weeks would cause root-bound issues.

Like the vertical grow Fonz, not seen or even heard of this done before

^MissPhoebe is right but I'll tell you this as well. It won't make a whole heck of a lot of difference compared to if you had re-potted when they were still really young. But while the roots are still active, the more dirt, the more nutrients, the more breathing room, the more BUD!

NnthStTrls said:

^MissPhoebe is right but I'll tell you this as well. It won't make a whole heck of a lot of difference compared to if you had re-potted when they were still really young. But while the roots are still active, the more dirt, the more nutrients, the more breathing room, the more BUD!

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I did repot young, only 4 weeks ago, 2 weeks veg to adjust to soil and topping then, 2 weeks flower. So only 11 weeks in these pots when I chop em down. Does that sound about right? I can't believe that they could have used up all the soil space in just 4 weeks?

Also who's the super hero guy in the pic? Just reminded me of a child hood cartoon "The Tick"

Also this is the first time that I have topped, used a tent instead of a home made cupboard, and really happy with what i'm seeing. My first 5 harvests varied greatly as I learnt, but does it look like i'm on a better track?

Thanks

Hettyman said:

Thanks for all your help. I presumed that the roots grew constantly throughout flower, so worried another few weeks would cause root-bound issues.

Like the vertical grow Fonz, not seen or even heard of this done before

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Thanks, but its an awful grow. I had much much much better grows since.
This was a nice one: https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/300247-yay-another-grow-coco-perlite.html (from 2 years ago)
I quit documenting my grows for security issues.
I now run a 3-strains SOG under a 600W in a tent with controlled environment (temp, humidity, CO2) and its looking like my best grow so far - just following the basics. (6.5 pots, fill the space, 2 large fans, coco\perlite mix with chem nutes fed by drippers, 3 week veg - what you usually see in books except for the 3 strains thing which I hope to remove from my next grow)

Hettyman said:

I did repot young, only 4 weeks ago, 2 weeks veg to adjust to soil and topping then, 2 weeks flower. So only 11 weeks in these pots when I chop em down. Does that sound about right? I can't believe that they could have used up all the soil space in just 4 weeks?

Also who's the super hero guy in the pic? Just reminded me of a child hood cartoon "The Tick"

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THE TICK was awesome! Such a good show. My avatar is Space Ghost from the old days. In the early days of Cartoon Network he was on late all the time. Look up Space Ghost: Coast to Coast. Hilarious stuff.

As far as repotting young, I germ/sprout in 3 inch pots and then, as soon as I see the taproot coming out of the bottom of those, they go into 8 gallon pots buried up to the first node. When I transplant I make sure to do so as high up as possible in the new pot so that the roots have as much room as they can to grow and spread. This grow I'm using fabric shopping bags as a sort of poor man's smart pot and they seem to be working like a charm. The plants are loving it up.

As far as being on the right track.....

Your plants look happy and healthy. I would recommend getting some actual mylar to line your grow space though, and it WILL make a difference. That and some bigger pots and you'll be more than happy. And as long as you have some smoke and some more experience in the end, you will be anyways. Keep it up.

Airpots/smart pots would prevent this in the future if you underestimate or just a much bigger pot.