repotting help please!

hey guys, I would really like to transplant into bigger pots but im so scared of damaging the root systems, is there an easy way to get them out without doing damage?


thanks in advance

let the soil dry out and turn it over upside down wit the main stem at the base of the dirt inbetween ur fingers let gravity do the rest ...then just place in ur new medium.. whatever that may be......lets just say soil then cover it up completely and water....ur gunna have to touch it dont be scared bud plants are beasts they can handle alot of stress some strains alot more then others...peace

ah thanks so much i was just worrying about possibly having to dig, i have to restrain myself from touching the plants cause they my babies haha

no doubt glad i could. help ...good luck bro!

A good tip to repotting is before removing them from the pots, use the pot as a form to create the exact shape and size hole in the soil of the new pot.
In other words fill the new pot half up with your new soil and sit the old pot on top, then put soil round the outside of the old pot and firm it in.
Then when you remove the old pot with a little twisting, you are left with a hole which is exactly the same shape and size as the old pot.

Do as Mr Sunshine says with the pot upside down and if it doesn't come out easily you can give it a gentle shake up and down.

awe that is a handy hint shot man!

Baxters said:

A good tip to repotting is before removing them from the pots, use the pot as a form to create the exact shape and size hole in the soil of the new pot.In other words fill the new pot half up with your new soil and sit the old pot on top, then put soil round the outside of the old pot and firm it in.Then when you remove the old pot with a little twisting, you are left with a hole which is exactly the same shape and size as the old pot.Do as Mr Sunshine says with the pot upside down and if it doesn't come out easily you can give it a gentle shake up and down.

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I don't do that & I found that the soil caves in anyway. I just fill the new pot up a little to create a bed of soil, sit the plant into the new pot, surround it with soil, and water it lightly.Honestly... Watching experienced people on YouTube has helped me out a lot... Do a YouTube search for transplanting plants to get a visual tutorial on how people do it... It's really easy.

doniboy said:

I don't do that & I found that the soil caves in anyway. I just fill the new pot up a little to create a bed of soil, sit the plant into the new pot, surround it with soil, and water it lightly.Honestly... Watching experienced people on YouTube has helped me out a lot... Do a YouTube search for transplanting plants to get a visual tutorial on how people do it... It's really easy.

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It usually caves in if you just pull the pot out without twisting, but if you twist you pot as you pull it out you will find it stays put.To be honest I don't employ this method either however some people do find to be a helpful tip as it gives a good indication of how much soil is required round the out side of the pot, and allows for adjustments to be easily made so that you don’t end up running out of soil for the last pot if your working with a limited supply of soil.I’m sure youtube has many great videos on how to grow, and it is a good place for new growers to start. I have been growing since 1985 and I am happy with the way I do things, maybe sometime I may try my hand at hydroponics and I will probably be watching some videos when the time comes, but for the moment soil is good enough for me.

ok, successful repotting they were seriously root bound. I just have 1 more question, do you guys think i need more light? 4 plants under a 400wMH? I was thinking of maybe needing another 400w cause i still have about another third of the cupboard floor plus its about 2.5m high.

yes more light is always better. 400w doesnt go that far. as for handling the plants you gotta man handle those bitches. just keep the roots moist all the time. dont let it dry out. confidence will come with experience.

i find a good way to do it is get a big enough pot where you can fit the whole plant(still in its littler pot) in the bigger pot, then you put your soil and
watever, surrounding your little pot forming the perfect whole for the transplant, then you remoove the plant and the pot and tip the pot over trying to keep the soil the plant is in completely intact, and then place it in the whole youve created. and you should be good.

Baxters said:

A good tip to repotting is before removing them from the pots, use the pot as a form to create the exact shape and size hole in the soil of the new pot.
In other words fill the new pot half up with your new soil and sit the old pot on top, then put soil round the outside of the old pot and firm it in.
Then when you remove the old pot with a little twisting, you are left with a hole which is exactly the same shape and size as the old pot.

Do as Mr Sunshine says with the pot upside down and if it doesn't come out easily you can give it a gentle shake up and down.

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lol sorry i didnt notice someone had already said my tip lol what baxter said

what kind of light do you guys think I should get? i could get another 400wMH or i could get a HPS to add, which will benefit flowering, what you guys think?

Squeeze the sides of the pots to loosen
the roots of the pots and you should be able to gently pull
up the plants by the stalk so no need
to turn them upside down to get them out
of the pots.
Or squeeze the sides and turn upside
down and the plants should fall out by
themselves. If not, then shake a bit upside down to
loosen from the pots.

Why not get a digital ballast that will run both types of bulbs?

cause in south africa such things are expensive :/ if I got another 400wMH could i run both on the one ballast and igniter?