Should I transplant these?

zzzeeebbbrrraaa

zzzeeebbbrrraaa

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First Timer Here,

I’ve got 4 Apple Fritter Photos going in a 4x4, absolutely no idea what I’m doing lol. I’m trying to figure out when I should transplant these. They are in their 3rd week since germinating. What should I be looking for?

I’m planning on going from the current nursery pots to 1 gal bags then to 5 gal bags later on. They are currently in a coir/peat/perlite mix with a little bit of worm castings in there too. I’ve got some soil that’s been cooking a couple weeks that I am going to transplant into. It’s an iteration of the coots mix (crab/kelp/Neem/rock dusts).


Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
 

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m1100

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no wait like 3 or 4 days more
you should be looking from top of plant
when the plant leaf edges are out of the container edges is the moment for transplant
up potting is a nice practice that gets the roots too fill a container so well that it can not be compared to planting directly in to final container

3 transplants is the way

start in solo cups
then 5 liter
then 11 or 18
11 is like more for 9 plants in a 4x4 so go for that 5 gal but sure do a 2 or 3 gal in betweeen

bless
 
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m1100

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also give them a little more light and burry the stem when transplanting
they seem just a little stretchy

light a few inches closer
 
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m1100

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remember with only 4 plants and that space you want to top at 6th node and then lst or scrog
 
zzzeeebbbrrraaa

zzzeeebbbrrraaa

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m1100 said:
also they look like they can begin takin just a lil veg nutes very little like 0.5 ml per liter
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I’m trying to do an organic method with dry amendments but I could get a bottle of nutes to get through until I transplant I suppose. I was hoping I could get through long enough that the transplant into soil would give it the nutrients that it needs.

I didn’t start the seeds in my soil I made because I don’t know if it will burn it up. Maybe next time I’ll mix up a little soil with half the amendments to start in or just start the seeds in a smaller container maybe.
 
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m1100

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well i said just a little.. i think that stage is super your roots are on point but a little rootbound i would like transplant 2 or 3 days sooner
 
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m1100

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zzzeeebbbrrraaa said:
I’m trying to do an organic method with dry amendments but I could get a bottle of nutes to get through until I transplant I suppose. I was hoping I could get through long enough that the transplant into soil would give it the nutrients that it needs.

I didn’t start the seeds in my soil I made because I don’t know if it will burn it up. Maybe next time I’ll mix up a little soil with half the amendments to start in or just start the seeds in a smaller container maybe.
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they need nutes if you do organic dont worry with burning them microbes take their time to start feeding her
 
raggyb

raggyb

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zzzeeebbbrrraaa said:
First Timer Here,

I’ve got 4 Apple Fritter Photos going in a 4x4, absolutely no idea what I’m doing lol. I’m trying to figure out when I should transplant these. They are in their 3rd week since germinating. What should I be looking for?

I’m planning on going from the current nursery pots to 1 gal bags then to 5 gal bags later on. They are currently in a coir/peat/perlite mix with a little bit of worm castings in there too. I’ve got some soil that’s been cooking a couple weeks that I am going to transplant into. It’s an iteration of the coots mix (crab/kelp/Neem/rock dusts).


Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Not saying I'm right or wrong but I've been starting in seed starter mix with no nutes in the small pete squares. Regardless of how long it takes I require 3 nodes established before I uppot to cup size with soil mix. Cotyledons don't count as a node.
 
laddyd

laddyd

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A little tip for next time. Plant in a clear cup and put that into a solo cup. That way you can pull it out and see what the roots look like. When you have a nice root system, make your impression with the solo cup, sprinkle in some mycorrhizal drop it in water it good wham bam done.
 
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DMChiz

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laddyd said:
A little tip for next time. Plant in a clear cup and put that into a solo cup. That way you can pull it out and see what the roots look like. When you have a nice root system, make your impression with the solo cup, sprinkle in some mycorrhizal drop it in water it good wham bam done.
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That’s a great idea. I’ve never done the nesting cups with clear inside the Solo.
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zzzeeebbbrrraaa

zzzeeebbbrrraaa

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raggyb said:
Not saying I'm right or wrong but I've been starting in seed starter mix with no nutes in the small pete squares. Regardless of how long it takes I require 3 nodes established before I uppot to cup size with soil mix. Cotyledons don't count as a node.
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Gotcha, I’ll keep my eye on them and wait a bit longer.
 
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Ganjamann2020

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I was forced to move my tiny sour D seedlings into the bigger pots 3 days ago and it looks like they have slowed down. Will this hurt them or will they pick back up? Only one node starting to rise of from cotyledons.
 
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Fishmon

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zzzeeebbbrrraaa said:
First Timer Here,

I’ve got 4 Apple Fritter Photos going in a 4x4, absolutely no idea what I’m doing lol. I’m trying to figure out when I should transplant these. They are in their 3rd week since germinating. What should I be looking for?

I’m planning on going from the current nursery pots to 1 gal bags then to 5 gal bags later on. They are currently in a coir/peat/perlite mix with a little bit of worm castings in there too. I’ve got some soil that’s been cooking a couple weeks that I am going to transplant into. It’s an iteration of the coots mix (crab/kelp/Neem/rock dusts).


Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Getting close to transplant time. I start in solos and when foliage is out past the cup I check roots. You're probably a couple days out. I usually go from solos to 1 gal nursery pots then final 3-5 gal fabric or airpots for final home. I'd avoid 1 gal bags in the interim I think it would be a bit nightmarish to extricate gently for the next up-pot. As mentioned, sprinkling mycorrhizae on root ball and in hole is good practice. 5 gallon final pot is preferable for more fruit. Many if not most transplant more incrementally but I experience acceptable results without additional transplanting.
 
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Grower1974

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I transplant from starter pots directly to final pot (4-10gal depending). I've experimented doing multiple transplants to final pots, and there was zero difference.
 
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