Smart pot transplant root growth

outlaw clone transplanted from 1 quart plastic starter in coco full of roots. Moved into 2 gallon fabric pot with coco. This is the second time doing this to observe the pattern that the plants choose to re-root into the new coco. The middle part of the root structure did little to nothing as far as sending out new roots. The top and bottom rooted aggressively. I dissected these pots carefully using a scalpel and good forceps. When I transplanted I made a mold with the qt container, removed the rootball undisturbed and placed it as is without ruffling the ball. I'm now waiting on another outlaw to finish. This one is a 1 gal smart pot moved into a 3 gallon as is. I'm betting the roots will grow through the fabric into the new coco and out to the edge of the new pot.

The roots grow right through like ghosts walk through walls. We have potted 1qt fabric pots directly into 20gal fabric pots without skipping a beat. You will want to bury the smaller pot so the soil line is even. You can place it right on top and the roots will grow through, but then you have to be careful not to knock it over before the roots are well established. And another thing... the smaller pot will dry out faster than the larger pot so keep an eye on that if you place it above the soil line.

Cheers!

Eagle-ize said:

The roots grow right through like ghosts walk through walls. We have potted 1qt fabric pots directly into 20gal fabric pots without skipping a beat. You will want to bury the smaller pot so the soil line is even. You can place it right on top and the roots will grow through, but then you have to be careful not to knock it over before the roots are well established. And another thing... the smaller pot will dry out faster than the larger pot so keep an eye on that if you place it above the soil line.

Cheers!

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Hey thanks a bunch. I would bet a harvest that it would work. They soar in 1 gal fabric pots getting flooded every day. I made sure to scrub the outside free of residue. And it has not missed a beat. I transferred it 5 weeks into flower when I couldn't flood it every day. I like growing in small containers. Good to know about the smaller pot drying faster. Here's a Mekong high I finished in a qt container of coco just to see if I could. This went 9 weeks in flower