Time for Transplant?

I have plants that are 3 1/2 weeks old, around 6 inches tall with a good amount of leaves and seem to be healthy.

recently though, the leaves are turning from dark green to a bit lighter green, today they have been drooping a bit as well. I have them in clear cups so I can see the roots (another cup fits over that to protect the roots from light) and there is a bunch of roots growing, hitting the edge of the cup, and there have been a good amount of roots visible for about the last 1 1/2 weeks. So Im wondering, is the behavior of the plants (along with the presence of a big root system already) telling me its time to transplant or is it indicative of another problem (i.e. light, water, heat, etc.) Thanks for the help.

transplant, flush and give a mild solution.. also if using a cfl make sure the light is right on them little girls

Is there drain holes in cups? this would lead to overwatering and the leaves will droop.
How far is your lights? What kinda kight you got?
Temp/Humidity

good one with the drain holes your right it could also be getting over watered. one of the simple basics that gets everyone in the biginning

lime73 said:

Is there drain holes in cups? this would lead to overwatering and the leaves will droop.
How far is your lights? What kinda kight you got?
Temp/Humidity

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reggaerican said:

good one with the drain holes your right it could also be getting over watered. one of the simple basics that gets everyone in the biginning

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Time for Transplanting into a pot with drainholes!
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they just need a little food and some water sounds like, your plants and their roots are getting bigger now and you'll have to watch it more closely with that especially in them little cups. To be honest i think the time to transplant was about 2 weeks ago. my cups are packed with roots after a week-week and a half and thats when i do. they usually start growing pretty fast after that. .

i have 3 26w CFL's about 3 inches away (recently moved them for growing room). I don't have a temp/humidity measurer. I do have drain holes, but I could probably check to see its draining properly. I recently flushed them out to the point where I saw the water draining so I think its ok.

I wasn't aware that they would be ready by now to transplant, I guess i had bad info on that subject. Thanks guys

FourTwenny said:

i have 3 26w CFL's about 3 inches away (recently moved them for growing room). I don't have a temp/humidity measurer. I do have drain holes, but I could probably check to see its draining properly. I recently flushed them out to the point where I saw the water draining so I think its ok.

I wasn't aware that they would be ready by now to transplant, I guess i had bad info on that subject. Thanks guys

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Temp 75-85
Humidity 60% for Veg

You are welcome...anytime just ask!

Transplant anytime now. Good Luck and Keep em Green!

So today they seem to be a lot better, leaves aren't droopy, leaves are pretty much the same color as they have been. Im just confused as to what was going on, Maybe lack of light to the lower leaves? I didn't do anything different from yesterday to today and they are better..

did you water them?

not for about 3 or 4 days i think, I just transplanted them today and watered them a little with about a cup of water each. should I water more than that?

the lower leaves on a few of them are starting to yellow again (not spotty, just solid from the tip moving in toward the stem). could this be due to lack of light or heat stress or what?

how big of a container did you transplant into? it might have been the start of a nitrogen defeciency. if it doesnt get any worse i wouldnt worry bout it. water till the soil is completely wet, any excess will drain out the bottom anyway, make sure to water along the side of the pots as well, just make sure it drys between waterings and dont go way overboard with it and youll be fine.

My general rule for transplanting is when I see the roots start coming out of the drain holes I give them 3-5 days, then step them up. For me doing it this way ensures that the rootball comes out in one piece. This helps avoid shock when transplanting. The yellowing of leaves can come from a number of different things, most likely a little N def., that is what I would try correcting first. Remember when adding nutes especially to a plant that you are trying to correct a problem or a new seedling, less is better.
Happy Growing and Good Luck