time to re pot?

Hey,

So the ladies are in 3 gallon pots right now and are around 21 inches tall. I plan on switching the lights over within the next week. Should I repot them in to 5 gallons before I switch the lights over?

Heres a pic for you all to enjoy

check the root ball

heres a pic of the root ball. what do ya think?

well the roots do not look bound at the bottom, and they are very nice roots.if it were me i would just leave them in the 3 gal. i used to flower in 5 gal but the roots never seemed to use all the soil so now i use 3 gal and it works out better for me. unless u are gonna veg for another 2 or more weeks i would just leave it inthe 3 gal.

alrighty, sounds like I should just keep them in the three gallons considering Im switching the lights over today.

thanks for the help

how many plants total ?

5, why do you ask?

just wondering, it had me thinking, Would it be better to put 5 plants in a 5 gallon or have the plants in there own bucket? if there was extra space in both 5gallon or individuals , would it matter?

If your switching to flower soon it would be better to pot them now and get it over and done with so you dont have to mess about with them after theyve started flowering and so they get the maximum potential out of the initial period of flowering.

It dosnt hurt, and it dosnt not hurt

but considering you just pulled them out you might aswell of put them in a bigger place, anytimes roots are exposed theres a % thats not uptaking nutrients, you may notice slight stunts of growth when the roots emerge and wrap around the potted soil

And you will notice vigourous growth after repotting

bighomey said:

just wondering, it had me thinking, Would it be better to put 5 plants in a 5 gallon or have the plants in there own bucket? if there was extra space in both 5gallon or individuals , would it matter?

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1 plant per pot no more no less unless the roots are sperated

noxzious said:

If your switching to flower soon it would be better to pot them now and get it over and done with so you dont have to mess about with them after theyve started flowering and so they get the maximum potential out of the initial period of flowering.

It dosnt hurt, and it dosnt not hurt

but considering you just pulled them out you might aswell of put them in a bigger place, anytimes roots are exposed theres a % thats not uptaking nutrients, you may notice slight stunts of growth when the roots emerge and wrap around the potted soil

And you will notice vigourous growth after repotting

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i pull mine out on a regualr basis and they never have any effects from it, if your gentle when u transplant to theri will be no stress on the plant.and roots go to the outside of the pots first becasue thats where their is more air to breath after they hit the walls they fill the inside of the pot and the rest of the soil.
im still sayin stay in the 3 gal, u want a strong root system going into flower wich you have right now. if u put them in 5 gal pots and then flower the roots wont use all the soil and it will take longer to dry out and that can cause probs. the only reason u should transplant to a 5 gal is if you plan on to veg for another 1-2 weeks in them, wich in that time the roots will be on the side of the pot and on the bottom.

I meant when there touching plastic and not soil full of nutrients there not doing anything.

Do you think roots stop growing when you start flowering or something?

they should do fine in what their in foorgivge me if its alrwedy bbeen said

Yeah theyll be fine it will take a while for them to get bound but dont you want to optimise growth?

Im with noxzious on this one. The roots are gonna fill out those extra two gallons in no time giving them a root system thats stronger and able to up take more nutrients (more volume = more roots in contact with nutrient filled soil = healthy fast growing plants ???I could be totally wrong on this one???). Anyways, I repotted into the 5 gallons, I cant wait to see how these ladies turn out.

Also take into consideration how much room you will have with the current light system. If you have a light mover you could easily go to a larger container and get even light distribution throughout. With only 2 or 3 plants this becomes less of an issue as well since they can be easily rotated daily so that all can at least occasionally be put in the "sweet spot." What are the dimensions of your grow area and what is your light set up?

My grow area is currently in a spare bathroom. The plants sit on top of a grate over top of the bathtub for easy drainage. The grate is 2.5 feet by 5 feet, the bathroom is pretty big so I have lots of space to play with. Im using a 400w HPS with a few compact flours helping out the plants which are not in the "sweet spot".

noxzious said:

I meant when there touching plastic and not soil full of nutrients there not doing anything.

Do you think roots stop growing when you start flowering or something?

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no they still are doin what they are supposed to or they wouldn't be theri. and no i know for a fact that they dont stop growing in flower. but they do grow much slower. i was i the same situation as this guy and i thought the more soil the better. so i took my perfeclty fine plant out of its 3 gal pot and put into a 5 gal bucket. then flowered 4 days later. i left some i the 3 gal buckets also. after harvest i took the root ball out and yes it grew into the soil but it wasnt using all the soil in theri so why have it. the plants in the 3 gal pots also did better do to the fact they had a good root structure. id u have alot of space for roots to grow in flower then the plant is gonna focus on growing roots aot more then it would in the 3 gal pot.

also it seems to me that everyones input are from some pretty new members

SGmenace said:

Im with noxzious on this one. The roots are gonna fill out those extra two gallons in no time giving them a root system thats stronger and able to up take more nutrients (more volume = more roots in contact with nutrient filled soil = healthy fast growing plants ???I could be totally wrong on this one???). Anyways, I repotted into the 5 gallons, I cant wait to see how these ladies turn out.

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ya if u veg them longer wich means a bigger plant that the light wont penatrate down to the under neath.
im still sayinto stay in the 3 gal, or mabye put one plant in a 5 gal bucket and leave the rest and at the end u make your own decision on what worked better then post the results to show them on here.

i say yes. you will get more yield and they will love you for the extra room

mcpurple, could you please clarify for me what you exactly mean by "good root structure"? It seems to me that "good root structure" would be allowing your plants roots to grow without limitations ie. a plastic pot. I have already re potted them and I plan on keeping you guys posted on how there doing.

also it seems to me that everyones input are from some pretty new members

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Please don't take this the wrong way because I appreciate your input but I take a bit of offense to this comment especially with myself being a "new member". The other "new members" and I may be new to this forum but for all you know we could be veterans to this hobby. Even the veterans need a bit of re-assurance from there fellow growers.

a good root structure is using almost all the soil in the pot instead of still having to grow into new soil. what u have is a good root structure. and also did you repot then throw straigh into flower or no.

and no offense takin, i wasnt tryi to offend anyone either, and i never said anyone on here was a newb grower just a newb to the site. and i still get reassurance all the time. im just tryinto help. like i said i was inthe same situation and realized i should have not transplanted them into the 5 gal. i hope the 5 gal works geat for you. i still think u should have left at least one in a 3 gal pot just to see what i mean.