Time to repot??

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Slurpy

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First off i'm a noob, this is my 2nd grow. 1st ended up with 1 hermie, 1 decent but with seeds and 1 great plant. I still have a lot to learn!!
So right now i am at day 10 after seeds have popped from soil. I"m not sure what the root structure is like underneath but I don't want to stunt any growth because I would prefer a somewhat short veg time (4-6weeks).

Here are the pics

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ignore the third sprout in the back of the first pic, she is a week behind so I won't be repotting her yet.

Also I know you can just plant those pots directly into soil, but I heard its not great to do so i was really just going to cut the pots down the side in order to still create the shape of the dirt.

any help is great :)


oh ya i forgot to mention. I will be repotting these guys in a 1 gallon pot for vegging with a mix for 10% worm castings, 45% perlite and 45% b'cuzz soil. For flower I will be using the same mix but 3 gallon pots.
 
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gobbly

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I actually tested out peat pots directly planted in soil. The roots certainly broke through, but it took them a little while, and compared to the control, they slowed growth for about a week. You could tell it had trouble getting through in some spots because there were only 3-4 spots they broke through, but the roots coming out of those spots were 4 times the size of anything else, and broke into 12-20+ strands the second they got out of the peat pot.

Anyway, after they broke through the plants did quite well, and other than being a week behind the controls they were quite healthy.

You can pretty much re-pot whenever you want, but just from the size, I suspect you can stay in those pots for a bit longer. If they are like the ones I used to test they have a hole in the bottom, when roots start to poke out of that hole is a good time to re-pot.
 
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Slurpy

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gobbly said:
I actually tested out peat pots directly planted in soil. The roots certainly broke through, but it took them a little while, and compared to the control, they slowed growth for about a week. You could tell it had trouble getting through in some spots because there were only 3-4 spots they broke through, but the roots coming out of those spots were 4 times the size of anything else, and broke into 12-20+ strands the second they got out of the peat pot.

Anyway, after they broke through the plants did quite well, and other than being a week behind the controls they were quite healthy.

You can pretty much re-pot whenever you want, but just from the size, I suspect you can stay in those pots for a bit longer. If they are like the ones I used to test they have a hole in the bottom, when roots start to poke out of that hole is a good time to re-pot.
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ohh ok ya that was my worry that the roots my have a harder time than say with soil. Mine seems like it should have holes (or i was suppost to poke them out) but they are covered with the same material. I'll give it a few more days and keep watching for roots. thanks!
 
hillbillybobb

hillbillybobb

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another week or so i would say. waiting for roots in the drain holes is usually what i do as well so you know there is a strong rootbase and you avoid problems. if i were you i would remove at least the bottom of the pot when transplanting. if you wet those pots down very well they will peel apart very easy and you should be able tear the bottom off without any problems disturbing the rootball. another thing i would consider is skipping the 1 gal pot for veg and go right for the 3 gal. by doing this you eliminate any chance of shock by only transplanting one time.
 
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Slurpy

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hillbillybobb said:
another week or so i would say. waiting for roots in the drain holes is usually what i do as well so you know there is a strong rootbase and you avoid problems. if i were you i would remove at least the bottom of the pot when transplanting. if you wet those pots down very well they will peel apart very easy and you should be able tear the bottom off without any problems disturbing the rootball. another thing i would consider is skipping the 1 gal pot for veg and go right for the 3 gal. by doing this you eliminate any chance of shock by only transplanting one time.
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That's a good idea about the bottom. I was thinking of just using one pot but others advised against it. I should re-check that issue! Heh
 
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