To pot or not to pot?

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Dollypond

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Hi I'm new to this forum. And I'd love some help and advice.
I grow indoors under spider farmer 7000.
I'm changing from sea of green to one main grow. I'm also changing from soil to coco so I know exactly when to feed.
My question is about repotting. I usually go up in 3 stages. But I'm wondering if I can cut out the medium 5l pot and go straight and put a 3-4 week seedling into a 11ltr pot. Does this impede growth?
 
bigunyun

bigunyun

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I transplant my seedlings from Solo cups into their final 7-gal cloth pot and they stay there for the whole grow. Never transplant. Works just fine if you don't overwater early... now I only have 7-gal pots and Solo cups, nothing else. And you might want to stick with soil, it's a lot more forgiving than coco, IMHO
 
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Dollypond

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bigunyun said:
I transplant my seedlings from Solo cups into their final 7-gal cloth pot and they stay there for the whole grow. Never transplant. Works just fine if you don't overwater early... now I only have 7-gal pots and Solo cups, nothing else. And you might want to stick with soil, it's a lot more forgiving than coco, IMHO
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Thanks mate. That saves a whole heap of work lol. Main reason for the coco is I'm fed up with nutrient burn. At least with coco you know you have to feed at each watering. Building up strength i believe as you go.
 
curious2garden

curious2garden

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Dollypond said:
Thanks mate. That saves a whole heap of work lol. Main reason for the coco is I'm fed up with nutrient burn. At least with coco you know you have to feed at each watering. Building up strength i believe as you go.
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I start in Jiffy Pellets, move immediately to pint pots and they finish up in 2 gallon pots. I grow in 50/50 coco/perlite. You're in hydro with coco so the size of the pot doesn't matter as much. The smaller the pot the more frequently you'll have to water within reason. Blumats are something to check out.

I started in Hydro. I killed everything in soil. So to each their own, vive la difference. Good luck with your grow.
 
Wake_n_bake73

Wake_n_bake73

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I start in 3L transplant once into 10L I am just about to finish my first coco grow always grew in soil but tbh I love growing in coco I used 70/30 coco/perlite good luck with your grow
 
bigunyun

bigunyun

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Dollypond said:
Thanks mate. That saves a whole heap of work lol. Main reason for the coco is I'm fed up with nutrient burn. At least with coco you know you have to feed at each watering. Building up strength i believe as you go.
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I grow in soil and keep my nutes around 600 ppm and feed with every watering. Works great. Rarely go over 800 ppm.
 
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Dollypond

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Yeah they look lush!! I'm really looking forward to this new grow. I'm just finishing the last lot of SoG then I'm all in. My new lights are doing really well, you so do get what you pay for. And I'm confident I'll have enough help on hand. I've driven my poor mate to distraction with all my questions!!!
 
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