I have my plant in a 3 gallon pot one I got from home depot...I think my marijuana plant is starting to outgrow it because the canopy is well over the sides. Its in soil and the pot has holes in the bottom...I was wondering could just get a bigger pot, ,fill it with soil and then just place this 3 gal pot in that one? Would this still work and let the plant grow bigger?
Transplant question...
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tommyo3000
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How many feet tall is this plant?
tommyo3000
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A 3 gallon pot can grow a huge plant, so you probably aren't running out of space in there.
BudNoobie
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I had a 3 gallon pot from lowes. My girl was getting much too big for it. Went out to my local hydro shop and got a 7 gallon pot to transplant her to. Did my research on how to transplant. Stalk was big enough so I tried the "grab the stalk and pull the whole plant out" technique. Whole plant wasn't coming out with a couple easy going test pulls. Said to myself "Wtf, so I blow a couple bucks and learn my leason on using too small of a pot". Took my razor knife (box cutter) and scored each side of the pot. Be careful! Well, after scoring each side a couple times carefully I just pulled the pot apart and picked up the whole root ball. Placed it in the new pot and easily broke the root ball up a bit (wasnt really that root bound) and everything worked out good.
BTW, at Lowes/Home Depot pots are way more expensive than going to your local hydro shop for your bacis nursery pots. I think i payed like 6 or 7 bucks for a 3 gallon pot at Lowes (black with a rolled rim). When I finally found that I have a hydro shop like 10 minutes from my house I upgraded to the 7 gallon pots for like $2.50 each. Think 15 gallons were about the same price as like the 5 gallon pots from the other guys. Search around and you wont feel bad about wasting a few bucks when you can find bigger for cheaper.
Good luck with your grow my friend and happy harvesting.
BTW, at Lowes/Home Depot pots are way more expensive than going to your local hydro shop for your bacis nursery pots. I think i payed like 6 or 7 bucks for a 3 gallon pot at Lowes (black with a rolled rim). When I finally found that I have a hydro shop like 10 minutes from my house I upgraded to the 7 gallon pots for like $2.50 each. Think 15 gallons were about the same price as like the 5 gallon pots from the other guys. Search around and you wont feel bad about wasting a few bucks when you can find bigger for cheaper.
Good luck with your grow my friend and happy harvesting.
tommyo3000
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I highly doubt a three week old 7" tall plant, albeit bushy, would have used up the root space in a 3 gallon pot.
Are there roots coming out of the bottom of the container?
Does it dry out every day?
Are there roots coming out of the bottom of the container?
Does it dry out every day?
espoker19
Active Member
The rule of thumb for soil is 1 gallon for each foot of plant height. I like to use 1.5 gallons/ foot as an extra precaution. U don't wanna be in week 7 of flower and have your ladies get rootbound. The plants will usually grow 1/3 larger than the diameter/ width of their container, if they are not crowded.
Ya the roots are just sticking out from the bottom I think I'm ging to transplant today....but no one answered the question if I could just place this 3 gal pot n like a 5 gal bucket and fill soil in around it? Wuld it work the same way as a normal transplant ? Help please roots are rot bound need to transplant quick
tommyo3000
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Ok,
You are exhibiting much anxiety over this. Let's just think clearly for a minute about your situation. My opinion will come later. You think that your plant is rootbound. In other words, you think your "roots stifled or inhibited from normal growth, by the confines of a container."
www.stealthgrow.com/glossary.htm
If you really think your plant is rootbound, then putting a rootboud container into another container is not going to help. A few roots would poke out of the bottom of the original container and try to poke around the new one as much as they could. This would be a waste of your time and effort.
I personally don't think you are rootbound.
I bet that you prepare your 5 gallon pot, flip over this 3 gallon one to get the container off, and the medium crumbles as you try to stick it all in the new pot. That is, unless you are really rootbound. In that case, the root mass will hold your medium together very well. I doubt that a plant with a main stalk smaller than a pencil will have have used a 3 gallon container enough to even hold a root ball together after three weeks.
Anywho, let us know what happens and take pics.
You are exhibiting much anxiety over this. Let's just think clearly for a minute about your situation. My opinion will come later. You think that your plant is rootbound. In other words, you think your "roots stifled or inhibited from normal growth, by the confines of a container."
www.stealthgrow.com/glossary.htm
If you really think your plant is rootbound, then putting a rootboud container into another container is not going to help. A few roots would poke out of the bottom of the original container and try to poke around the new one as much as they could. This would be a waste of your time and effort.
I personally don't think you are rootbound.
I bet that you prepare your 5 gallon pot, flip over this 3 gallon one to get the container off, and the medium crumbles as you try to stick it all in the new pot. That is, unless you are really rootbound. In that case, the root mass will hold your medium together very well. I doubt that a plant with a main stalk smaller than a pencil will have have used a 3 gallon container enough to even hold a root ball together after three weeks.
Anywho, let us know what happens and take pics.
well theres some pics the one with the cfl is a few days old and the new one is under a 400 w hps 24 hour lighting...it may not be rootbound idk really im a rookie i guess ill wait to go all the way through and hopefully it doesnt idk or ill wait til it does get rootbound
tommyo3000
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You won't be rootbound in there for a few weeks.
What he said. In three weeks, you will have about 1/2 to 1 gallon worth of roots.
buddha webb
New Member
Hi,
7 inch plant in 3 gallon bucket,rootbound?How long you leave it in cloner??
Keep feeding her half fertz,and she will be great stuff,consider re potting in about a month or so.
I re pot 6-10 inch clones into 3 gallon pots,easy.buddha.
7 inch plant in 3 gallon bucket,rootbound?How long you leave it in cloner??
Keep feeding her half fertz,and she will be great stuff,consider re potting in about a month or so.
I re pot 6-10 inch clones into 3 gallon pots,easy.buddha.
buddha webb
New Member
I allow clones to grow out in 3 gallon pots,mothers 5 or 7 depending on strain.Buddha webb.
Sunbiz1
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Back-up the truck here. I just did the same transplant a month ago, from 3-7 gal 2 weeks prior to flowering. Pulling by the stalk is a quick means to root damage. Plants can tolerate a lot of abuse, when root bound it is recommended to cut the swirl of bottom root twice. When transplanting large containers, do it when dry and simply tip the whole thing on its' side. Then slide out the root ball, it's easier w/2 people...have one grab the old container so you can use both hands for the plant.
dannyboy602
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Leave in the three gal.....trust me I wouldn't stear you wrong.