transplanting...??? hmm

Butthead08

Butthead08

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hello riu,

can anyone answer a few questions for us???

1. how wet or dry should the plant be when the plant is to be transplanted?

2. is it best to do the transplant when the light first comes on or is about to go off? since you need to give a good watering after the transplant wouldn't it be a bad idea to leave them in the dark???

thanks!
 
madhatta

madhatta

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im not 100% sure but i did a transplant about a month ago n it didnt take. it was still a small plant but it didnt take and i did it during the day
 
Phenom420

Phenom420

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I transplant when dry and right before lights on.
Ill mist the top of the soil and the seedling a bit but wait a day or 2 to really water so the roots go down into the soil looking for water.

Works like a charm every time.
 
JustDave

JustDave

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Phenom420 said:
I transplant when dry and right before lights on.
Ill mist the top of the soil and the seedling a bit but wait a day or 2 to really water so the roots go down into the soil looking for water.

Works like a charm every time.
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Right to me.:peace:
 
canefan

canefan

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Butthead08 said:
hello riu,

can anyone answer a few questions for us???

1. how wet or dry should the plant be when the plant is to be transplanted?

2. is it best to do the transplant when the light first comes on or is about to go off? since you need to give a good watering after the transplant wouldn't it be a bad idea to leave them in the dark???

thanks!
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My two cents since you asked. I transplant on the day I am scheduled to water the baby. Doing it at this time allows the plant to slide out of the container easier and for the dirt to slide out in on piece with the roots. I then place it ontop of the new dirt in the new container and fill in gently around the sides so as not the injury the roots that are exposed. Gently tap the bottom of the container to help the dirt settle. I water immediately with a drop of superthrive in a gallon of water and about 1 teaspoon of molasses in the water. I like to use the molasses from the start of the grow to the finish for the bulk it adds to the roots. I also mist the plants the first couple of days while she gets settled into her new home.
I hope that this helps, it is just a method I use and I realize that there are many other ways that people also use with good results.
Happy Growing.
 

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SunnyDaze

SunnyDaze

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Maybe I am just a mean mom, but I don't worry about all of it. I prefer not to do it wet, because it is messy. However, I just take the plant when I have the time and squeeze the base of the container so it doesnt stick to the sides and turn it upside down, remove the container and plop mary right into a half full container, fill in the rest, water liberally and stick back into the grow box.

TADA

I have done this a few times and my plants have never suffered because of it. I have not lost a single plant.

In the end...they are weeds and you are a farmer.

It isn't brain surgery.
 
Brick Top

Brick Top

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For future reference .. when you repot follow the following steps.
　
Select the pot size you will be transplanting into. (I suggest growing in nothing smaller than 5-gallon pots and I normally use 7-gallon pots and I start out my plants in them and never repot.)
　
Allow the soil in the pot your plant is in to dry out and slightly pull away from the sides of the pot.
　
(The following applies if you are right handed. If not reverse the hand position/use instructions)
　
Partially fill your new larger pot with quality soil so when you insert your plant into the new pot and fill in around the rootball the top of the soil will be at the correct level.
　
Pick up your old pot with your left hand.
　
Place your right hand on top of the soil with the main stem between your first and second fingers.
　
Gently tap the edge of the pot on a countertop or a workbench or something similar. The entire rootball should slide out in one piece, possibly with a slight amount of soil loss, but no damage to or loss of roots unless the plant was so root-bound that the roots had grown through the drain holes. If that is the case clip them first.
　
Your plant and rootball are then securely held in your right hand. Inspect the rootball and if it is tightly packed/twisted/root-bound slightly score/cut the edges of the rootball and also slightly score/cut the bottom of the rootball.

If you do not score/cut the root-ball that the roots will want to continue to follow their circling pattern and their growth progression both down and to the sides into the fresh deeper soil will be much slower. Each cut root will push out new roots and they will go both out and down into the new soil.
　
Place the plant into the new pot.
　
If the surface level of the old rootball is to low or two high remove some soil or add additional soil.
　
Next fill in around the edges between the rootball and the sides of the larger pot.
　
Water thoroughly to cause the soil to settle without compressing it too much by packing it down by hand. If needed add additional soil and water again.
　
Normally plants will undergo very little to no shock when transplanted in this manner but it would not be an injudicious thing to do to use a product like SuperThrive or something with the same general properties because they will reduce plant stress helping them to overcome it quicker and easier.

　
　

 
nellyatcha

nellyatcha

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Butthead08 said:
hello riu,

can anyone answer a few questions for us???

1. how wet or dry should the plant be when the plant is to be transplanted?

2. is it best to do the transplant when the light first comes on or is about to go off? since you need to give a good watering after the transplant wouldn't it be a bad idea to leave them in the dark???

thanks!
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wet, and b4 the light come son or when the light first comes on and your good to go .
 
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