Can I simply place the smaller pot inside of the larger pot and have the roots grow through or do I need to remove the root ball and transplant? Last time when I transplanted the roots were hard to separate from the sides and I had to break a lot. It didn't seem to shock the plant but I don't want to take any unnecessary chances.
Upsizing to larger fabric pot
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Tito#1
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my plants always like it when I tear up the roots before transplant not a whole lot I do run my knife down the side of the root ball
vostok
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I've did the same with my Roses last year
I don't like them Roses ...got sharp points!
I don't like many of them shitty flexi bags...
used carpet is far batter
if I was dead dead lazy yes I'd do that
I'd be doing that in years to come
So will Dr. Who.. Richard Drysift..and many old hands here ...lol
From my worn out back ..growing weed all my life UGH!
I'd be tempted to stab it several times with old army knife
just to be sure the roots don't pinch and heed the flow
good luck
GreenHighlander
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I def recommend getting it out of the smaller pot first. I find it best to very thoroughly wet the soil and pot. I then turn it upside down and slowly start pulling along the bottom seam of the pot. I continue to pull along the sides until the roots come out. Then transplant. You do not need to cut roots or anything transplanting from a fabric pot as it has been air pruned most of its life. The only place you will have roots grow is through the bottom if it is laying on a solid surface. IE floor, outdoor ground.
I also only use fabric pots as my final pot.
Cheers
I also only use fabric pots as my final pot.
Cheers
CaptainSnap
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Fabric pots are great to grow in for all the benefits of not having to worry about over watering, oxygen to the roots, larger root mass but the transplanting from them has always been an issue until the past few years. Many companies offer transplantable fabric pots….I use EZSwap Pots!! Never destroy a rootball or your lower back again!
Sour Wreck
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could find those, have a link? i just ordered some cheap plastic nursery 1 gallon pots cuz i am tired of tearing up root balls.
BobBitchen
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I'v " boated " fabric pots in the past, works fine
Sour Wreck
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nice, guess i should have figured since the fabric pots are basically air pruners.
CaptainSnap
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Boating fabric pots will decrease the usability of the pot as the roots pushing through will make it tough to clean at the end of flower. Also next time using those fabric pots it will be tough to water if you water from the top.
SourWreck is it cool if I pm you on those fabric pots?
SourWreck is it cool if I pm you on those fabric pots?
Sour Wreck
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sure
Roger A. Shrubber
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you can do this, i've done it, but i also got bigger pots so i wouldnn't have to do it again. when i was using fabric pots, i'd start off in nursery pots and transplant into the final pot, so i wouldn't have to transplant again
Roger A. Shrubber
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i'm cheap, hate to destroy a pot just to repot
Indacouch
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I go from solo to 5gal smart. Then I make 4 or 5 slices down the side of my 5gal and burry it in the 100gal smart.
Indacouch
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Lol.....I actually use the ones I slice with no issue Roger.....But I also get the 5s for less than 2$ a piece.
Let's just say bulk prices
Roger A. Shrubber
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wish i had room to run 100 gallon pots, 6 of my ten gallon hempy totes fill my space pretty full when they flower out
Sour Wreck
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That’s what I am doing from now on
xtsho
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That's the way I do it.