When Is It Too Late To Transplant Into Ground?

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NoobgrowerLbc

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My plants are all in 5 gallon pots and are hiddin till mid augest. I would like to transplant in the ground to get as much bud as i can get. When is it the latest? I am from southern cali.
 
Depends on how big they are and how careful you can be. You don't want to disturb roots too much. Understand the stress you give them by transplanting could change their sex. If it is absolutely necessary you're going to want to sacrifice all the buckets by cutting them open. If you think they're going to just pop right out you're going to be left with a crushed plant. Not sure the best way to cut the buckets off but it wont be too easy. I'd use a Dremel to carefully free them. Perhaps even preparing a hole first filled with goodies and just cutting the bottom off, maybe the sides could slide up over the top?(I have no idea how big these plants are.). Gently.
 
NoobgrowerLbc said:
My plants are all in 5 gallon pots and are hiddin till mid augest. I would like to transplant in the ground to get as much bud as i can get. When is it the latest? I am from southern cali.
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If you have scouted a decent spot, feel free to transplant in the near future. The Summer Solstice was not too long ago so the days are still quite long, although they get shorter every passing day.

Prep the hole with some compost, and worry the soil around the hole so that root growth will be uninhibited.

Good luck and good growing.

psychedelictripper said:
Depends on how big they are and how careful you can be. You don't want to disturb roots too much. Understand the stress you give them by transplanting could change their sex. If it is absolutely necessary you're going to want to sacrifice all the buckets by cutting them open. If you think they're going to just pop right out you're going to be left with a crushed plant. Not sure the best way to cut the buckets off but it wont be too easy. I'd use a Dremel to carefully free them. Perhaps even preparing a hole first filled with goodies and just cutting the bottom off, maybe the sides could slide up over the top?(I have no idea how big these plants are.). Gently.
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Exactly how can stress CHANGE the sex?

Inordinate stress may trigger already present herman characteristics in a plant, and cause it to become a herman.

But that does not change anything. It only activates characteristics which were there in the first place.

And unless a plant is extremely susceptible to going herman, a simple transplant would not create sufficient stress to induce hermaphroditic characteristics.

So kindly explain how one would go about changing sex?

Go on. Dazzle me.
 
That's what I mean it would grow balls. Maybe a hermaphrodite is still a female to you but most people would try to avoid those kinds of things. That's kind of like saying so what if she had balls, they were small and hard to notice and from a distance or in the dark she looked like a chick. Transplanting a plant out of her very comfy spot could stress it. Extracting a plant from a 5 gallon bucket is not going to be that easy. Maybe have a friend help. However transplanting any plant of age is never that good and that goes for pretty much all plants on this earth. The real question should be is it even necessary to transplant? They might do better in the bucket. The ground doesn't guarantee more production. Now if it's just a little plant I don't think there would be much trouble.
 
psychedelictripper said:
That's what I mean it would grow balls. Maybe a hermaphrodite is still a female to you but most people would try to avoid those kinds of things. That's kind of like saying so what if she had balls, they were small and hard to notice and from a distance or in the dark she looked like a chick. Transplanting a plant out of her very comfy spot could stress it. Extracting a plant from a 5 gallon bucket is not going to be that easy. Maybe have a friend help. However transplanting any plant of age is never that good and that goes for pretty much all plants on this earth. The real question should be is it even necessary to transplant? They might do better in the bucket. The ground doesn't guarantee more production. Now if it's just a little plant I don't think there would be much trouble.
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I've grown thousands of plants over several decades and have never had a stress induced hermaphrodite. I HAVE had genetic hermies, but these occurred regardless of environment. Stress induced hermies occur, but VERY rarely, unless you are dealing with a very unstable strain.

OP: Transplanting ASAP is my advice. Look at page 38 of my 2010 grow log, linked, below. My transplanting methods apply to ALL transplants, including going into the ground.
 
I wish i can transplant now, however i am in a tuff situation, land lrd remodeling and its a week long job, on top of that i have a housing inspection i cant transplant untill it is over so that might be anywere from late july to early aug mid aug at the latest.
 
I have no compost but i have 2 pounds of sea bird guano that i will mix with soil plus use it to make tea and 1 gallon of molasses and 1 Oz beneficial fungi and using earth juice catalyst(it contains kelp in its ingredience so im useing it for trace elements)
 
NoobgrowerLbc said:
I wish i can transplant now, however i am in a tuff situation, land lrd remodeling and its a week long job, on top of that i have a housing inspection i cant transplant untill it is over so that might be anywere from late july to early aug mid aug at the latest.
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The sooner the better. After August 15, it won't be worth the trouble. Feed and water regularly. Don't let your girls wilt. Wilting weakens the plants. You may need to water more than once a day. If you pots are black, be sure they are shaded from the sun, to avoid cooking roots.
 
I just don't like the idea of transplanting anything in general. I did transplant some before and one was a hermie and I really don't know what caused it and maybe no-one does but there will always be a stunting of growth at 1st. It's also probably rootbound if it's been in a container for long. It's going to need a nice new home to spread out and unwind.
 
NoobgrowerLbc said:
I have no compost but i have 2 pounds of sea bird guano that i will mix with soil plus use it to make tea and 1 gallon of molasses and 1 Oz beneficial fungi and using earth juice catalyst(it contains kelp in its ingredience so im useing it for trace elements)
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Surely you can get some cow manure or something and work that in? The looser and aerated the soil the better. If it's clay soil you might want to use some peat moss too. Might have to adjust ph a bit. I mean if you want more you've got to try more. Mulch it afterwards and let the worms be your friend. If you have a lawn and use no herbicides you can make compost out of that. I make compost in 32 gallon trash barrel. I mix peat moss with grass clippings, sometimes add some cow manure. I make sure it's not too wet and well drained as well as turned over daily. Makes nice compost. Peat moss cost me money but if you can find some leave they can act as your brown matter to work with the nitrogen rich grass.
 
psychedelictripper said:
That's what I mean it would grow balls. Maybe a hermaphrodite is still a female to you but most people would try to avoid those kinds of things. That's kind of like saying so what if she had balls, they were small and hard to notice and from a distance or in the dark she looked like a chick. Transplanting a plant out of her very comfy spot could stress it. Extracting a plant from a 5 gallon bucket is not going to be that easy. Maybe have a friend help. However transplanting any plant of age is never that good and that goes for pretty much all plants on this earth. The real question should be is it even necessary to transplant? They might do better in the bucket. The ground doesn't guarantee more production. Now if it's just a little plant I don't think there would be much trouble.
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Perhaps that is what you meant, but that's not what you wrote.

If a plant goes herman, that it was it was in the first place. It does not matter if it started out with male or female characteristics. It was always a herman.

And like veggiegardener, I have never experienced a plant going herman from stress. I read about it, but I've never seen it personally. I have, however, had many plants go herman because they were predetermined genetically to do so.

I still want to know how transplanting stress will CHANGE the sex of a plant. :-P
 
psychedelictripper said:
I just don't like the idea of transplanting anything in general. I did transplant some before and one was a hermie and I really don't know what caused it and maybe no-one does but there will always be a stunting of growth at 1st. It's also probably rootbound if it's been in a container for long. It's going to need a nice new home to spread out and unwind.
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Take a hard look at my transplant tutorial on page 38 of my 2010 grow.

I have NEVER had any "shock" or "stunting", using that method, on any sort of plant, tree, or shrub. It is stress free.

My grandmother showed me the method when I was 8, and transplanting a Coleus "clone" for the first time(in 1958 ).

This method usually causes a growth spurt.

Try it. You'll see what I mean, if done correctly.

It really is stress free, if you are gentle.
 
I have just transplanted two plants in 2 hiddin spots in my back yard, plants been grown since march from seed and its was from a 2 gallon pot. Afgan kush 1 and a half feet and very root bound. What yield can i exspect cooming october with the 2 afgan kush i just transplanted? With heavy tea feeding of guano with molases? I will be transplanting the 5 gallon potted plants late july.
 
Veggiegardener i like your method but it requires things i dont have so what i did was slice the bottom of the pot with a sissor and transplant into ground with the pot. Seems to be the simple stress free cheap way for me
 
never transplant a dry root system, and water the shit out of it after you transplant. I always give a watering with superthrive after transplant and they never wilt or stress. If its root bound i break up the roots at the bottom a bit before transplanting, i believe it helps the roots branch out faster and spurs root growth from a tight rootball. I don't know where you're from, but with all the heat and dry weather lately and for the next week or so, its not the greatest time to transplant. i'd transplant at dusk if anything, so it doesn't have to take the heat right away.
 
lol why does it seem so hard to transplant anything into the ground ????????

its pretty dam simple make a a decent size hole pour like 2 big hand fulls of sheep manure, cow manure , shrimp compost or what ever, fill the hole with water , add some soil above manures.
tip your plant completely over holding the stem inbetween your fingers ( hand open ) stick your finger in the bottom holes and shake it plant root system pops out no problem with container soil carefuly place into your hole add soil and firmly pack it down and re water your done lol

i like to use 10 - 52 - 10 for my transplanting then 3 days later if it didnt rain water them then 4 days later feed triple 19 your plants will strive.
Normally out door i add 10 bags of sheep manure and 10 bags of shrimp compost and rillertiller my grow area then plant ;-)

This year i came in late for planting my 100 bubble gum plants just get er done on fri :lol: thank god they were already 2 feet high plants so guessing 5 - 6 foot final height
 
NoobgrowerLbc said:
I have just transplanted two plants in 2 hiddin spots in my back yard, plants been grown since march from seed and its was from a 2 gallon pot. Afgan kush 1 and a half feet and very root bound. What yield can i exspect cooming october with the 2 afgan kush i just transplanted? With heavy tea feeding of guano with molases? I will be transplanting the 5 gallon potted plants late july.
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Did you put the pot all the way into the ground? In my opinion, a pot is best sunk into the ground about six inches so roots will quickly be drawn to the warm, moist soil, outside the bottom of the pot. If all goes well, using my method(slurry etc) I'd expect a qp each and hope for double that.

I never mess with roots. My slurry method tends to draw new growth from the root ball, very quickly. Water a wide area around each plant to encourage more root growth over a wider area.

By the way, a dry root ball is far easier to handle during transplanting. If slurry is used, roots will very quickly start growing into the looser, moister, richer soil, around the root ball.
 
I burried the whole pot underground dug a big hole mix some soil with sea bird guano like a hand full of pellets than transplant in it and watered it heavily to loosen roots. QP to half P each sounds awsome
 
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