when to transfer plants from cup to bucket

my plant is 3in from stem to leafs when do you know to take them out of the solo cup to a 5gal bucket? this is my first grow and i'm growing in my closet i will post pics when i get my camera working. if you need to know more just ask. oh and i watered the plant on the 1st i pick the cup up and see if it's light then i water it but i havn't watered it sense the 1st.

They'll do fine in a solo cup for the first 3 weeks or so. I move mine out of a solo cup after the leaf span is wider than the cup.

btw, I, personally, go from solo cups to 1 gal to 3 gal. You don't have to, but a 5 gal container will take forever to dry out with that small plant and you could get root rot or some dumb shit.

listen to billie bob...............

You wouldn't get root rot unless you overwatered,

You could easily go from a solo cup to a 5 gallon, I went from a 4in black pot, which is about the size of a solo cup, To a 10 gallon rubbermaid tub and i've had no issues. Water very very good when you transplant her and lift it to see how much it weights, then keep checking every other day or daily and when its light, water.

I'll admit im a fairly new grower but in my 4 years of growing and 2 working at a nursery i've never heard of getting root rot from anything but the roots literally sitting in stale water. Could be wrong, Anyways watch your watering and you'll be fine. Just my .02 Happy growing, Good luck, Stay high!

EDIT: Also i'd wait atleast 2-3 weeks before transplanting it, The stronger the roots are the less likely soil will break off while transplanting and cause major shock.

Hilltop112 said:

You wouldn't get root rot unless you overwatered,

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I just tend to think it's easier to water correctly in appropriately sized containers. Root rot is out there, and it will fuck up your plant.

Root rot is out there

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haha, true.

here is a pic of my little girl thank god for webcam lol my camera is broke

Do I see algae on top of the soil? That's not good. Do you have good air movement? Make sure you're letting it dry out before watering again.

no it's not green on top i had very poor lighting

Oh, it looks green to me. It's got awhile yet before you'll need to transplant, probably about 2 weeks.

billybob420 said:

They'll do fine in a solo cup for the first 3 weeks or so. I move mine out of a solo cup after the leaf span is wider than the cup.

btw, I, personally, go from solo cups to 1 gal to 3 gal. You don't have to, but a 5 gal container will take forever to dry out with that small plant and you could get root rot or some dumb shit.

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that works out good for me

I go by 4-6 inches, then put in one gallon

kool now do i put some root stimulator when i transplant her

nope, just cut the cup down the side with scissors, then carefully scoop it out into the new pot.

a good rule of thumb is when the leaves become as wide as the cup transplant. if you need help transplanting i can do a thread with pics and such. just hmu

FresnoFarmer said:

a good rule of thumb is when the leaves become as wide as the cup transplant. if you need help transplanting i can do a thread with pics and such. just hmu

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hey i’m actually in the process of trying to figure out how to transplant properly , i got 2 girls in solo cups , the leaves are definitely about width of the cup , but i’m going to get 1 gal pots because i only have 3 & 5 gallon right now . is there any help you could give. i know this thread is years old i jus realized