When to transplant and add nutes?

Hi! I have a few questions that have been on my mind lately. One of them is, my babies are about 4 inches tall going on their 4th tier and theyre in 1 gallon buckets and I am using happy frog soil. I plan on giving them nutes real soon but would it be logical to transfer them into new 3 gallon buckets with fresh happy frog soil then add nutes for the first time or to start using nutes while theyre still in the 1 gallon buckets? I have the stress related nutes like route 66, thrive alive B-1 green and sugar daddy to help with the stress of transplanting. Should i feed the babies these nutes before or after transplanting? And the directions say to spray the foilage with the mixture of the one gallon of water and 4 teaspoons of thrive alive B-1 green. Is it safe to spray the plants and if so should i use a full strength or half strength? (pertaining to the thrive alive) And when i make the mixture of the sugar daddy and the route 66 it says to mix 2 teaspoons of each per gallon of water during the transplanting stage, should i use a half strength of 1 teaspoon of sugar daddy and route 66 or just go with the 2 teaspoons of each?

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I made the mistake of transplanting and nuting at the same time. Got a mild minor case of nute burn once the plants hit the new soil in combo with the feed. If they look like they need food either nute now and wait a bit to transplant or just transplant and water. If they aren't rootbound now then a weak nute may help. Just don't feed and throw them into fresh hot soil at the same time without caution.

ULMResearch said:

I made the mistake of transplanting and nuting at the same time. Got a mild minor case of nute burn once the plants hit the new soil in combo with the feed. If they look like they need food either nute now and wait a bit to transplant or just transplant and water. If they aren't rootbound now then a weak nute may help. Just don't feed and throw them into fresh hot soil at the same time without caution.

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Agree...transplant then wait and feed. The new soil probably has some nutes in it - so best to wait. I don't think foliar feeding is not a great idea indoors since it encourages mold - I did it religiously for my first few grows - but not now - no difference. I would consider a 1/2 strength dose of Thrive Alive post transplant...but it's not a must have.

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ok cool thanks! It says to mix 4 teaspoons per gallon of water of the thrive alive B-1 green. So if i just use two teaspoons of the thrive alive B-1 green, would it work if i just feed it through the soil or should i stick to spraying the leaves?

yea almost all potting soils have some kind of nutes in them, so yea, run some water through your soil @least once or twice then hit em with ur nutes. good luck.