damn man this post made me realize i had one that showed last week and was saving it for the police station and the other night while buzzed i chopped it cuz i needed the dirt it was in
damn damn damn
Why transplant instead of starting in the end grow container?
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damn damn damn
with advance in this science no telling how we will be growing in 10-20 yrs hopefully legal everywhere also
lovemug
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Ive never killed a plant from transplanting, when i started growing years ago i used to use the same container from start to finish but as time wore on i learned that i had almost absolute control over my plants the less space the roots had. Right before my final transplant i water ever day or other day and in doing this i can control exactly what nutrients i put into them as thet get ready to hit my flowering room.
Also having such control over your plants like this they remains very healthy and when they do get transplanted they will not skip a beat just go right into growing new roots to fill soil. I go from 5x5 containers into 5 gallon rose buckets and by the time i am done flowering they are in the same boat, needing to be watered every day or other day. Sometimes if i start to get to root bound i will put my veg plants into 1 gallon pots and ill continue to use those untill they are about 3 weeks into flowering than transplant into final containers, and always end with the same results. Final container filled with roots needing water every other day.
Also having such control over your plants like this they remains very healthy and when they do get transplanted they will not skip a beat just go right into growing new roots to fill soil. I go from 5x5 containers into 5 gallon rose buckets and by the time i am done flowering they are in the same boat, needing to be watered every day or other day. Sometimes if i start to get to root bound i will put my veg plants into 1 gallon pots and ill continue to use those untill they are about 3 weeks into flowering than transplant into final containers, and always end with the same results. Final container filled with roots needing water every other day.
drolove
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i usually put plant with its pot in the new larger pot and fill it full of soil around it and water good. once it drains good i pull the small pot out with the plant in it still, flip it upside down with the main stem between my fingers and tap the pot off. after that i put my pot shaped root ball into the pot shaped hole in the larger container. fits perfect like a puzzle piece and never disturbs the plant. absolutely no shock and it goes on living like nothing ever happened.
worse thing to ever happen to me while transplanting was getting dirt and perlite stuck in my sticky buds :/ but hey a little dirt never hurt....not sure about perlite though
worse thing to ever happen to me while transplanting was getting dirt and perlite stuck in my sticky buds :/ but hey a little dirt never hurt....not sure about perlite though
crazyhazey
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it sounds ridiculous but we'll probably be running LEDs eventually, the price will plummet and a bunch of companies in china will make them cheap. but its gonna be legal very soon, might take the red states a little longer but itll happen.
thats a good way to do it alsoi usually put plant with its pot in the new larger pot and fill it full of soil around it and water good. once it drains good i pull the small pot out with the plant in it still, flip it upside down with the main stem between my fingers and tap the pot off. after that i put my pot shaped root ball into the pot shaped hole in the larger container. fits perfect like a puzzle piece and never disturbs the plant. absolutely no shock and it goes on living like nothing ever happened.
worse thing to ever happen to me while transplanting was getting dirt and perlite stuck in my sticky buds :/ but hey a little dirt never hurt....not sure about perlite though
we knew lol
crazyhazey
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haha what if they make outdoor hydro systems though? id switch, those yields are sweet.
they already using plasma lighting and induction lighting but cost alot by then prices will come down
good thing about hydro self watering
dk420
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anyone correct me if im wrong, but ive read that since FF is high on nutes it sometimes burns their seedings in just a solo cup, so would it be 3x worse if going straight into a 3 gallon(?)...also read that it takes longer for the 3gal bucket (or 5) to dry and since you have a seedling in their it will not get enough of the water since the roots arent as developed, hence why SOME ppl would prefer to go from small to big pots. Again anyone correct me if i am wrong.
i heard it is hot to
thats why i mix my own soil
pelt1
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I used to transplant often. But since I usually plant only fem seeds, and have my schedule pretty much down to a science, I prefer to plant directly into my final grow space. I've found that if I let my seedling get root-bound in the dixie cup, I just don't have the same type of growth I normally would have if that plant were allowed to grow out in it's final grow space from seed. so for me, I much prefer to just plant my seed in the final grow spot, and let the roots develop fully into that space for the total veg and flower.
i have never used it know people that do and they never had a problem and seen others post saying it burned but i wonder how many of those actual burned it themself and blaming the FF
I used the biodegradable pots for starting seedlings, just place the cup size pot with the growing seedling into the final pot. That way you don't have to worry about upsetting the soil around the root area. But I'm a newbie, and I'm learning too. Got one White Widow growing under 2 UFO LED lights in a 4' x4' room. A lot of fun except for keeping it warm due to basement being underground. But progressing nicely. Just google the biodegradable growing pots and you will find them. They were 10 cents each at my neighborhood Hardware Store.
ANC
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Most water runs off between the soil and the side of the pot, thus haveing a small pot with the roots just touching the sides a bit gives the plant optimum access to it. But if roots start crossing each other by twisting around the sides, they choke each other... so we pot up....
In my experience potting up to larger size brings faster growth than plonking a seed in the middle of a 30gal... At the end of the day though the plant is limited by the container's size.
In my experience potting up to larger size brings faster growth than plonking a seed in the middle of a 30gal... At the end of the day though the plant is limited by the container's size.