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I use the watering frequency to time my transplants.
When they need water every 2-3 days I transplant up.
You can pick the plant up out of the pot by their main stem. You know you have a good root ball when it holds the pots shape as you pull it out.
XD after i read this i tried to pick the biggest one up by the stem. plant came right out of the soil just the plant. guess they need more time? soil is pretty dry as well should be watering it today or tomorrow at least. so in this case let them go more in the 2gals?
Wow sorry about that.
I didn’t think to write it but I also didn’t think you would just yank her out of there.
Have to press around the pot to loosen the dirt and roots. Then press up the bottom of the pot to break it free.
Some advice everyone should follow. Take advice here with a grain of salt. Then research and learn for yourself.
Did you re plant it? If you are careful she will just keep growing.
I have pulled small plants too early and all the dirt fell away from the roots. Still just place it in the new pot and carefully backfill.
Also the plant is usually 2/3 bigger than the pot when I transplant.
Here is a plant going up from a 1 gallon to a 3 gallon pot.
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Wanted to see if it would lift up the edges are loose. It's okay it's not as bad as it soundsWhy would you do that? Lol. Here’s a tip for next time. Squeeze the pot around the bottom and sides so the dirt pulls away from them slightly before yanking on the main stalk. That way it’ll pull out without yanking your plants out of the soil. I do this to check on the root system from time to time. Best to do it when it’s dry so it doesn’t weigh much.
If you punch some holes in those plastic pots, they will act as air pots and stop most of the root circling..actually flowered a male in one to get pollen.Wow! That is some roots there!!!
It’s another example of different styles both working well for their individual grow situation.
I like to water every three days at peak flower. So I learned to transplant when they were needing water at or sooner than 3 days.
Also I learned from my plants that they grow the fastest at the level of roots I’m showing and will push out a new set of leaves right after they are watered in to the new pot with fresh soil mix. From the relatively long dry cycle in the beginning the seedling cup and the 1 gallon are densely packed with roots and mostly out of nutrients. I don’t like to fertilize in veg. Just new soil for nutrients. About 2-3 weeks each step under flouresent t-5’s.
Did this one tonight.
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I will let them grow for about 5 days to a week and then into the flower room.
Final mature flowering plant will average 24”-30” tall and 2-3 feet wide. I can’t go bigger than that with my low ceilings.
Sorry for the long post. Being on here lately really has me thinking about my grow. I had problems for a while and have returned everything to the way I did it when I had the best results. Which is really from my first two grow books and modified as I found out stuff. Lol.
It’s appreciated guys. Love seeing everyone’s setups and results here. :)
This is the circling? I usually get this in the plastic with no holes in sides. Is it better to not have them circle aroundIf you punch some holes in those plastic pots, they will act as air pots and stop most of the root circling..actually flowered a male in one to get pollen.
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A little is good..too much and the plant becomes rootbound which is NOT good.This is the circling? I usually get this in the plastic with no holes in sides. Is it better to not have them circle around
If you punch some holes in those plastic pots, they will act as air pots and stop most of the root circling..actually flowered a male in one to get pollen.
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The root circling is not stopped as in a cloth pot, but it is slowed down dramatically..I started using them to be able to keep my vegging plants in smaller containers before the go to flower..I need space..Works!Neat. I have seen growers reccomend that before.
I don’t think it would stop the root circling. The pot is completely dense with roots once they start circling the outside it’s time to uppot. I don’t want the soil to dry out faster. The dry cycle is what creates a fuller root ball. The roots search out through the drier soil for moisture and nutrients a few days or more between waterings as they develop.
Yeah I got some (4) 2 weeks in flower I think are about bound in 4 gal bags of coco. Feeds twice a day Even though supposedly small pots good with coco. It looks as if they are drying up top. Keeping em watered right is a pain. I’m trying a scrogThe root circling is not stopped as in a cloth pot, but it is slowed down dramatically..I started using them to be able to keep my vegging plants in smaller containers before the go to flower..I need space..Works!
Plants on the left WERE in those little pots..on the right those 2 are still in the small pots..When I up pot..they go ballistic, as they do when they leave the Solo cup..Yep..Watering is much more often, but that's ok with me (retired)
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The root circling is not stopped as in a cloth pot, but it is slowed down dramatically..I started using them to be able to keep my vegging plants in smaller containers before the go to flower..I need space..Works!
Plants on the left WERE in those little pots..on the right those 2 are still in the small pots..When I up pot..they go ballistic, as they do when they leave the Solo cup..Yep..Watering is much more often, but that's ok with me (retired)
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Yeah I’m eating nutes up. 3 x as much as previous grows. Cause they want feed water only they get light colored quick. Looking kinda dry like i can’t get enough moisture to em. Not the pots the actual plants look dry.The idea behind potting up is to make the tap root spiral it's current pot and cast off herring bone roots. Then the same with the next pot until it reaches it's biggest final pot. This creates a bigger plant with more roots and an ability for more uptake of nuits, as apposed to a plant left to make it's own way, and produce one tap root with only a few herring bone roots and not as much of a canopy.
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