Porky101
Well-Known Member
transplanting is one of those things. you can do it well, with healthy plants, and every once in a while, you're going to get a pissy one, that doesn't like it. most of the time when i up pot, they might slow down for a day or two, then they're back to growing again. then there'll be that one, that even though you could swear everything went nice and smooth, acts like you tore half the roots off and stepped on the other half...so just do the best you can do, and give em' the time, if they need it.
Hi Roger!
When you transplant, for the first 1 or 2 days while it recovers, do you put it under full light? 500umols?
I have reccently swapped to pure perlite in air pots. I transplanted a fairly root bound plant to a larger pot (half gallon to 1 gallon). It has been under light for a week and it is going lime green, dead spots on lower leaves and drooping. It progressed worse and worse. I believe my light is too much 500umols under T5 cold white bulbs.
Im letting the perlite get very dry, just before the plant droops, to encourage root growth. If I water often my plants droop....It seems I am always over watering in perlite.
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