3/4 gallon to 5 gallon transplant?

[Bluephish]

Should I transplant plants from a 3/4 gallon pot to 5 gallon or do a transplant in between?

Thanks!

 

[turbobuzz]

Yes, straight to 5 gallon pot.

 

[jungle666]

Should be ok

 

[Bluephish]

Thanks. I'd prefer to skip the extra transplant. Although, the first went extremely well.

 

[kkt3]

Your plant will thank you for it!!!

 

[z3rgling]

Always go with the largest pot you can fit in your space. Your plant will have a larger root system which will accelerate growth, nutrient uptake, and just give it a better opportunity to reach it's full potential.

 

[hotrodharley]

Always go with the largest pot you can fit in your space. Your plant will have a larger root system which will accelerate growth, nutrient uptake, and just give it a better opportunity to reach it's full potential.

Your growth is faster doing graduated transplants. A slightly larger container each time. But nothing wrong with the way you did it. Just takes longer for good vegetative growth to start again.

 

[Bluephish]

I went from a very small seed starter pot to a 3/4 gallon pot without issues. Was thinking about going to a 2 gallon pot next then to a 5 gallon pot. The roots are already showing in the 3/4 gallon pot after transplanting on the 1st of this month. Gonna transplant tomorrow. Into 2 gallon or 5 gallon(final pot). Gotta make up my mind soon

 

[hotrodharley]

I went from a very small seed starter pot to a 3/4 gallon pot without issues. Was thinking about going to a 2 gallon pot next then to a 5 gallon pot. The roots are already showing in the 3/4 gallon pot after transplanting on the 1st of this month. Gonna transplant tomorrow. Into 2 gallon or 5 gallon(final pot). Gotta make up my mind soon

Your plant will grow bigger faster doing that. Yes it’s a pain but pays off. The roots find boundaries quicker and start adding vertical growth and vegetation more quickly.

 

[z3rgling]

Hrh is right. They can grow faster by doing a gradual pot size increase as long as you don't shock the plant by breaking up the root ball too much. The extra work can be worth it if you want to speed up growth. When you go to a larger pot, the plant makes growing roots to fill the space it's priority. This slows down vegetative growth. When it stops stretching it's roots due to lack of room for more growth, it shifts to above ground growth.

 

[Bluephish]

Your plant will grow bigger faster doing that. Yes it’s a pain but pays off. The roots find boundaries quicker and start adding vertical growth and vegetation more quickly.

I'm gonna give it a shot. Going from 3/4 gallon to just under 2 gallon doesn't seem to give the roots more room to grow down. Just to the sides of the pot.

 

[hotrodharley]

I'm gonna give it a shot. Going from 3/4 gallon to just under 2 gallon doesn't seem to give the roots more room to grow down. Just to the sides of the pot.

I insulted a good grower on here years ago when his big thing was graduated containers. Sounded too easy and baseless. By the time I actually tried it he was off RIU. HT to Big Steve and another apology from me.

 

[Bluephish]

I insulted a good grower on here years ago when his big thing was graduated containers. Sounded too easy and baseless. By the time I actually tried it he was off RIU. HT to Big Steve and another apology from me.

Thanks for the info! I'm in the process of transplanting right now. I'll let ya know how they look in a week. That's probably when I'm going to need to go to a 5 gallon pot.

 

[hotrodharley]

Thanks for the info! I'm in the process of transplanting right now. I'll let ya know how they look in a week. That's probably when I'm going to need to go to a 5 gallon pot.

This same “science” of roots finding boundaries is on perfect display with autos. Those you DO plant in the final container. Otherwise roots find their limits and they start flowering. Usually.

 

[turbobuzz]

Your growth is faster doing graduated transplants. A slightly larger container each time. But nothing wrong with the way you did it. Just takes longer for good vegetative growth to start again.

He's probably right. It is a pain which is why I always go straight to the final pot, but I'm not in any hurry, so it works for me.

 

[hotrodharley]

He's probably right. It is a pain which is why I always go straight to the final pot, but I'm not in any hurry, so it works for me.

Not trying to convince anyone.

 

[turbobuzz]

Not trying to convince anyone.

I have no doubt.

 

[Bluephish]

Best to transplant when the lights go on?

 

[Bluephish]

Waiting for the lights to go back on and having second thoughts. I'm thinking the 2 gallon pot is too small for the effort. I've got the pots setup and ready to go. About an extra inch diameter and maybe an inch at the bottom.