Tons of sprouts in large pot.

[HoundsNTrout]

So, don't ask why but, I didn't want to individually plant the remaining sprouts so they all just came out of the soil in a 12" diam. 2G pot a BUNCH of them. Not ideal, but at what stage/age can I sort of safely pluck individuals out and put into induvial cups? I'm thinking maybe fist two sets of full leaves? ALl sprouts are probably 1/2 to 1" apart in the pot more or less. These are 'extra' I did not think would 'pop'. I'm SURE someone out there has done this. I want to get them before they are all entangled yet soon enough that most may make it and not too stunted or whatever from the transplant . GOilng into paper cups then after I sex them into 1G pots then outside. Oh, and that's another question; at what age should I force into flowering just enough to sex them? I know, probably not advised but I don't want to wait til they are much older. Thanks.

 

[T.H.Cammo]

I would say don't wait any longer (they are probably already tangled up). Cut them apart as you would a pan of Brownies. A plant can lose some roots and still survive and even recuperate!

 

[Beeswings]

So, don't ask why but, I didn't want to individually plant the remaining sprouts so they all just came out of the soil in a 12" diam. 2G pot a BUNCH of them. Not ideal, but at what stage/age can I sort of safely pluck individuals out and put into induvial cups? I'm thinking maybe fist two sets of full leaves? ALl sprouts are probably 1/2 to 1" apart in the pot more or less. These are 'extra' I did not think would 'pop'. I'm SURE someone out there has done this. I want to get them before they are all entangled yet soon enough that most may make it and not too stunted or whatever from the transplant . GOilng into paper cups then after I sex them into 1G pots then outside. Oh, and that's another question; at what age should I force into flowering just enough to sex them? I know, probably not advised but I don't want to wait til they are much older. Thanks.

Predicting a thread this fall about hermies...

 

[HoundsNTrout]

Predicting a thread this fall about hermies...

So, just let ( for example ) 40 plants go and sex pre-flower? Or you are suggesting just putting them outside in itself will turn many Hermie?

 

[Richard Drysift]

First I would just try to thin them out; snip the ones that are too close together to pull apart and then do the brownie cut thing as TH is suggesting. Toss all the dead baby plant stems in a compost bin or recycling soil. Poor little bastards; they never had a chance….

 

[Beeswings]

So, just let ( for example ) 40 plants go and sex pre-flower? Or you are suggesting just putting them outside in itself will turn many Hermie?

Oh, and that's another question; at what age should I force into flowering just enough to sex them? I know, probably not advised but I don't want to wait til they are much older.

You'll have herms if you do this.

 

[go go kid]

they did a test where they found out that you get males at one end and females at the other if sewn too close together