ATTN soil growers, transplant questions! rockwool to 3 gallon pots...

[solarguy]

when doing a 1 time transplant from a rockwool cube (clone) into a 3 gallon bucket with soil, how much water should i use for the first few waterings?

something tells me i should not give it a gallon of water like usual and only water a little bit around the stem, no need to water where the roots are not.....

please help i have never started in a big bucket like this before...

 

[Purplekrunchie]

Well, roots develop better in more dry soil, they grow in to find water, but you do want to balance that out some imo. I like to keep them fairly hydrated during the transplant, than let it dry up a bit for root development, soon going to a regular water schedule, but it varies with the conditions, if it's real warm and non humid water will dry up faster.

 

[solarguy]

word thanks alot man, i just dont know if its a better idea to pour water everywhere?

 

[michelangelo9109]

yeah do not poor water just at the base of the stem because you want the roots to stretch out and not get all knotted up in one ball... i like to water in a circle around the plant a little farther out each time until its big and healthy enough to just dump tons of water

 

[solarguy]

yeah do not poor water just at the base of the stem because you want the roots to stretch out and not get all knotted up in one ball... i like to water in a circle around the plant a little farther out each time until its big and healthy enough to just dump tons of water

perfect, thats what i did....

thanks guys!