Transplanting

[subcool]

Our clones and new seeds are always placed into one gallon nursery pots without any Super Soil or added nutrients. Use only a well-balanced potting soil that won’t burn your baby plants. They will only stay in these smaller pots for a few weeks while the roots get established and you shape and top them. It’s very important not to procrastinate when it is time to transplant out of these smaller containers. If you get lazy and let your small plants sit around in their starter containers, it will slow the transition process after transplanting.

I have seen first hand the huge difference when I gave some clones to another cardholder. The day I transplanted, I had four extra clones that I passed to him. Instead of transplanting right away, he waited until they were root bound and looking poor. I was able to harvest 30 days before he did and the quality and quantity difference was hard to believe. My method is not for the lazy or procrastinating type; the more on top of each technique you become the better each harvest will become as well.

 

[subcool]

When I am ready to transplant into the final pots, I use #10 nursery pots that will hold a full seven gallons of liquid. Seven may not sound much bigger than five but let me tell you these slanted #10 pots hold a bunch of soil! Make sure to lift properly (using your legs and not your back) when moving one that’s just been watered.
I fill each pot about ½ - 2/3 full with the Super Soil. I then fill the rest with plain potting soil. This buffers the roots and gives the plants time to get used to the hot soil I use. When I say "Hot Soil" I am speaking of the high amount of nutrients in Super Soil. Only Cannabis could come close to adapting to this nutreint heat whcih is somewhere in the neihborhood of 3000-4000 ppm.

Strains that have heavy nutrient requirements get more Super Soil and short, slow Indicas that require less food get less concentrate. Remember, it’s better to underfeed and have your plants fade a bit too early than to overfeed and burn your plants. Plants grown in this organic soil that fade early produce amazingly potent, smooth, and tasty buds and the loss of yield is small. Some strains can grow fast and have very heavy nutrient requirements. For these plants, top dressing halfway through the flowering phase can be beneficial. We will discuss this more later in the book.

After the first step, layer some plain commercial potting soil on top of the concentrate, about 2" worth. Use your hand or a small trowel to lightly mix the two layers. This allows the plant to be buffered as it hits the hot soil on bottom. Make sure the roots do not directly touch Super Soil. Use your hand to mix the plain potting soil around with the Super Soil. Then fill the container with plain potting soil, leaving a small hole in the center.

It’s important to water the plants well before transplanting. This helps prevent shock; a nice damp root ball will make a happy plant.

 

[SupaM]

Sub,
From what I've read and seen, you have a gift with this plant brotha.
Glad I ran across an article about "Super Soil" one day. Soon as this
summer heat lets up, I'm gonna give it a go. It's been bakin'(literally)
all summer. I hope to run that TGA gear in someday.
Thanks.
Supa

 

[lucus86]

so in some pots do u grow 2 plants? how big can they get?

 

[Rtoke]

you are a genius !!!!

 

[Cali chronic]

so are you getting more then 4 zips dried and manicured to the gland? cause I am running some 5's and 15's and do not see much difference/ I did see a lot of difference with my stuff in the green house as opposed to outside in the blistering sun... I mean I got 2 outta 4 clones in 5's and 15's and the ones out in the sun direct are drying on the vine (no lie) Bannana OG one spear dry.---g 13 done this week the only slow mover is the sour Diesel 2nd go at that strain and it should yield a premium if you like it as the girls are lankee and slow growing (for me)---not going to grow those again (but it is spicy) Best luck Purple k and Banana OG and Platinum Kush (which really looks like a white widow till she is in the dying phase and goes purple pistil. I jsut torched Blu Dream and am Nute shy---I would like to see some of your flowers at about 12 weeks.

 

[subcool]

Actually I am getting 6-8 on my larger yielding strains and 4-6 on my smaller ones.
Just allow more veg time in the larger pots and also allow enough room we run 4 plants per light and with a 6 average your talking 24 and thats plenty for 4 patients

Sub

 

[Jamexican]

Nice Sub I'm subbed +much REP my Brotha. Gonna do a Hydro Soil setup with a 600w nutrients getting a lil annoying!

 

[venom21]

hey sub after you transplant do you water lightly for the next watering? i know you said u water the night before u transplant but what about after you finish transplanting?

 

[subcool]

Yes I will make sure all the soil is at least mosit, at this age they don't use much water so frequency is more like 5-6 days untill they establish some roots

 

[Rtoke]

yo sub nice work.

i like that t-shirt it looks like a seed u know !! - or is that what is suppose to be ?

Um do indicas eat more that sativas ? and would a 15L ( 3 gallon ) pot be enough for a 4 foot 50/50 indica/sativa

cheers
peace

 

[Life Goes On]

Sub,

Good and important imformation as always. Thanks for taking the time to post all the information that you have. I am very appreciative knowing that you didn't have to do this yet you still do to help people become more efficient and effective in the way that they grow and to better the end product.

 

[rollin in grass]

I dont get it you said you water before you transplant but wouldnt that make the soil crumble out of the pot while youre trying to get it out the pot? As compared to taking the plant out dry so it would prevent the soil from falling out the pot wet and moist.

 

[Life Goes On]

I dont get it you said you water before you transplant but wouldnt that make the soil crumble out of the pot while youre trying to get it out the pot? As compared to taking the plant out dry so it would prevent the soil from falling out the pot wet and moist.

He doesn't literally mean water right before transplanting. He's just saying make sure the soil is moist not dried out. You could water the day prior to transplant. That's what I do.

 

[Waiakeauka]

Aloha Subcool,

Do you actually use the 10 gallon pots? I know that you said that you use the #10 pot that will hold 7 gallons of water, and the 7 gallon pots are only the same size as a 5 gallon bucket so I think that you use the 10 gallon pots but I just want to confirm my intuition.


Mahalo,
Waiakeauka

 

[NorCalTransplant]

I had a question regarding pot size as well. I know you are supposed to place ss in the bottom half of a 7 gallon bucket but the one gallon buckets I got are pretty deep. If i fill them even 3/4 of the way the roots one I transplant will effectively be right on top of the ss buffer. Is this ok or should I maybe fill my one gallons half way? Perhaps the shop gave me the wrong sized buckets? They look like they are similar to the size I see sub using all over the place so I'm not sure. Thanks for any thoughts/comments.

 

[MRGreenThum]

i was just wondering this is my first outdoor grow and i transplanted my plants yesterday i broke alittle bit of the room system on accident on one of my bigger plants and the plant seems to be a little wilted today do you guys think it will pull through the soil i uses is a organic mix so im hoping that will help with the transition

 

[skip crawling, walk]

Why plastic pots??? Do smart pots allow more air into the roots for better growth??

 

[bob harris]

Sub..if the plant shows signs of burning a week or so after transplanting, ( soil too hot) is there a corrective method?

 

[KINGEBK1]

right on Sub ....................