How do I transplant from 5 gallon to the ground?

ruva

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I just recently transplanted a similar size plant from a 3 gallon planter with success. In fact I recently did the same thing with a plant about 10" tall. The way I did it was to use a small gardeners hand shovel and dig around the wall of the planter. On a plant this small the roots will not likely go down or out more than a few inces. Dig down about six inches or so and with both hands pack the dirt tight around roots. Dig down a couple more inces if you have to and repack the dirt tightly around the roots. With both hands grab beneath and around the dirt packed around the roots and carefully put into the hole you have already dug in the ground. If the soil is slightly moist it will pack together better without crumbling apart. It worked for me
 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
you can go either way. Now is fine or later when bigger is fine. its your call the pot is good sized so no hurry to decide which ever you decide will work
 

jonboy30

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so i just transplanted my NL from a 1 gal to a 5 gallon pot because my wife told me i should just keep them in pots in case i need to move them.
Girls are doing nicely!
 

slabhead

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I agree on leaving them in those pots for a while too. Don't try to dig them out when you transplant. Like the advice you got just let them go a few days after watering, lay them on their sides right at the new hole, and slide them out and right into their new holes in one fluid move. Even if the soil breaks up some they should do just fine. Then water them well with just plain water for a few times before you hit them with any nutes. About the only reason you'd hurt them is by digging them up or pulling them out of the ground. Good luck with them.
 

doobiesnax

Active Member
DO IT LIKE A SANDCASTLE!
it works i do it with buckets
be sure you know wtf your doing

put the plants stem in-between your middle and index finger tip the pot over and slap the bottom of the pot then catch it and it should be shaped of the pot.
 

jonboy30

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I think I'm going to just leave them in the pots. My wife told me I should just in case I have to move them.
My next question is roughly how big can a MJ plant get in a 5 gallon pot? Am I going to lose growth/bud if they're not in the ground?
 

jonboy30

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So as I stated yesterday, I transplanted my 1 gallon Northern Lights into a 5 gallon container. The transplant was quick and simple. Gonna keep them in the 5 gallon pots for the duration of their grow.
Been 3 days since last picture post. I'll keep updating regularly. Up here in the Northeast, we've been having really rainy weather. Not a spot of sunlight anywhere in the past 6 days. The first heavy rainfall caused a couple points to tear, but they're resiliant to the beating.
Tell me what you think of em' so far!:bigjoint:
pic 1: 5 week old NL
pic 2: 5 week old newly transplanted into 5 gallon
pic 3: extreme closeup of pic 1's growth
pic 4: my babies...Swiss cheese on the right.
 

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Sub Zero

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I have a very simple way to do this, if you're using plastic pots, dig a hole the size and depth of the 5 gal pots.
Cut the bottom off the pot, and put the pot in the hole. There are three benefits doing this,
1. you don't shock the plant 2. the roots will grow out the bottom 3. When watering
the pot sides will keep the water where it needs to be.
If you don't wish to leave to pot in the ground you can slit one side from top to bottom.
Hold slit together and put the pot in the hole and lift the plastic pot sides right up from the ground.
Use some B1 fertilizer when transplanting too.
 

heathaa

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drill a few 1/8 inch holes in the bucket and just bury the whole bucket. thats what i do so if you have to do an emergency removal its easily done
 

jonboy30

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drill a few 1/8 inch holes in the bucket and just bury the whole bucket. thats what i do so if you have to do an emergency removal its easily done
won't that damage the roots if I had to pull the bucket out of the ground?
 

jonboy30

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http://www.foxfarmfertilizer.com/soilfeed.pdfOkay, update...I topped one of my NL's because a slug found his way to the top of my plant and started munching on the new leaves. All I found was a slime trail. I hope that the topping helps my plant instead of hurting it. I will post pics tomorrow.
I also did some research today on Fox Farm's website.
I found a feeding schedule on their website and it says to feed with Tiger Bloom while in vegetative stage. I want to get other's feedback on this. Do I use this in conjunction with "Grow Big" too?
Please Help
 
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