Stress?

Chreeboh

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Heres one which we can probably never know the real answer to but interested in peoples opinions.
I germinated my CBD auto seeds in jiffy pellets. They germinated quick in under 48 hours. The idea with jiffy pellets if you are not familiar with them is they are a dried pellet you soak in water and they swell up and house the seed. They have a net around the pellet that the roots easily break through once in the final pot.
WIth autos i know its not great to transplant, but with the jiffy pellets once the seeds germinate you put the whole swollen moist pellet in the final pot avoiding any root stress.. Thats all very well, but.... I was planning on doing this, after 3 days i had the plan to do this, a few hours into the day i noticed the main root for each seeds had broken out the pellet by a mm or 2 sticking into fresh air. I panicked and quickly put the pellets into the final pots which i thankfully had all ready and waiting with the soil mix ready.. Im worried that the seedlings may have been shocked by the whole thing? What do you think? Hoping not as it was literally just an hour or two with the root poking out into the air.. But with autos they freek me out, and i have stuffed this up once before, trying so hard to get it just right this time and now this, Heaven help me!

Tell me they will be ok :) :)
 

GrassBurner

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They'll be fine. Ive sprouted plenty of beans in jiffy pucks, roots out of the bottom of them all. Thats when I put them in dirt. Even though technically they aren't in soil, they're still under the puck which is moist. Haven't had any problems yet.
 

Chreeboh

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They'll be fine. Ive sprouted plenty of beans in jiffy pucks, roots out of the bottom of them all. Thats when I put them in dirt. Even though technically they aren't in soil, they're still under the puck which is moist. Haven't had any problems yet.
Thank you that has given me some hope, really keen to get the autos done right this time :)
 

Wizzlebiz

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Heres one which we can probably never know the real answer to but interested in peoples opinions.
I germinated my CBD auto seeds in jiffy pellets. They germinated quick in under 48 hours. The idea with jiffy pellets if you are not familiar with them is they are a dried pellet you soak in water and they swell up and house the seed. They have a net around the pellet that the roots easily break through once in the final pot.
WIth autos i know its not great to transplant, but with the jiffy pellets once the seeds germinate you put the whole swollen moist pellet in the final pot avoiding any root stress.. Thats all very well, but.... I was planning on doing this, after 3 days i had the plan to do this, a few hours into the day i noticed the main root for each seeds had broken out the pellet by a mm or 2 sticking into fresh air. I panicked and quickly put the pellets into the final pots which i thankfully had all ready and waiting with the soil mix ready.. Im worried that the seedlings may have been shocked by the whole thing? What do you think? Hoping not as it was literally just an hour or two with the root poking out into the air.. But with autos they freek me out, and i have stuffed this up once before, trying so hard to get it just right this time and now this, Heaven help me!

Tell me they will be ok :) :)
If it didn't hit direct light it shouldn't have much shock at all.

Generally il transplant in the shade right at lights out. It gives it time to adjust before getting hit with light.

I transplant all my autos. No issues what so ever.
 

Chreeboh

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If it didn't hit direct light it shouldn't have much shock at all.

Generally il transplant in the shade right at lights out. It gives it time to adjust before getting hit with light.

I transplant all my autos. No issues what so ever.
Thanks Wizzlebiz, sounds like i got away this time.. Autos do scare me a bit. But will gain confidence over time. This is only my second go with autos. The first batch got a bit stunted due to over feeding, shocking the roots, and too much heat and humidity too early on. All my plants end up outside. Just a tricky thing getting the hardening period done right, especially with autos. The others i just chuck straight into direct sunlight no problem
 
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