transplant shock

i transplanted one of my plants about a week ago and it hasn't resumed growing. does this happen during transplant shock? i'm almost positive i transplanted correctly. there's not much to it. the soil and plant i removed from the smaller pot stayed intact during the entire process. i at least ruled out that it wasn't due to root boundedness (is that a word?). so now i don't really know why my plant just kinda stopped growing. the soil ph tester i used is either useless or my soil is fine. the color the sample is supposed to turn to (in order for ph to be in order) is a light brown color, which soil and water mixed together looks like anyway. also, i was trying to make a soil mixture of potting soil and worm castings. but i kinda didn't mix it thoroughly and most of my worm castings are at the bottom. will that be alright?

I would suspect it's another issue like bad lighting.

When you transplanted, did you make sure to flood the pot with water after you did the transplant? After the water starts coming out of the bottom, wait 10 mins, then flood it again (this will saturated any soil that might of been missed a tad during the first flood process)

Cheers,
-bwbig

depends on what stage you transplanted at and what condition the roots were in when you transplanted.

it can be very difficult for the plant to recover from transplant; a lot more goes into a good transplant than simply making a clean removal of the smaller pots contents....




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a lot more goes into a good transplant than simply making a clean removal of the smaller pots contents

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and what would that entail?

If you transplanted too late. Your roots may have become root bound and the plant will never grow bigger than it would have had you left it in the smaller pot.

Experienced growers know that if through some unforeseen events you've left them too long before transplant that the bottom of the root stack should be sliced to allow for new root growth to take place.

what if i already transplanted? i have a feeling they were either rootbound or transplant shock. so anyway if i already transplanted, how can i encourage further root growth?

Pull it back out.

Wait till the soil's dry.

can't i just let the soil dry out completely? in the bigger pot.