Transplanting a plant and burying stem

obijohn

obijohn

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I have some clones in 6-10 inch pots I'm getting ready to transplant into bigger containers. A few of the clones have 3-4 inches of stem from the dirt surface until the first node/leaf. Can I transplant it, burying the stem up to that point?

I'm sure somewhere along the way I read that it'll rot the stem...can anyone shed light on this?
 
smallclosetgrowr

smallclosetgrowr

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u can try, most plants i see like that would get stemrot/damping off.but if u try and keep it dry and only water around the edges of the pot maybe after a few weeks its will drop roots down from that part of stem
 
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wiseguy316

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I always bury the stem and have never once had a problem doing it that way, i leave about 1.5 inches. Works every time.
 
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mullup07

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what kevin said it will root and have maybe the best root system of all [i love those bonzi thick roots you see on top of the soil ]
 
Nitegazer

Nitegazer

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I used to run my grows off of a 250w-- needed to bury the plants when transplanting every time. Never a problem.

I have considered nicking/scraping the cuticle a bit before burying-- figuring it may speed root development. Will have to experiment on my next grow.
 
lince

lince

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I had to transplant some plants quite deep coz they were stretching too much and so far they are doing fine :)
 
Stomata

Stomata

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If it's a bit lanky, and you typically top your plants, just whack the top of the plant off and clone it. Now you have two plants. That's usually what I do. I've also buried the stem with no problems.
 
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tztop

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I've always buried My stems past the first set of leaves ( the rounded ones) that come on the plant first!
 
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