Hey folks, have a few plants that don't want to be in their pots anymore. Started with a 2 gallon, in 3rd week of flower, and they definitely want more dirt.
These plants have very thin stems and are about 2.5ft tall. The plants are very robust, except that the stems must be supported (like tomatoes) or the plant will fall over and grow on the ground. This is a strain specific problem, btw.
Because these plants are large and super fragile, I had decided to pick up some hand pruners and cut away the plastic pot from around the dirt, and then transplant that way minimizing plant disturbance during the move.
I know it may seem I've figured out the solution to my own problem, but figured I'd share here about cutting away the plastic pot just in case anyone here was dealing with the same type of thing.
My butter fingers had me destroying an entire plant in the 3rd week of flower (made hash out of it all) despite being very cautious and gentle. The stalk was split down the middle all the way to the soil from a metal bar that fell on it which weighed only a couple of ounces.
Cutting the pots away eliminates that possibility, so figured I'd share that here. If you're using clay or ceramic pots, it's easy enough to tap the sides with a hammer and break it away from the soil.
These plants have very thin stems and are about 2.5ft tall. The plants are very robust, except that the stems must be supported (like tomatoes) or the plant will fall over and grow on the ground. This is a strain specific problem, btw.
Because these plants are large and super fragile, I had decided to pick up some hand pruners and cut away the plastic pot from around the dirt, and then transplant that way minimizing plant disturbance during the move.
I know it may seem I've figured out the solution to my own problem, but figured I'd share here about cutting away the plastic pot just in case anyone here was dealing with the same type of thing.
My butter fingers had me destroying an entire plant in the 3rd week of flower (made hash out of it all) despite being very cautious and gentle. The stalk was split down the middle all the way to the soil from a metal bar that fell on it which weighed only a couple of ounces.
Cutting the pots away eliminates that possibility, so figured I'd share that here. If you're using clay or ceramic pots, it's easy enough to tap the sides with a hammer and break it away from the soil.
