Transplanting my autos

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Loola

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Hello,

I didn't know that it's not ok to transplant the autos. I started in a peat cup and after 3-4 days when I saw a little root sticking out I transplanted them into a 1 gallon pot 3 days ago. My question is, should I put them now into some 5 gallon pots now, before they spread their roots to avoit later shock?
 
fo sho. just make sure all the potting soil is equally mixed so you don't have airy soil in some spots and dense in others; this will screw things up and keep the root ball small
 
Well I will use the same soil. I will water it. But I was thinking if I move them now it will have time to settle. How mutch root will the seedling grow? I repoted it 4-5 days ago. Did it grow more than 25 cm?
 
Might as well just go ahead to the 5 gallon just water the one gallon first and expect the ball of soil to fall apart during the transplant as there won't be enough roots to hold it together. I do first 7-10 days in 12oz cupsand then go to 5 gallons and I get at least an o every time.
 
Well I moved them. No roots on the bottom. I mannaged to keep the soil in one piece. I had the temp build up a bit to 28-29 C and they started to curl up. I home they will do well after geting it down to 25-26 C.
 
Auto's are not anymore prone to transplant shock than photoperiods. If the plant is watered and put in same temp soil with same soil it shouldnt be a problem. I have never had transplant shock on anything except hydro to dirt conversions and even then that usually goes pretty smooth
 
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