We are going to be transplanting into larger pots within a week or so. We have two seedlings growing in 3x3 pots in FF Light Warrior and one in FFOF right now. We noticed a few bugs flying around since using the FFOF soil and were afraid that it came with bugs. Now we don't want to use it.
We are considering transplanting into coco when we move them to the new pots. We originally wanted to but we thought soil would be easier. We would use the Canna coco nurtients if we do switch.
Would we have any kind of problems going from soil to coco? Coco requires lower ph, so we would start giving them water ph'd for the coco right away once their in it? If we transplant and theres some FF soil on the roots will that affect anything?
Yes you can go from those small pots of soil straight into coco. I do it all the time. I start all my seeds directly in small pots of soil. I make my own seed starting mix of promix, worm castings, and a little vermiculite. I've found it's easier to get good starts rather than trying to get the nutes in the coco right for seedlings. Plus I only need to use tap water for them and don't have to bother with mixing up nutes. I typically use 2.5" x 2.5" nursery pots but have used 3.5" x 3.5". I go straight into three gallon fabric pots of soil.
You can rinse some of the soil off but it's not necessary unless the soil is all whacked out and the plants don't look good. If they're healthy just go straight to coco. You want to make sure that the plant has developed a really good root system. And the coco should be precharged with half strength nute and then the excess water squeezed out. You want it damp not wet. Then don't water right away. You want to let the coco start to dry out on top before you start watering. Damp coco is wet enough for the roots to start growing into the coco. If you do things right the roots will explode. I've had roots poking out the sides of the fabric pots I use just a couple days after transplanting. After about a week the roots should be growing like crazy and it's time to start regualar watering and feeding. Treat it like coco from day one. Pretend that small amount of soil isn't even there.
Good luck.
Make sure you have a well developed root structure. This was started from seed in a 3.5" x 3.5" of my seed starting mix and went straight into coco. No special enzymes, other products, microbes, etc... Worm castings are great for seedlings.
