Wet soil for transplant

Cottoouth916

Cottoouth916

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Have some soil that got wet had it stored for a transplant and now that time has come Transplant
How do you feel about transplanting wet soil I feel like it’s a bad idea but I had to ask my roll it up family???? Because I don’t wanna buy bags of soil at the moment.
 
DrBuzzFarmer

DrBuzzFarmer

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Cottoouth916 said:
Have some soil that got wet had it stored for a transplant and now that time has come Transplant
How do you feel about transplanting wet soil I feel like it’s a bad idea but I had to ask my roll it up family???? Because I don’t wanna buy bags of soil at the moment.
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Most folks water pretty thoroughly first time anyway, to settle the roots in their new home.
 
Friendly_Grower

Friendly_Grower

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Oh well, if you have some hay or straw you can mix that in and that will provide some air spaces.
Roots need oxygen that is why we turn the Co2 off at lights out. That is because the plant stops using Co2 and starts using Oxygen.

So look at your soil mix. Is it really compacted? If it is going to dry like a brick then more organic matter can be added.
If it was a good mix that simply got wet well I don't understand just how wet we are talking about.
If it is dripping water when a handful is picked up then I'd say it's too wet and it should be allowed to drain.

So how much soil are we talking about? 40 or 50 gallons?
 
Cottoouth916

Cottoouth916

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Friendly_Grower said:
Oh well, if you have some hay or straw you can mix that in and that will provide some air spaces.
Roots need oxygen that is why we turn the Co2 off at lights out. That is because the plant stops using Co2 and starts using Oxygen.

So look at your soil mix. Is it really compacted? If it is going to dry like a brick then more organic matter can be added.
If it was a good mix that simply got wet well I don't understand just how wet we are talking about.
If it is dripping water when a handful is picked up then I'd say it's too wet and it should be allowed to drain.

So how much soil are we talking about? 40 or 50 gallons?
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About 30 gallons
 

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bam0813

bam0813

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Why not fill some pits to start drying . Give it a uniform mix if you cant squeeze water out in your hand your good imo
 
bam0813

bam0813

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between 5.0 and 5.5

Normal, clean rain has a pH value of between 5.0 and 5.5, which is slightly acidic. However, when rain combines with sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides—produced from power plants and automobiles—the rain becomes much more acidic. Typical acid rain has a pH value of 4.0.
 
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Green Refuge

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You can use it wet outdoors. I'd be scared to use it indoors you never know what got in the bag outside. All my transplants are always soaking wet because I pour boiling water on it before I use it. Just to be sure there's no pest in there.
 
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