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Tyleb173rd
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Well said, sir.
OldMedUser
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Every time I transplant, even from the starter pots about 2oz in volume, I use a bread knife to cut the bottom half inch or so of the root ball. If there's any roots winding around the sides they get pruned too. Never a sign of stress and new roots poking out the drain holes within a week. Way more fine feeder roots spread out quickly through the root ball and it really shows up on top soon after.
Trippyness
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Main reason for transplanting many times is due to over saturated medium as well as wasted nutrients.
You dont want to drown your plants.
For me when growing in Coco I have run start to finish in 3 gallon Coco without issues but Coco is hard to overwater. Soil is whole different thing. If your careful and dont mind wasting nutrients go ahead.
As long as you transplant carefully it should be fine.
I prefer to go from party cups to final medium ( 3 gallon coco).
You dont want to drown your plants.
For me when growing in Coco I have run start to finish in 3 gallon Coco without issues but Coco is hard to overwater. Soil is whole different thing. If your careful and dont mind wasting nutrients go ahead.
As long as you transplant carefully it should be fine.
I prefer to go from party cups to final medium ( 3 gallon coco).
OldMedUser
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I always wanted to get some of these smart pots. A forum buddy in Hawaii grew in his back yard with these.
Funky looking things.
Funky looking things.
r.i.kid
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yeah air pots look funky... question old man....I have my ladies in 1 gallon smart pots I'm thinking of moving them into 7 or 10 gallon smart pots before flip. how long should I keep them in New pot before I flip? and should I go 7 or 10 gal?I always wanted to get some of these smart pots. A forum buddy in Hawaii grew in his back yard with these.
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Funky looking things.
OldMedUser
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That's a toughy. So much depends on pot size now, grow space, lighting and on and on.
General rule is more in the bottom = more on the top but how much bigger do you want your plants to get before flowering before flipping considering they will likely double in size at least.
That one in your last pic would fill a 5 gal with roots in two weeks but still have lots of space to finish flowering indoors. Got time outside then get a 100gal pot like that and watch what happens. Buddy in southern Ontario grows in 100gal smart pots with promix and AN nutes in his suburban back yard and crops pounds per plant. Here's his crop 2 weeks ago.
In my dreams!
General rule is more in the bottom = more on the top but how much bigger do you want your plants to get before flowering before flipping considering they will likely double in size at least.
That one in your last pic would fill a 5 gal with roots in two weeks but still have lots of space to finish flowering indoors. Got time outside then get a 100gal pot like that and watch what happens. Buddy in southern Ontario grows in 100gal smart pots with promix and AN nutes in his suburban back yard and crops pounds per plant. Here's his crop 2 weeks ago.
In my dreams!
r.i.kid
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10 by 10 by 7.5 room 4 1000w lights ....I only want to flower 4 or 5 at a time.. I'm gonna go 10 gal and see if I can handle it. if not next time I'll dial downThat's a toughy. So much depends on pot size now, grow space, lighting and on and on.
General rule is more in the bottom = more on the top but how much bigger do you want your plants to get before flowering before flipping considering they will likely double in size at least.
That one in your last pic would fill a 5 gal with roots in two weeks but still have lots of space to finish flowering indoors. Got time outside then get a 100gal pot like that and watch what happens. Buddy in southern Ontario grows in 100gal smart pots with promix and AN nutes in his suburban back yard and crops pounds per plant. Here's his crop 2 weeks ago.
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r.i.kid
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That's a toughy. So much depends on pot size now, grow space, lighting and on and on.
General rule is more in the bottom = more on the top but how much bigger do you want your plants to get before flowering before flipping considering they will likely double in size at least.
That one in your last pic would fill a 5 gal with roots in two weeks but still have lots of space to finish flowering indoors. Got time outside then get a 100gal pot like that and watch what happens. Buddy in southern Ontario grows in 100gal smart pots with promix and AN nutes in his suburban back yard and crops pounds per plant. Here's his crop 2 weeks ago.
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Illinois Enema Bandit
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I didn't read all the replys so my info may be redundant,with that said I grew in soil for 20 years before dumping all mediums & growing flood n drain with zero grow medium,not even in the net pots.
With all that said ,when I did grow soil exclusively my reasons for starting off in smaller pots & transplanting were all nutrient issues,with using oversized pots to root mass its extremely easy to overburden the soil with nutrients,using oversized pots leads to all sorts of problems like nute lock out & a much overlooked issue of having the lower portion of the soil turning into pudding that never dries out,then causes severe issues such as root rot & stem rott .
With all that said ,when I did grow soil exclusively my reasons for starting off in smaller pots & transplanting were all nutrient issues,with using oversized pots to root mass its extremely easy to overburden the soil with nutrients,using oversized pots leads to all sorts of problems like nute lock out & a much overlooked issue of having the lower portion of the soil turning into pudding that never dries out,then causes severe issues such as root rot & stem rott .