Possible transplant shock. Help!

[Fr0g]

Hey guys I recently transplanted some plants from small cups with just potting mix, into new pots with a mix of potting soil, perlite, and all purpose fertilizer. A couple of the weaker plants I'm pretty sure are going to die, I've got one thats still perky, and my best one (which is actually lime green ) has started to wilt a little bit but it looks like its still OK. a couple of my others are in the same situation as the lime green plant. I think it could be transplant shock, or possibly just the roots traveling into the new soil. I'm not sure what the problem is, me and my friend started them out for a couple weeks with just potting soil and one 4-foot fluorescent and when we transplanted them we gave them some worm poop the next day along with adding a second 4 foot light. we know it was a big change for the plants, but is it too big of a change or is there hope yet? Thanks for any and all help, as long as one female plant lives then we will be fine

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[joxter]

every time i transplant i make sure i give them plenty of water, because when i dont they wilt fairly quick. I'm also pretty sure its almost impossible to over water a newly transplanted baby. but someone please correct me if I'm wrong. do you have any pictures? pictures usually makes diagnosing way easier.

[Fr0g]

Originally Posted by joxter

every time i transplant i make sure i give them plenty of water, because when i dont they wilt fairly quick. I'm also pretty sure its almost impossible to over water a newly transplanted baby. but someone please correct me if I'm wrong. do you have any pictures? pictures usually makes diagnosing way easier.

i didnt water them but my friend watered them a lot to get the soil good and moist I might be able to get some pics tomarrow if my friend doesnt get paranoid about pics on the internet xD

he sent me an IM and said the good one looks worse then it did this afternoon so hopefully it pulls through. i know if she grows up it will be some bomb ass hairy shit for sure. It looked so healthy the day we transplanted it.

I'll definitely try and get a pic tomarrow because I really want to save this plant if its dying he said 2/5 are definitely wilted to death, 1 looks normal, and the bright green one and another one are looking sickly. The bright green one had the cleanest transplant so its kindof weird. At least we got one still looking good if all else fails cross my fingers for female on the soul survivor but the lime green one is still my favorite.

[joxter]

maybe you hurt the roots more than you think you might have? i was transplanting a few of my plants one time, a little drunk at the time(bad choice), and while i was in the middle of it before i realized it those roots got pretty f****d up. needless to say those ones didn't make it. i guess i was just handling them too much and not being very nice to them

[Ganja Guerrilla]

new pots with a mix of potting soil, perlite, and all purpose fertilizer.

post some pics, prolly the fertilizer

[Fr0g]

Ok guys heres the pics. Now I'm thinking its the fert because of the leaves turning yellow. Is there any hope of saving these plants? Only one of them still looks normal but it hasnt really grown since a couple days ago when we did the transplant.


plant 1





plant 2 (the lime green one, it's dying T_T)




plant 3 (looks normal still)




Thanks for the help if u have any tips i appreciate it a lot. The fert I used is called All purpose super fertilizer 10-10-10.

[Ganja Guerrilla]

over fertilized & overwatered



seedlings need no ferts for 3-4 weeks, then you must start @ 1/4 strength and slowly increase in strength....

if this new soil has been ferted, transplant again removing ALL the soil from the root ball by running under water.....no ferts till they recover, then wait 2 weeks

some ferts nitrogen content is mostly ammonical, which burns, urea forms of nitrogen is much easier on plants and less likely to burn

try this ferts "when the plants are ready"



Vegatative cycle fertilizer
Miracle-Gro® Water Soluble All Purpose Plant Food (they make several fertilizers be sure its this one)

http://www.miraclegro.com/index.cfm/...c0236933b0a7a4

Fertilizer Analysis: 24-8-16 with micronutrients

2 level "Teaspoons" per gallon of water, (reduce this by 50% first time application) use this as your water, feed every other watering till flowering

[Fr0g]

thanks. time to start over >_>

[Maccgyver]

practice makes perfect just keep your head up and know that eventually you will get to where you want to be in this wonderful and fun hobby. Good lUck and Peace and Pot!!

[Fr0g]

Originally Posted by Maccgyver

practice makes perfect just keep your head up and know that eventually you will get to where you want to be in this wonderful and fun hobby. Good lUck and Peace and Pot!!

yup i'm gonna start some new seedlings in a mix without the fert as reccomended and move them into a mix with just a little fert that guerilla reccomended. Is it a good idea to give the plants worm poop in the first 1-4 weeks? Also since im gonna start them in cups, does semi-transplarent cups affect anything, and do the cups need water drains? worked last time without water drains but I want to work on good habbits, so one day I'll be making my own techniques and sharing them

[Ganja Guerrilla]

add nothing to the seedling soil....worm casting are high in nitrogen


wrap the cups in tinfoil or paper, must have drain holes

[Fr0g]

Originally Posted by Ganja Guerrilla

add nothing to the seedling soil....worm casting are high in nitrogen


wrap the cups in tinfoil or paper, must have drain holes

ok but does perlite have anything in it or is it OK if its in the soil with seedlings? Also with that fert u reccomended should I add worm poop too? Or just use that fert and nothing else? Thanks a lot for helping me so far u have been really helpful

[Ganja Guerrilla]

perilite is inert its ok to add, and should be added for airation and water retention

with the ferts I recommended to you you wont need anything else, but ph balanced water thru the veg

for Flowering cycle Fertilizer
I recommend Fertilome, Root Stimulator and plant starter....
the NPK is perfect: 4-10-6
2 teaspoons per gallon of water every other watering........ use this as your water ...discontinue use 3-4 weeks prior to harvest...flush last 2 weeks...I also like to add 1 tablespoon of unsulphured molasses to the last gallon of the flush......thats it no more water .....

[Fr0g]

Thanks Guerilla I was checking out your website im gonna go to the store and get the PH kit and the fert, more pots and more perlite and organic potting soil. I'm gonna check out what the cloning stuff I have right now is, I might PM you and tell u what I've got and you will know if its any good for cloning cannabis. I figure it cant hurt to try it with a couple clones and if it works it works. Your website it really helpful too though I'm pretty sure my next attempt should work out well. Oh also what are your thoughts on adding sand to my mix? Not a lot just a little bit, not beach sand of course because its got salt. I know one thing is you can't go wrong with sinsemellia