Transplanting first time

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  1. I'm a noob when it comes to transplanting. My girls are in solo cups and looking to transplant into 3 gal pots. Do I use soil with all nutrients in it already or do I mix half nutrient soil with reg soil so I don't burn the little guys? Any good time to do it, as in when lights first come on? No exposure of lights to roots when transferring? Please and thank you!!!!
     
  2. personal choice. Me? I add 5 cups of tomatotone to 32Qts of soil. Enough for the whole grow cycle, but not near enough to burn a seedling or transplant.
     
  3. I put some Bushdoctors Coco Loco Soil (about $12/bag) into a pot, dig a hole, sprinkle a tablespoon of Buffalo Loam into the hole, and then transplant. Roots don't like light. That being said, I have exposed my roots to very intense, direct sunlight many times when transplanting. Typically this tends to make the leaves curl up really bad really quickly, especially if the plant is used to an indoor environment. However, I've never lost a plant that way and as long as you bury the roots quickly and give it a little bit of water it will be fine. I try to stay away from intense light when I transplant, but it does take a lot of light to damage the roots enough to kill a plant. The buffalo loam really helps the plant settle into the new pot by immediately giving the roots something to absorb. Thus, strengthening them at the lowest level. I usually wait a week or so before using nutrients.
     
  4. #4 Kib420, Jun 2, 2015
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    I use Ph'd water and potting soil (I have been using moonshine batch 64 with great results, but I am going organic I already have my supersoil ready for the next round), get the soil damp enough to when you squeeze it it sticks together with out falling apart (a little crumbly is about how I do it) but not wet enough resemble a wet rag lol. Throw a little Mychorrizae in the mix and dig your hole. Try not to damage the root mass to much during the transition, and a wee bit more water after she is in place and viola. I recommend smart pots as they will encourage a better more efficient root structure and help prevent them from becoming root bound. As for the light on the roots, I have never had a problem popping them out of my cloner and into the soil directly under my light. I would just cut the solo cup down the side so it's easy to get everything out
     
  5. #5 joe 60, Jun 2, 2015
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    soak the roots with tap water and hold the main stem between you fingers so you hand flat on top of the pot and turn it upside down
    turn the cup back and forwards and it will come away easy

    light on the roots does no damage to the plant
    it take hours in a hydro system to turn the roots brown
     
  6. #6 BrassNwood, Jun 2, 2015
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      Solo cups are not a good choice in containers.. Hit your local hydro store or garden center and get some square pots of a couple of sizes.. I put my rooted 1 inch rock wool cube clones in a 3x3x3 inch square cup.. Square cups prevent the roots circling at the bottom getting them to branch and evenly fill the container.. It'll stay in that 3 inch cup till it's about 12 inches tall for 2 reasons.. A tight root mass will simply slide out of the cup when held upside down and given a slight push on the bottom.. Second reason is you want rapid veg growth and the best way is rapid cycling of water.. Small plants in big pots are slow to dry out.. I'll transplant into a 5x5x7deep for the next stage to about 2 feet tall.. From that it'll go into a final container of 5 gallon SIP, 17 gallon or an in ground site outside.. Have all your stuff ready to go so the roots are exposed as little time as necessary..
      At transplant is a good time to hit them with some root inoculant.. I tend to transplant a fairly dry plant and then spray the root ball with a light misting of water and sprinkle the Mycos on all sides and the bottom..
     
      The upper left trays of 3 inch plants just came out of the cloner and will be ready for fall.. The ones closest on the lower right are fully vegged and will be setout starting today.. Same soil from the general pile nothing special or weak about it
    Just how it gets done on the Brass Pharm.. BNW
     
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    Edit::  Seedlings get the same basic routine.. All photoperiod plants no autos..
     

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