Out of curiosity, is it okay to plant a seedling directly into the container you plant to flower it in or should several gradual repottings be done?
i mean i dont know much being a new grower and all but i dont think its good to transplant ur plant alot.. Another question for some... Would it be ok if during Daylight i have my plant under the sun and at night under the lights?
There appear to be conflicting schools of thought on this. Personally, I start seedlings and root cuttings in 18 oz. Party Cups because I have a bunch of them. After the plant is established (second of third set of leaves on a seedling or one-two new growth sites on cuttings) I transplant to the final pot size. In my case, either 10" pots or 5 gallon buckets...depending if I'm going to grow in my box, or outside. some folks say that the plant will grow faster if you keep them in successively larger containers as they develop, but that doesn't make sense to me. I figure the more room the roots have, the bigger they'll get and hence, the stronger the plant will be.
I was told that this would stress the plants, but I did it anyway for a while and didn't notice any adverse effects. It just got to be a pain in the arse to tote them in and out every day. I have since changed my practice and now vegetate my rooted cuttings for 3-6 wks in my grow box under 18/6 hrs light/dark and then take them outside to flower. This seems to be working well on the three clones I have done it with, but it probably won't work next spring since the days will be getting longer instead of shorter like they are now.
For what it's worth... I have a new seedling that sprouted less than a week ago... the thing stretched up to 2 inches in a matter of a few days and the root is coming out of the bottom of the 3" (diameter) clay pot already! Also, my plants that I had transplanted from 6" pots directly into the ground, were root bound in less than a month I believe. What I am trying to say here is that it doesn't take long at all for a new plant to become root bound. Some people say that once a plant becomes root bound it never grows at the same speed again. There could be some very real truth to this, but always be careful when transplanting, and don't transplant too often, because it does stress the plants, especially when they are young seedlings.
another potting question..... if transplanting stresses the plant would it be better to have them sprout in a peat moss pot and then just put it in,say a 5 gallon pot, where it would grow until harvestment. i have never used a peat moss pot in growing before but plan to next outdoor season. would they be more beneficial for the plant because they break down into nutrients or would a party cup be better due to a larger root area
I don't know that one way is better than another. I use party cups because they're usually on hand. If you're just a little bit careful when moving your plant from one pot to another, there shouldn't be any stress.
I harvested recently and, upon lifting the remaining stem and little foliage left and still in the pot, the roots broke leaving a small ball. I stuck this in fresh soil mix and she's just given birth to 17 babies after two months of revegging. I'm not sure repotting is all that big a deal, just have everything ready, be gentle, go slow, and be sure there is soil under the plant. Watering should take care of that. I've never lost a healthy plant to repotting.
Rule of thumb for pot size is 1 gallon for every foot of vertical growth.... so a 3 foot tall plant will need a 3 gallon pot, also you cant really go to big when it comes to pot size
Yes that will b enuff fer' a Big indoor plant.... I know of a guy that grows 82 gram buds in 16 oz soda bottles Ck my sig for pics of that 82 gram nug on a stick
