transplanting a marijuana plant

AzGrOw-N-sMoKe

Unless you have planted your seeds into a pot large enough to sustain a full-size grow, then you will need to transplant your young plant one or two times, in order to ensure maximum yield. A healthy marijuana plant will soon outgrow its starter cup, and a rootbound plant will grow very slowly. A good rule of thumb to go by is to check the plant size against the cup size - when the plant becomes taller than the container it is in, then it is time to transplant. Another indicator is droopy leaves or a plant that needs a lot of water - these are sure signs that your plant has outgrown its pot.
Another good rule of thumb is to transplant the marijuana plant into a container that is double the size of the current one, or larger. This allows the roots to spread out and develop. Marijuana requires one foot of soil height for each foot of plant height, so prepare to have a minimum of a 5 - gallon container for the final transplant.
Water your plant just enough to moisten the roots. If the soil is damp it will hold together better for the transplant process. Fill the larger container with potting soil, leaving enough room to set the plant and rootball in.
Place your hand over the top of the cup, keeping the stem between the thumb and fingers. Turn the small container over and ease the cup off the plant. Gently set the plant upright into the new soil, then fill in the rest of the larger container with soil. Give the plant a thorough watering, as this will loosen the roots and allow them to begin spreading and growing. Tidy up your area, and you are done.

GetAhead

In general, some vbery good info. However, one foot of soil height for each foot of plant height? Are you certain about that? Seems much less than practical in actual practice.

AzGrOw-N-sMoKe

cubic feet

GetAhead

Gotcha but, still, I wonder how many people approach this ratio. I'd run out of space - QUICKLY! ;)

AzGrOw-N-sMoKe

ya you dont have to use this..its just for maximum soil yeild..we all dont have enough space

4kaan4

I use pretty much standardized nursery pots. When I transplant I take an empty pot the size of the one the plant is in (a gauge pot, if you will). I then fill the larger pot till the tops of the pots match. I put the gauge pot inside and fill the larger pot around it. With a minimum of packing the soil will hold together as you remove the gauge pot. Now you have a hole in the larger pot you can drop your plant right into. Sprinkle about one inch soil on top and water. Keeps root shock to a bare minimum whilst immeadiately putting roots into contact with fresh soil.

4kaan4

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green_nobody

well i do so as many more also.

and you normally don't grow a plant too tall in indoor grows since light source fades a bit per ft distance to the bulb. in my grow 4ft plant are the max i can grow so i don't need anything bigger then a 4 gallon pot really.
Next is that you aren't limited to the use of cylindric/roundish pots, you could also use square pots or grow bags. both save some space.

also, if you grow super dense you will end up with a SOG grow situation so you can't grow that tall anymore since the bottom of the plant then will get no light. so we are down to about 2ft then as max which then means that we only need 2 gallons of dirt for perfect root expansion.

so this ration isn't so unrealistic to achieve after all.

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