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I fuck up the root ball, I take the center of it and spread the roots outward. Is it better? Still new at this so trying different things.I ain't lying - just bought "2gal 'short' pots" - which are about a 1g size volume-wise. I noticed after some harvests the 1-gallon rootball will easily pull from the 3 or 5gallon pot with a few sturdy yanks. Super dense, with most growth between the re-pots on the bottom. To me this means either I need to fuck up the rootball when I transplant, or go with pots that most of the 'up-pot dirt' is on the bottom and not the sides.
The main roots head straight for the bottom, then fan out and start growing around and back up. Messing with the bottom too much and you can catch too many ot those and stunt them for a while. I think that's where people get a longer transitional period while they get settled. Might be better for them in the end though, I do that with tomatos for sure LOLI fuck up the root ball, I take the center of it and spread the roots outward. Is it better? Still new at this so trying different things.
By the way, does anyone know how big these plants can get given the time as compared to giving them more time to veg?
Look at my fruit punch etc. That's what happens when you veg H beans more than 4 weeks lol. Ripping up your roots is counterproductive imo. Transplant sooner and you shouldn't have to. A week to a week and a half in a solo should be ideal. Not only can it stunt your growth but it can open you up to infections pathogens etc.I fuck up the root ball, I take the center of it and spread the roots outward. Is it better? Still new at this so trying different things.
By the way, does anyone know how big these plants can get given the time as compared to giving them more time to veg?
I grab her by the throat and tap her out. If she doesn't come out in one chunk, she wasn't ready to be transplanted yet.The main roots head straight for the bottom, then fan out and start growing around and back up. Messing with the bottom too much and you can catch too many ot those and stunt them for a while. I think that's where people get a longer transitional period while they get settled. Might be better for them in the end though, I do that with tomatos for sure LOL
I squeeze it around while it's still in the old pot to loosen up the soil and pull it out sideways so the loose dirt falls off the top. Tthen I just manipulate it so the loose roots hang and any more loose dirt falls off, then bury the bitch and call it good. I do all that over the new pot. Using top dressings, whatever I fed them I want to stay in there.
Just wondering what this plant would do outside or with time on its hands and no limits.Look at my fruit punch etc. That's what happens when you veg H beans more than 4 weeks lol. Ripping up your roots is counterproductive imo. Transplant sooner and you shouldn't have to. A week to a week and a half in a solo should be ideal. Not only can it stunt your growth but it can open you up to infections pathogens etc.
The main roots head straight for the bottom, then fan out and start growing around and back up. Messing with the bottom too much and you can catch too many ot those and stunt them for a while. I think that's where people get a longer transitional period while they get settled. Might be better for them in the end though, I do that with tomatos for sure LOL
I squeeze it around while it's still in the old pot to loosen up the soil and pull it out sideways so the loose dirt falls off the top. Tthen I just manipulate it so the loose roots hang and any more loose dirt falls off, then bury the bitch and call it good. I do all that over the new pot. Using top dressings, whatever I fed them I want to stay in there.
I continually up-pot - watering frequency is the decider. I uppotted a 3' tall auto in week 5 of flower from a 3g to a 5g because of that.I'll tell you right now, if you don't want to water everyday, get bigger pots, shit can be a bitch.
And if you have over 50% aeration.... Water small amounts, or else you'll jua
I was talking about investigating after harvest. I sift the soil, so getting the root-ball out is just part of it. But that is stuff I noticed while doing the 'post-harvest review' to see if I can learn anything.I grab her by the throat and tap her out. If she doesn't come out in one chunk, she wasn't ready to be transplanted yet.
No sense babying the damn things. lol
Oh yeah, definitely disrupt top soilI continually up-pot - watering frequency is the decider. I uppotted a 3' tall auto in week 5 of flower from a 3g to a 5g because of that.
The other thing to do if hand-watering is get a small rake, or a back scratcher or something and scuff up the topsoil before watering. And if you water and it all runs out the bottom, you can poke a dull-ended coathanger, stick, spike, screwdriver etc. and just poke it in the soil repeatedly to aerate. Then think about up-potting