From tissue to what ?? (Auto)

[idfuckmyplants]

Just put my Fast Buds Green Crack auto in wet paper towel and put it out the way to do its thing...

Just wondering where to go from here ??
Straight to 5gal smart pot
Or
Plastic cup + transplant

Set up is an area just shy of 1m2 with additional height.
Walls are covered with reflective diamond Mylar .
I have a 300w dual spec CFL with shade + 2x80w LED's to use for additional side lighting.
Medium is soil and consists of 20% sphagnum peat moss, 35% garden peat, 10% high quality organic BioBizz Worm-Humus, 30% perlite and 5% BioBizz Pre-Mix.

Will this be ok to put straight into ?

 

[Bubblin]

If it's an auto go straight to the smartpot.

 

[MonkeyPickAss]

I am a big fan of just putting a seed in soil and letting it go on its own without all the paper towel nonsense but in this case you should just go right into the 5 gallon.

 

[idfuckmyplants]

Thanks 4 the replies , won't be in tissue for long should hopefully have some sign of life tomorrow and then it will make its way to the soil ...

What soil do you use ?

I am a big fan of just putting a seed in soil and letting it go on its own without all the paper towel nonsense but in this case you should just go right into the 5 gallon.

 

[SwirlingChronic420]

I try to use a good amended soil but nothing too hot for my autos, i use foxfarms original planting mix with abput 30% perlite in the soil, autos need a lot of drainage, stay away from ocean forest, it'sjust too hot for them.

 

[Pete Townshend]

Thanks 4 the replies , won't be in tissue for long should hopefully have some sign of life tomorrow and then it will make its way to the soil ...

What soil do you use ?

I start off in Burpee organic spotting mix and transplant into fox farm ocean forrest mixed with 25% perlite at 2 weeks from seed.

I start plants off in large sandwich bags filled with soil. I gently push the soil down to make the baggies flat on the bottom and fill it up full. I find this method best for me as I can see the root structure and the baggies are easy to cut and remove for transplanting By just cutting the plastic and removing the plant and soil without damaging the roots whatsoever.

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

someone showed a technique where you put them in a solo cup with the bottom cut out, and put the whole thing in your final pot. the roots get a chance to ball up a little and the tap root has time to grow downward. he seemed to be having good luck with it.

 

[Pete Townshend]

someone showed a technique where you put them in a solo cup with the bottom cut out, and put the whole thing in your final pot. the roots get a chance to ball up a little and the tap root has time to grow downward. he seemed to be having good luck with it.

My next grow I may experiment with solo cups. I imagine precuts in the cup with an exacto knife before filling it with soil so when it comes time to transplant a few small cuts would remove the cup completely without stressing the plant.

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

i was thinking after you cut the bottom off, slit it up the side, then plant it so the soil just holds it shut. once your seedling was well established you could just slide the whole thing straight out

 

[Pete Townshend]

i was thinking after you cut the bottom off, slit it up the side, then plant it so the soil just holds it shut. once your seedling was well established you could just slide the whole thing straight out

With my baggie method I like that I can see the roots and know when they're well established so when I cut the bag of the soil all stays together with the roots and doesn't fall apart at all.

With solo cups I'd would probably cut the bottom of the cup except for three small spots that could easily be cut without jarring the plant around. I'd pre cut the sides in a similar manner.

I'll see if I can dig up some pics of my baggie method.

 

[idfuckmyplants]

Try find some pics of your baggies lol
I wouldn't normally mind transplanting just heard autos aren't big fans of it lol

I did think about transplanting a solo cup of just soil into my pot, something a little easier on a baby and putting my seed in there when popped ..
my theory was it would be less harsh on the initial roots but not sure if it would just absorb what the rest of the soil had to offer and make no differance??

Bottomless solo cup seems tempting though , would sides need removing or could they be left for even less stress during repot?

 

[Pete Townshend]

I started this one under a 42watt cfl. The bag comes off so easily when they're ready to got in there permanent pots.

 

[redeyedfrog]

Personally I'd never put a seedling in a 5 gallon bucket, just too hard to deal with overwatering issues, I upsize three times, once from seedling tray after 3 weeks to a 1 gal then after 4 more weeks to a 30 gal fabric pot. A seedling just doesn't have the root structure to deal with too much water in my opinion and a 5 gal pot doesn't dry up quickly enough to reverse damage from overwatering as a smaller pot would. Damping off sucks and so does rotting roots that can't breathe.

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

Personally I'd never put a seedling in a 5 gallon bucket, just too hard to deal with overwatering issues, I upsize three times, once from seedling tray after 3 weeks to a 1 gal then after 4 more weeks to a 30 gal fabric pot. A seedling just doesn't have the root structure to deal with too much water in my opinion and a 5 gal pot doesn't dry up quickly enough to reverse damage from overwatering as a smaller pot would. Damping off sucks and so does rotting roots that can't breathe.

hes growing autos, you have to throw about 50% of conventional wisdom out the window with autos, the more you disturb the roots, the better the chance you'll grow a 10 inch midget that yields a 1/4 oz

 

[idfuckmyplants]

Checked on it about an hour ago in the tissue had a small root coming out so thought fuck it and filled my 5gal about 2 inch from the top , stuck my finger in the centre half way down and dropped her in lol

She now resides in the cupboard with a 300w CFL about 2 ft from top soil

Hoping when I wake tomorrow there will be a little green showing lol