Emergency Transplant - suggestions welcomed

[SpaaaceCowboy]

I have this plant in this 5 gallon bucket.....I have to take her out of it tomorrow....Clean the bucket out....Refill it with a better medium (Pro-Mix BX and Perlite)....Then put this lady back in it....

First time doing something like this....

Any tips, tricks, suggestions, and bong hits welcomed....

 

[Breeder]

My suggestion is to fill bucket up to desired height then water it without plant,once drained put your plant in and water again so the roots come into contact with water and medium. Some ppl use b1 or superthrive for transplant shock I add a little green sand and powdered myco and off the roots go! Best of luck with your transplant and grow

 

[Hoenhiem]

you should be fine since its just a seedling, i agree with breeder water the new soil before you transplant then water again. the faster you get this done the better, there will be some stress but id f you dont disturb the roots too much the plant wont mind. i would suggest doing this just before lights to promote root growth into the new medium in the dark period ive found this to create less stress and a quicker recovery. hope this helps a bit goodluck

 

[Little Tommy]

That is why I graduate my plants from smaller containers to larger. I start mine in small pots and let the root ball develop. Transplanting becomes easy once you turn it out there is no root disturbance to speak of. I will never understand why someone would start a seedling in a 5 gal pot. Is it laziness?

 

[Breeder]

I also should have said that after a cut roots or a seedling is established its should go into the pot its going to Finnish in and the bigger the pot the better. There really is no need for transplant shock if you don't transplant and its better not to stress a plant that will most likely live only a few months. Also if you have access throw in some powdered myco in around the roots of the transplant for über root growth which equals more primo personals!

 

[Wetdog]

The size of that plant, I would put it in a 1 gallon pot. 5 gallons is a bit silly at this point.

Wet

 

[ylem]

seedlings are much more tolerant to transplants than vegging plants. i transplant all the time and here is what you should do to reduce shock.
get your high quality soil ready - i see why you are transplanting! that mix looks like its mostly bark chips - and fill up your pot to the top. water around and dig a little pit with your hand in the middle. water your seedling so the two different mediums are as close in water pressure to each other as the can, then carefully, with a big spoon or something, scoop out the root ball (you can do this with your hands, but setting it in a big spoon is much easier). make sure the hole in your new soil is deep enough and plop her in. press firmly around the top and try to bury the stem in new soil up to the cotyledons so its in there nice and good. now water the plant in with a mild transplant solution if you have one, if not, just water the crap out of the plant - allowing for at least 10% runoff.
try and preform all transplants in the morning so the plant has the whole day to heal. this will help avoid morning after wilting in weaker plants.
make sure you dont smoke too much before hand too - ive dropped root balls/transplanted plants into their old pot by accident and it sucks to see your plant get shocked. im pretty baked, so i hope that covers everything important. good luck

 

[SpaaaceCowboy]

thanks for the replies guys...

wetdog,
I think I will go with a smaller pot....

 

[blueberry cush]

I always transplant three times i use roots organic and i only have to give nutes once in flowering cause i tranplant three times which keeps my girls with fresh soil and nutes

 

[SpaaaceCowboy]

That is why I graduate my plants from smaller containers to larger. I start mine in small pots and let the root ball develop. Transplanting becomes easy once you turn it out there is no root disturbance to speak of. I will never understand why someone would start a seedling in a 5 gal pot. Is it laziness?

No Little Tommy it's not laziness....A friend of mine gave me a skunk seed, and said go buy some soil at home depot....buy a 5 gallon bucket, drill holes, and start growing...

Sorry I did not have my crystal ball at the time telling me this was the wrong way to do this.

 

[blueberry cush]

16 oz cup to 1gal pot to 5 gal grow bag works great for me

 

[SpaaaceCowboy]

OK guys, operation performed....Thank you everyone for your support and ideas....

Here's some pictures of the process....WARNING : These pics may contain graphic images. Viewer Discretion is advised !

Didn't realize how granular the lime was when I bought it....Thought it was more of a powdery substance so I ran it through a food processor....

I think this is a 2 gallon pot...It's what we had laying around.

I also watered her with superthrive....I swear she is looking better already (fingers crossed)

 

[Little Tommy]

No Little Tommy it's not laziness....A friend of mine gave me a skunk seed, and said go buy some soil at home depot....buy a 5 gallon bucket, drill holes, and start growing...

Sorry I did not have my crystal ball at the time telling me this was the wrong way to do this.

Everybody makes mistakes, it is part of the learning curve.

 

[SpaaaceCowboy]

About 22 hours later and she looks about the same as she was in the old bucket....For some reason the leaves are wicked dry...

Also is it normal to have just 1 big root that goes way down with a plant this age ? My gf transplanted b/c my back is out and she said she saw only one big root.

I hope I didn't screw up either by putting 4 tbls of lime in that 2 gallon bucket.

 

[Little Tommy]

That is the problem with a large container. The plant sends out that tap root and with nothing to slow it down like in a smaller container, it just keeps going rather than starting to make the root ball. Good luck.

 

[SpaaaceCowboy]

That is the problem with a large container. The plant sends out that tap root and with nothing to slow it down like in a smaller container, it just keeps going rather than starting to make the root ball. Good luck.

thanks...yea looks like I'll have to start over...

makes sense - that tap or feeler root....anyways...

I just got 7 bag seeds today that I put in a wet paper towel.....

So when they sprout the plan is to put them in something small like egg carton (we got seed start thingies), then to party cup, then to 2 gallon bucket or something...

 

[Little Tommy]

Now you are cooking with gas.

 

[bullwinkle60]

Why wouldn't you start out in what your going to grow in? I started my seedlings in a 5 gal container and had no problem., so far and I'm 25 days into flower.

 

[Wetdog]

About 22 hours later and she looks about the same as she was in the old bucket....For some reason the leaves are wicked dry...

Also is it normal to have just 1 big root that goes way down with a plant this age ? My gf transplanted b/c my back is out and she said she saw only one big root.

I hope I didn't screw up either by putting 4 tbls of lime in that 2 gallon bucket.

Relax, you'll be fine, with the lime AND the root.

Wet

 

[SpaaaceCowboy]

Relax, you'll be fine, with the lime AND the root.

Wet

Hmmm....Well I guess we'll see what happens....I figured she was done for.....I actually cut off all the dry leaves on her.....Nuts. I'll post a pic of it in the morning.