Should I Transplant Now???

[little chief]

Its my first grow and the seedling came up next to the edge of the pot. I dont know if this will affect the plant or not. The plant is at week and a half and I can see two roots through the holes at the bottom of the pot. She looks healthy enough to me but I need an experts opinion before I transplant tonight. Should I transplant or not?

Another questions is why is the stem so short? She is busting out with leaves but very short. I have 4 26w cfl bulbs 6500k on her.

 

[Ringsixty]

Broad leaves...could be Indica?
No need to transplant yet.

 

[little chief]

I have searched but not found if it is an Indica or a Sativa. My guess Indica as short as she is. I ordered a few seeds from Attitude and this was a free seed they sent me. I decided to go with this one since it was my first grow and I didnt want to ruin the seeds I ordered. Kind of a trial and error process. Its an autoflowering plant called Hobbit, which I'm not to fond of but as long as she smoke I dont care too much.

 

[little chief]

Do you think the stem being next to the pots wall will effect it at all?

 

[professor greenfist]

I would transplant u want ur root system to spread evenly that side of the system will b restricted be careful on how u handle it also ur plant look like a healthy seedling u don't want elongation of the stems the closer the nodes the better what I'm saying is the closer the leaves the more bud sites u will have

 

[golddog]

Do you think the stem being next to the pots wall will effect it at all?

No, when you do transplant just put it in the middle of the larger pot.

And there is NO reason to transplant yet.

Good Luck

 

[little chief]

I will be putting her under the 90w LED Illuminator when I transplant. Should I leave the plant under the CFL bulbs for a few days after the transplant?

 

[autobahn101]

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.

 

[golddog]

I will be putting her under the 90w LED Illuminator when I transplant. Should I leave the plant under the CFL bulbs for a few days after the transplant?

You can wait a couple more weeks before you transplant, probably.

I don't think the LED will cause a problem when you transplant.

 

[little chief]

its definately taking up more water at a quicker pace

 

[aubud]

Plant should be fine in that container for at least another node or two (that might even be early).

 

[little chief]

My problem is the soil sunk lower than I expected after a few waterings and I dont want the roots to run out of room. I just wish it had more soil in the pot.

 

[autobahn101]

May be time to upgrade...

 

[little chief]

does anyone have any experience with creating CO2? I read that sugar water, with a piece of toast, with yeast on it in a bucket, with a tube running out the top created good CO.

 

[James87]

does anyone have any experience with creating CO2? I read that sugar water, with a piece of toast, with yeast on it in a bucket, with a tube running out the top created good CO.

Fill a dishsoap bottle (with the nozzle on the end) with vinegar, and duct-tape it upside down to something so its hanging above a bowl. In the bowl is a quantity of baking soda. The reaction is limited by slight dripping from the nozzle, so that CO2 production is sustained and cheap. Blow a fan across the bowl to distribute.

Edit: You can dissolve the baking soda in some water, or make a paste with it so the fan doesn't blow it around.. obv if all the vinegar went into the bowl all at once, it would make a huge mess.. so put enough soda in so it 'would' make a mess but don't fill the bowl all the way.. it needs space to foam up and down.

 

[little chief]

Thanks bro! Never heard of that. Do you use that method?

 

[professor greenfist]

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.

That would mean a two foot plant would have. A tall ass container width also needs to b considered and if nutes are supplied u can wait eveen longer now I have 3 1/2 ft plants in one gallon containers and growth is great

 

[golddog]

Thanks bro! Never heard of that. Do you use that method?

If you want CO2 get A BOTTLE. What you are talking about is a waste of time..

Bye.

 

[little chief]

Get a bottle? You have to be more specific because I'm a newbie. Are you referring to James' method of the soap bottle?

 

[little chief]

So litterally 2 hours after I started this thread I went in to check my plant and all the leaves your drooping significantly. I had not done a thing to the plant and was unsure why this was happening. So from some of the advice I recieved from you guys I decided to transplant. When I did I noticed all the roots were on one side and had no where to go because the plant grew up next to the pots wall. I was a bit worried about doing this because I knew not to transplant while the plant is stressed. I'm glad I did because she has perked back up today. She seems to love the new light! I will add a couple of cfl's to her in a few days when she gets adjusted.

Here are a couple pics of her new home.