Partial Transplanting????

Wats up folks, i have a question
Ok so i have one of my girls in a 2L soda bottle This is a 12/12 from seed grow, she is a week into flowering her roots are not yet stable enough to hold the soil is i was to transplant.
So my question is would it b possible for me to remove the bottom of the 2L bottle and place it partially into a 5gal pot allowing the roots to expand?
Thanks in advance!!!

transplant even tho [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]root are not that developed! just be careful not ripping em! good luck [/FONT]

shes flowering and not able to be transplanted? If shes showing flower(s) I cant see how she would not be atleast 3 weeks old? If she is you should not have a problem transplanting it. Only way ive been able to get plants out of 2 liter bottles is cutting the plastic from all the way around it, opening it up and just simply taking the plant out instead of dumping upside down...

TheSnake said:

shes flowering and not able to be transplanted? If shes showing flower(s) I cant see how she would not be atleast 3 weeks old? If she is you should not have a problem transplanting it. Only way ive been able to get plants out of 2 liter bottles is cutting the plastic from all the way around it, opening it up and just simply taking the plant out instead of dumping upside down...

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She is about a month from seed. But wat i meant is that the roots have not yet reached the bottom of the bottle. cutting the bottle was one of my ideas but i would hate to disturb the roots and shock her.

For starters, if you don't have a fan on your plants and the lights are too far away you will get long stretched weak stems, let's say this isn't the case, then the stems weak as a result of poor nutrition. Either way you wanna get the stems tuff ASAP because it will cause more problems later,
go ahead and transplant carefully, u can cut the cola bottle like the last guy subjected and just plop the soil in a new bigger pot, using a straw u can cut it the length of the stem, slice it open on one side and wrap it around the stem like a cast to keep it standing right and make sure your light is close enough. Feed it and monitor it, add more wind it cause the stem to tuffen up



Good luck happy growing

Potolota said:

For starters, if you don't have a fan on your plants and the lights are too far away you will get long stretched weak stems, let's say this isn't the case, then the stems weak as a result of poor nutrition. Either way you wanna get the stems tuff ASAP because it will cause more problems later,
go ahead and transplant carefully, u can cut the cola bottle like the last guy subjected and just plop the soil in a new bigger pot, using a straw u can cut it the length of the stem, slice it open on one side and wrap it around the stem like a cast to keep it standing right and make sure your light is close enough. Feed it and monitor it, add more wind it cause the stem to tuffen up



Good luck happy growing

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I agree with most of this. I would add that you should really get POTS.
Some of that lack of root development imho is probably caused by the pop bottle not draining excessive water.
This will cause the plant to say ok I don't need anymore roots I have enough water and food right here.
A month is a long time to not have a big root ball, I can easily fill a 2.5 gallon pot with roots in 4 weeks.
Big Root Ball = Big Buds

My advice is this get a decent bag of soil and a bag of pearlite to mix in.
A bag of Roots soil and a small bag of pearlite should run $20-$30 at a hydro shop.

Get some pots or grow bags they will cost a few dollars, you need to ditch the bottle asap.

And lastly make sure your soil get dry before you water, dry soil stimulates the roots to search for a new water source.

Good luck.....

Forgot to say once I got the soil, pearlite, and pots/grow bags I would transplant immediately.
Sure it will stress the plant but putting it in good soil with good drainage.
Paired with a pot/bag that allows the excess moisture out it will recover very quickly.

Thanks bud fever preciate the support