Transplant Troubles

Here I am again creating a thread about transplant fuck ups hah! I like to soak my plants in an aerated compost tea before putting them In their new home. This time was a bit different though the bitch was too heavy pulling her back out and I heard a good tear right under the base of the stock. I feeeeel like I might have disrupted the root ball pretty bad, you guys think she will live to tell the tale? Thanks and hope all your grows are green

I transplant my plants when they dry. Helps to keep the rootball intact. Then water them in really good.

blake9999 said:

I transplant my plants when they dry. Helps to keep the rootball intact. Then water them in really good.

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yeah man I like to give my plants a soak like put them In bucket of compost tea. Anyways what you think man will she bounce back?

May take a week or so but it should bounce back. They pretty resiliant plants

is this the kinda stress that can cause hermies down the line my dude? Cheers

Could be. That's why you always transplant when the medium is on the dryer side. It helps to keep the rootball intact. And you don't need to soak them in a bucket. The roots need oxygen.

blake9999 said:

Could be. That's why you always transplant when the medium is on the dryer side. It helps to keep the rootball intact. And you don't need to soak them in a bucket. The roots need oxygen.

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The less fuss during a transplant the better. I also transplant on the day of my next watering. The soil is pulled away from the container from it being dry. Turn that bitch over and get a nice dry root ball to plop in the new hole or pot. A wet root ball is much more likely to suction to the sides and cause all sorts of chaos to remove. Which in turn upsets the root ball....... Great advice.


I've seen some pretty wicked damage to these plants OP. All you can do is monitor it close now. Next time make it easy on the plant and let the soil dry out good, turn the pot over. The plant will slide out ready for it's new home.

FinTheFarmer said:

Here I am again creating a thread about transplant fuck ups hah! I like to soak my plants in an aerated compost tea before putting them In their new home. This time was a bit different though the bitch was too heavy pulling her back out and I heard a good tear right under the base of the stock. I feeeeel like I might have disrupted the root ball pretty bad, you guys think she will live to tell the tale? Thanks and hope all your grows are green

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When you say "pulling" are you grabbing the stalk and actually pulling the plant up out of the pot??? If so don't...I like my transplants to be moist not dry...I tap the plant on the ground 2-3 times to compact the soil...then squeeze the sides and bottom...invert plant and remove pot while squeezing and twisting the pot slightly...I never pre water the receiving container either due to the existing soil being moist...hope this helps...g/l

Walter9999 said:

When you say "pulling" are you grabbing the stalk and actually pulling the plant up out of the pot??? If so don't...I like my transplants to be moist not dry...I tap the plant on the ground 2-3 times to compact the soil...then squeeze the sides and bottom...invert plant and remove pot while squeezing and twisting the pot slightly...I never pre water the receiving container either due to the existing soil being moist...hope this helps...g/l

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I must've not described what I do accurately lol, I always take the plant out of its current pot THEN soak in a compost tea then put her into her new home. Have had excellent results except for this one and honestly at the end of the day today It was praying to the sky so maybe it didn't affect it but I'm not too confident on that thought I'll give it a couple more days.

If you cracked the main stem above the root mass you may be in trouble. Replant and hope for the best.

If it was just roots that broke, then I would have tried to remove just those roots and then replant.

There are advanced cultivation methods where people trim their roots... they grow back.

Everything will be fine, unless you have removed the plant from its stem all will be ok, Iv had pretty much every accident with a plant over the years and always bounce back, unless severed( even this can be fixed sometimes, with patience. So don't worry too much, worry more about what the shock will do to her, that's more the problem

FinTheFarmer said:

Here I am again creating a thread about transplant fuck ups hah! I like to soak my plants in an aerated compost tea before putting them In their new home. This time was a bit different though the bitch was too heavy pulling her back out and I heard a good tear right under the base of the stock. I feeeeel like I might have disrupted the root ball pretty bad, you guys think she will live to tell the tale? Thanks and hope all your grows are green

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Sunzen said:

I must've not described what I do accurately lol, I always take the plant out of its current pot THEN soak in a compost tea then put her into her new home. Have had excellent results except for this one and honestly at the end of the day today It was praying to the sky so maybe it didn't affect it but I'm not too confident on that thought I'll give it a couple more days.

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It's funny posting in the same thread with different usernames

tiltswitch said:

Everything will be fine, unless you have removed the plant from its stem all will be ok, Iv had pretty much every accident with a plant over the years and always bounce back, unless severed( even this can be fixed sometimes, with patience. So don't worry too much, worry more about what the shock will do to her, that's more the problem

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True shock will be a problem I'm sure. All I can do is hope for no hermies.