NewGrower2011
Well-Known Member
So I've seen several topics where people talk about lanky clones/seedlings and many time you'll see feedback where they will tell someone to just bury them deeper when transplanting and that appears to be perfectly fine and common advise.
On the other hand, I've seen comments about larger vegged plants and transplanting for flowering where they say do NOT bury the root ball. I.e. in one video/show I was watching they were being very careful to keep "2 fingers" above the new soil line with the vegged plant's root ball.
This led me to wonder if it's truly okay for seedlings but not for a veg to flower type of transplant. And more importantly, I wanted to understand why you shouldn't bury the root ball. Reason being, I have some plants that vegged under inadequate lighting and they're a bit leggy and was thinking I'd just bury them a bit deeper but I knew that there was this topic around the do's & do nots. If it is okay to submerge the entire original root ball, are there special considerations to be aware of - i.e. over-watering and things like that.
Can someone share any real details around why it would be bad to submerge the old root ball when transplanting? Besides bro-science. I'm looking for the science, the facts, etc. It's intriguing to me if it's true that it's okay for a seedling - but not a vegged plant going into its final flowering container.
On the other hand, I've seen comments about larger vegged plants and transplanting for flowering where they say do NOT bury the root ball. I.e. in one video/show I was watching they were being very careful to keep "2 fingers" above the new soil line with the vegged plant's root ball.
This led me to wonder if it's truly okay for seedlings but not for a veg to flower type of transplant. And more importantly, I wanted to understand why you shouldn't bury the root ball. Reason being, I have some plants that vegged under inadequate lighting and they're a bit leggy and was thinking I'd just bury them a bit deeper but I knew that there was this topic around the do's & do nots. If it is okay to submerge the entire original root ball, are there special considerations to be aware of - i.e. over-watering and things like that.
Can someone share any real details around why it would be bad to submerge the old root ball when transplanting? Besides bro-science. I'm looking for the science, the facts, etc. It's intriguing to me if it's true that it's okay for a seedling - but not a vegged plant going into its final flowering container.