Sharon Peters
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It's me again....... Transplanting from the solo cups to 3 gallon fabric pots. How do I need to water this first time?
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Marq1340
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If you mean these plants from last Saturday than you may have transplanted too soon.
Time to repot?
It has been in the tent for 3 days. What was the light source before that? Just a small grow light, nothing big or fancy. I kept them in the closet with that and on the grow mat because I had to buy a heater for when lights were off in the tent
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Sharon Peters
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Oh no! Did you see updated pics?
Sharon Peters
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They were out past the rim of solo cup, so I thought that was when you were supposed to transplant?
Treesomewanted77
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You can let them get pretty big in a solo cup before they get root bound. Check out some solo cup challenges online you will be impressed how big some are getting them in just a solo cup.
If you transplanted those small plants into 3g just water around the base of the stem a decent amount no need to soak the whole pot until they start to take off in the new pots.
VincenzioVonHook
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Watering around the base of the stem will only lock roots into one area. Roots don't chase dry medium, they chase moist medium.
Doing this will stunt root growth and will also create hydrophobic patches in the medium.
You want to water the pot properly, and as it dries, the roots chase the moist medium below.
Overwatering comes from too frequent an application rate. I water all my pots to runoff before seeds go in, and have never had an issue, and I don't have to water for at least a week or more afterwards. I just mist the top if it dries out too much, to keep it from going hydrophobic.
Most people can't fight the urge to water again in a few days though.
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Sharon Peters
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Thank you!
Sharon Peters
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Thank you!
I couldn’t help but comment on the statement saying how folks couldn’t stop the urge to water. Truer words have never been spoken. I don’t know why that is either. Maybe people think their plant will suddenly die if it dries out the least little bit.
I do know that far more damage is done from over watering than the opposite. It’s amazing how long a plant can keep on trucking without water…..and they’ll let u know when they truly need it. It’s equally amazing how quickly they spring back into action once they are watered.
The small plant in a big pot is still a tough one to get right though.
