Hey guys, so i transplanted 3 plants about 3 weeks old and they all die off on me, when i took them out i noticed the main stem had been cut off from the root system on all 3 plants, what did i do wrong? Any pointers? I have more seeds, can i just plant them in the final pot since seedling or will it rootbound? I really dont wanna mess up by transplanting again
What can i do, if i dont like to transplant???
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WayBaked
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You just gotta be more gentle when you transplant.
Can you describe in detail how you went about transplanting?
AltarNation
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Well. Just learn to transplant without hurting your plants. It's not very hard at all. Practice makes perfect.
If you insist on an answer to your original question: you could grow 12/12 from seed, starting in the containers you intend to finish in.
If you insist on an answer to your original question: you could grow 12/12 from seed, starting in the containers you intend to finish in.
I cut into four sleaves then i got the rootball out and i gently put them into their final pots then i pressed in the top soil to ensure that the rootball would settle in good and thats it, two of the plants died like the next day and one made it like 2 weeks more in the final pot, its really weird.
Slipon
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can I ask you, how did you "remove" the plant`s from the old pot ?
http://www.thctalk.com/cannabis-forum/showthread.php?6204-Guide-To-Repotting
http://www.thctalk.com/cannabis-forum/showthread.php?6204-Guide-To-Repotting
Jimdamick
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How old were the plants that you transplanted? Sounds like they were too small to move. Either that or you had cutworms, which I doubt. Yes, you can start seeds in any size pot you want. Myself as soon as they have a decent root system, I pop them in their final pot from their seedling cup container. If you want to start seedlings in a larger pot , just make a patch on top of you soil with seedling starter mix, place the seed in that patch not too deep, keep moist and warm and 3 day's or so you will have your plant.. I would cover the seed with an upside down dixie cup to keep the humidity up. Good luck.
i simply up rooted the plants, they were all droopy and dried up... I waited a week or so thinking maybe they were just stressed but nothing
Sorry i misread your post, i cut 4 slips on the cup then i set them into the big pots
bass1014
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dude you can do anything you want to do if you want to plant in the final pot then do it, you can only kill them again. but if you wait till the plant dries almost all the way before you transplant they will stay together a lil bit better. turn the plant over in between your fingers is the main stalk. when it falls out in your hand just turn it over and sit it in the new pot with half soil. fill the rest of the pot around the plant and then water untill completely wet, let dry out then repeat process on water let dry out then water. not water water water..
Scotty Pot Seed
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Did you water them after? Just cut slits into the cups? Without proper drainage they may have rotted the roots.
Scotty Pot Seed
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Did you water them after? Just cut slits into the cups? Without proper drainage it may have rotted the roots. You need to remove the cup. the taproot needs to dig down. Even if it didn't die, 4 slits in a cup isn't enough to let the rootball grow.
Ok, the issue with planting your seed in the final pot mainly deals with watering/feeding.
Your little, baby, seedling is not going to be able to uptake the moisture in a 3-5 gallon planter, making watering more difficult to gauge.
I do a stress-free transplant. My babies actually love when I transplant them. They immediately respond with happiness.
I start my seedlings in the red plastic party cups. I slit the cups from just below the top rim, all the way down to the very bottom. I do that all the way around the cup so I end up with around 5 or 6 slits from top to bottom. Don't cut the rim or it falls apart.
When the seedlings have started growing well and thriving, I take my 3 gallon planter, fill it full with the soil mix I use, dig out the very center the size of a red plastic party cup. Then I take a cup with a plant growing, cut the rim all the way around where the slits are, peel back the party cup on every slit. At that point I gently lift the soil (clinging to the roots) and sit it into the already dug out hole. Brush some soil around the edges, and waa laa, stress free transplant.
Make sure to water the seedlings the day before transplant. If it is too wet, the soil will fall apart, if it is too dry, the soil will fall apart.
Within hours of transplant, they always look great, leaves going at 45 degrees towards the light.
Your little, baby, seedling is not going to be able to uptake the moisture in a 3-5 gallon planter, making watering more difficult to gauge.
I do a stress-free transplant. My babies actually love when I transplant them. They immediately respond with happiness.
I start my seedlings in the red plastic party cups. I slit the cups from just below the top rim, all the way down to the very bottom. I do that all the way around the cup so I end up with around 5 or 6 slits from top to bottom. Don't cut the rim or it falls apart.
When the seedlings have started growing well and thriving, I take my 3 gallon planter, fill it full with the soil mix I use, dig out the very center the size of a red plastic party cup. Then I take a cup with a plant growing, cut the rim all the way around where the slits are, peel back the party cup on every slit. At that point I gently lift the soil (clinging to the roots) and sit it into the already dug out hole. Brush some soil around the edges, and waa laa, stress free transplant.
Make sure to water the seedlings the day before transplant. If it is too wet, the soil will fall apart, if it is too dry, the soil will fall apart.
Within hours of transplant, they always look great, leaves going at 45 degrees towards the light.
lilroach
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This is an easy one.....use Jiffy Pots. Grow your seedling in the Jiffy Pot and when it's ready to go to a bigger pot....put the entire pot and everything in the new pot/soil.
http://parkseed.com/round-jiffy-pots/p/v1592/
http://parkseed.com/round-jiffy-pots/p/v1592/
WayBaked
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Jiffy pots are damn awesome. We use them for most of our outdoor vegetables and herbs (when we start them indoors).
For cannabis we just go from Rockwool into a 1 gallon pot then into a 5 gallon pot, but we've never had problems with transplanting.
Definitely a good suggestion.
Bro no one needs your negative comments.
WayBaked
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Thanks for re-confirming your unhelpful first post with this very informative follow up.
I'm not sure why you're on these forums.