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Liam_2020
Liam_2020started grow question 4 years ago
Are these ready for their first transplant? 17 days old from seed, currently in 0.5l pots, potting up to 2l. Thanks
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GMSgrows
GMSgrowsanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hey. If your soil has nutes already then no, no ferts right away. Best way to know if your new girls need food is to watch the stems of your leaves. If the stem starts going red or purplish then your plants are wanting more food. If their a purple plant by trait then you dont judge that way. I grow soiless and just in the ground for outdoors. When you do start to feed your plants only give half what the label says and keep an eye on your girls and see how they react. Up the feed a little if you think they need it. Dark green, to much nitrogen so back off. Leaf claw comes after that. If your growing in soil I would only feed them once a week, unless you see a lot of red in those stems, then give them a little extra. Always water more than feed to keep salts from building and creating all sorts of problems. Hope this helps cheers.
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Liam_2020
Liam_2020answered grow question 4 years ago
Should I start feeding nutes once in new pot? Or will the soil have fertiliser in for a couple of weeks? Haven’t fed anything other than tap water so far
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 4 years ago
They look big enouhg -- the idea is to avoid getting rootbound, make sure it's robust enough to pull out gently and doesn't fall apart as you do it. New pot, new nutrients, so you also don't have to fertilize as much with soil as you do it.
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GMSgrows
GMSgrowsanswered grow question 4 years ago
They sure are. If you see roots at the bottom you should be able to pop the entire dirt and roots out without all the dirt separating from them root zone. I take a steak knife and run it along the inside edge to separate the dirt from the planter, spread your fingers and slip them on each side of the stem and cover the planter with your hand. Turn upside down and the plant will come out into your hand. Put into her final home and done. Cheers
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GaiaGreenGiant
GaiaGreenGiantanswered grow question 4 years ago
Determine when to transplant by monitoring your plants water consumption. I would only repot if I needed to water every day or less. The goal is to go through a wet/dry cycle as quick as possible for roots to consistently be getting oxygen and small plants in large containers are more susceptible to overwatering which you don’t want. Once you transplant just give it the same amount of water as you did before repotting. The plant will not need more water than previous right away. 1-3 days wet/dry cycle is perfect. Cheers 🍻
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Ttrichome
Ttrichomeanswered grow question 4 years ago
Most definitely ready for a repotting. Make sure ur medium is a little dry so it comes out of the pot in one piece. It can bust up on u and damage roots if too wet. Good to go fam. Happy growing and stay lit.
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