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Growing autos in coir pots

Kviatech
Kviatechstarted grow question 3y ago
I am germinating two more Fast Buds seeds. About to finish soaking them. Someone said that it's not recommended to transplant autos. How about those small coir pots? Roots are supposed to grow right through them. Has anyone had any success growing in them?
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 3y ago
I have, every once in a while, started my autos in small peat pots and then just planted the entire thing in my larger pot - works a treat. If the roots grow through the pot, you'll have NO trouble putting them in their forever home. In order to make SURE you won't have problems with coir pots, water them from the bottom - put your small pots on a tray or saucer and pour the water into this allowing the pots to soak up the water from below... this should help break down the coir. This isn't really considered transplanting... that would be if you were removing them from their first pot and putting them in another one... so you'll have no worries. And it won't matter WHEN you do it... you could do it now or you could wait until you start to see a hint the roots are coming through the coir pot... but when you DO see the roots start to come through, get them in the larger pot asap. Good luck!
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DutchDoobie
DutchDoobieanswered grow question 3y ago
Please do not listen to granny. The roots will rootbound inside this small container and she will stop growing. Just let the soil dry out for 2 days. Cut the coco coir pot away from the soil and transplant her to a larger pot. When done carefully she wouldn't even notice! Happy Growing! 😋
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DutchDoobie
DutchDoobieanswered grow question 3y ago
High, Ofcourse you can transplant autoflowering strains!!! If you want to keep it in this pot I would cut the bottom out of it otherwise you get rootbounding for sure!!! Just transplant them carefully and they won't even notice! Happy Growing! 😋
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