Re-potting

[LoveMeBucket]

been vegging in perlite in 10lt pots (2 gallon?) and they look "full" the plants are about half a foot tall but bushy and the leaves are almost touching the sides of the pot. i think its time to repot just wondering what size pots & method you like the best

[TYO84]

i usally just start the seed in the pot i am going to leave in, cuz i like to

aviod transplant.

 

Outdoor pot size, 5 to 6 gallon

 

indoor pot size, 3 to 4 gallon

[Bhagoyandi]

And wait for some roots to start coming out the drain holes, that way you make sure the rootball holds everything together and you don't lose half your perlite when you transplant.

[jon chempo]

IMO its best to allow the roots 2 become somewhat root bound.

Now I know this my trip a few new growers out .

But all the season growers Know the value of a graduated re-poting system . & by doing this your roots will explode with growth ..

 

peat pellets

16 oz party cups

then place them in 1 gallon planters

Next into 3 gallon pots .

5 or bigger outdoors ..

[F420]

repotting can appear to grow huge roots but it doesnt.

Its BS that repotting gives extra growth infact.

 

The reason it appears to explode after repotting is because you have stressed the plant BIG time being root bound, and then you put it in a bigger pot and Stress it AGAIN by transplanting it.

So what your doing is slowing down the growth, then your sticking it in fresh soil with lots of leg room and it appears to go off, when infact all its doing is catching up to the stage it should be at.

 

So what your infact saying is that the plant flourishes on stress.

 

Nope just use the ONE pot and you wont stress the plant, bust its roots or deprive it of air.

 

Edited April 12, 2004 by Ferenge420

[Luke Skywalker]

The main reason for repotting is to conserve space.

 

However, there is something to the school of thought which says that a rootbound plant will flower better than one with tremendous amounts of space. Whether the difference is negligible or significant, well, that's something you wouldn't know even if someone did a double blind comparison, as every strain is different and has different preferences.