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Question 4
Is it more beneficial to start a clone/seed in a small pot and transplant one/several times over the course of a grow or to start a plant directly in a large final container? Please explain the advantages of the method you choose.
Question 4
Is it more beneficial to start a clone/seed in a small pot and transplant one/several times over the course of a grow or to start a plant directly in a large final container? Please explain the advantages of the method you choose.
Agreed!To much debate on this...... Personally I start in a small pot transplant once there forever home. That works for me. Get a nice little root mass going so the roots will seek out all ways when potted up
Others like to start in one big pot and not to transplant at all. Less stress
Others may transplant 3/4 times reasons of keeping a healthy root system going.
For me it's one transplant
If seed...depends on whether an auto flower or not; auto's hate stress and kinda just call it quits sometimes when transplanted...actually, most times. The rest, small pots and pot up. Get root mass going fast and strong through all phases
I'm a man of the transplant. I will always stress the importance of this after I saw the benefits for myself.
Firstly transplanting frequently allows the root of the plant to form a thick layer of mass. As we all know roots grow (mostly) straight down and then start circling up and around the pot. If you increase in pot sizes every so often JUST before a plant gets root bound, a grower can create multiple layers of 'root mass' that continue to encircle itself. In my opinion this is the best and fastest way to promote healthy root development and growth. Of course a little Hiesenburg Tea never hurt at all either
Well now the factor of 'stress' also depends on what kind of medium the grower wishes to use.
I find in soil, tranplants are a high stress period for most plants so this infact would be viable Jam!
However being newly introduced to growing in 'grow cubes' I have been able to transplant my plants with ease and absolutely no signs of stress whatsoever. I even take the plant out of its pot for 30 seconds at a time weekly to check for 'rootbound-ness'.