Transplant class 101 again, sorry to interrupt but when you transplant use all new soil or could you keep some of the original soil? I assumed you transplanted soil & all into a bigger pot of soil
Spimps NLxBB Auto Micro CFL's 2013
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You keep the soil that bound by the roots. I have heard of people re-using their soil from prior harvests, as well as getting new soil. I know it's not the complete answer, but it's what I'm comfortable telling you without steering you wrong
Jeff
I respect & appreciate that type of answer.
when i transplant i keep all of the soil and root ball together. i soak the new soil mixture i am going to use with pH adjusted water so it is easy to form. i place the moist soil mixture in the new larger pot i will be using forming it around the bottom and outer edges to accommodate the smaller size root ball. take your hand and gently support the stem and take you other hand and invert the pot. i then gently tap on the bottom and sides of the pot to free the root ball. i moisten the root ball with pH adjusted water and treat with mycorrhizae on the roots or seaweed meal into the new pot. i then carefully place the root ball inside the larger pot and place additional soil around the sides of the larger pot. i bury the stem deeper then the level it was previously with moistened soil mixture and water with pH adjusted water. i then place additional soil in the new pot to make up for the soil sinking in the pot.
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Very well put sir.
Ive alo seen guys use the pot that the plant is currently in to kinda form the new hole where the transplant will go in the new soil. Clever trick.
Ive alo seen guys use the pot that the plant is currently in to kinda form the new hole where the transplant will go in the new soil. Clever trick.
JokerJohn
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going good buddy 
she should take off any day now
thanks for the comments on my journal too spimp
Happy highs JJ
+reps
she should take off any day now thanks for the comments on my journal too spimp
Happy highs JJ
+reps
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I just had pistols pop this afternoon! 27 days from sprout. I couldnt get a pick but Ill have one tomorrow.
Good night every one and Weed dreams!!
That o girl!
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I raised the lights this morning a couple inches hoping she may stretch out some while im at work. Pics this afternoon.
Good weed to everyone!!
Good weed to everyone!!
Good weed Spimp
one more day till weedsday!
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NLxBB aauto, day 28 from sprout:
Blue Mammoth 3 days from sprout
Blue Mammoth 3 days from sprout
runewulfsong
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Lookin good bro 
Did I see a pistil on that 3rd pic down or is it just the way the light is hitting a leaf edge?
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That there is a pistol! 
Many many more, but thats the best pic I could get. I do wish she would start getting a little taller. I may have to start Lst before I wanted too...
Many many more, but thats the best pic I could get. I do wish she would start getting a little taller. I may have to start Lst before I wanted too...- Thread starter
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Why thank you sir.
Let me know when you get up and running on a journal, Ill definatly tag along for the ride. Off to smoke my first bowl o' the day!! Be back in a few!
Let me know when you get up and running on a journal, Ill definatly tag along for the ride. Off to smoke my first bowl o' the day!! Be back in a few!
Maxximilian
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Damn shimp those nodes look tight! I'll be joining the autogame as well in the pc with 2 purple kush that we just ordered looks like I'm going to be spending the next day or two putting together this bitch I may do a build journal 
I may do a build journal 
looking good mate, node spacing is very tight but thats cfls for you, you could raise them slightly but that reduces light getting to the plants but it will make them stretch,
also what light schedule are you using, i know its to late to change now but cant remember what you said without flipping back a few pages, i know 24-0 and 20-4 give very little stretch, 18-6 and 17-7 give the most stretch for the plants, when the lights are off the plant uses its stored energy to grow roots, repair damage and in the dark the plant stretches to find the light again, its exactly why the plants stretch so much when we flip them 12-12, clearly the dark period plays a part in the plants height else they would not stretch at all during 12-12 they would just flower and grow as normal,
ive tried 20-4 and 24-0 and was pleased with the results, my autos did very poor under them schedules though, was lucky if i got 1/4oz per auto, i then grew under 12-12 with the same strain and got 2oz off an auto with 4 x 1ft bus, pics in my journal somewhere, so now im using 17-7, all my plants seem to be doing much better, they seem to be growing taller than when grown under 20-4 but node spacing is still very good, so ill see how my autos do under 17-7 this time and compare it with 12-12.
but cfls do make node spacing very tight, i used cfls from start to finish in my first journal, i found they work well if you got enough of them, i was using 23 and 30watt cfls and around 200 to 300 watt in total, i got pretty decent results and around 2oz if i remember right off one of the plants, so cfls do work and work well, but penetration isnt good so i flipped to hps when i was using around 400watts of cfls, but starting plants under dual spec hps makes them stretch more than i like so i still start clones and seedlings under cfls for a couple of weeks then go under hps for rest of grow,
your plants look nice and healthy so your doing good, autos can yield very little or they can yield well, i think light schedule plays a big part in autos as well as regular plants, im growing strains ive grown before and i know their doing much better under 17-7 then they did under 20-4, i got bigger leaves, bigger plants, but this could all depend on strains as well, so each to their own i guess, but i know i got poor results out of my kc45 autos under 20-4 and 24-0, but under 12-12 my plants where 2ft taller at harvest, they took 3 to 4 weeks longer to grow but the yield made up for the extra time, im not saying 12-12 is the best for autos but so far thats given me the best results so far, ive got kc45 autos growing again this time round so i can see how they do under 17-7,
also what light schedule are you using, i know its to late to change now but cant remember what you said without flipping back a few pages, i know 24-0 and 20-4 give very little stretch, 18-6 and 17-7 give the most stretch for the plants, when the lights are off the plant uses its stored energy to grow roots, repair damage and in the dark the plant stretches to find the light again, its exactly why the plants stretch so much when we flip them 12-12, clearly the dark period plays a part in the plants height else they would not stretch at all during 12-12 they would just flower and grow as normal,
ive tried 20-4 and 24-0 and was pleased with the results, my autos did very poor under them schedules though, was lucky if i got 1/4oz per auto, i then grew under 12-12 with the same strain and got 2oz off an auto with 4 x 1ft bus, pics in my journal somewhere, so now im using 17-7, all my plants seem to be doing much better, they seem to be growing taller than when grown under 20-4 but node spacing is still very good, so ill see how my autos do under 17-7 this time and compare it with 12-12.
but cfls do make node spacing very tight, i used cfls from start to finish in my first journal, i found they work well if you got enough of them, i was using 23 and 30watt cfls and around 200 to 300 watt in total, i got pretty decent results and around 2oz if i remember right off one of the plants, so cfls do work and work well, but penetration isnt good so i flipped to hps when i was using around 400watts of cfls, but starting plants under dual spec hps makes them stretch more than i like so i still start clones and seedlings under cfls for a couple of weeks then go under hps for rest of grow,
your plants look nice and healthy so your doing good, autos can yield very little or they can yield well, i think light schedule plays a big part in autos as well as regular plants, im growing strains ive grown before and i know their doing much better under 17-7 then they did under 20-4, i got bigger leaves, bigger plants, but this could all depend on strains as well, so each to their own i guess, but i know i got poor results out of my kc45 autos under 20-4 and 24-0, but under 12-12 my plants where 2ft taller at harvest, they took 3 to 4 weeks longer to grow but the yield made up for the extra time, im not saying 12-12 is the best for autos but so far thats given me the best results so far, ive got kc45 autos growing again this time round so i can see how they do under 17-7,
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Hello Donpaul.p. And good weed sir.
I very much want ot have a discussion with you because Ive read the last weeks or so of your posts regarding CFL's and I want to havea brainstorm session. I have many ideas and better yet ideals that I think you will find interesting. But alas, I must now whip something up for dinner because I went and smoked and forgot!!
Ill be back on here later and i hope to chat.
I very much want ot have a discussion with you because Ive read the last weeks or so of your posts regarding CFL's and I want to havea brainstorm session. I have many ideas and better yet ideals that I think you will find interesting. But alas, I must now whip something up for dinner because I went and smoked and forgot!!
Ill be back on here later and i hope to chat.