SweetSue has posted step by steps of her process in the past. I’ll try to find one ... she ‘floats’ the football out...
Welcome To Archie’s Indoor/Outdoor Perpetual Garden
- Thread starter Archiweedies
- Start date
If it is ready, it will have encased all the perlite to the point that you can just slide it out of the solo cup in one piece, and into a “reverse sandcastle “.
There’s a photo around here somewhere..
There’s a photo around here somewhere..
This one may have been over-ready
- Thread starter
- #464
Thanks G, that sounds fairly straightforward. Well here we go, for science!Na man they don't get shock or anything like that. They do slow down their above ground growth, for a day or three until the roots stretch to the new deeper reservoir but that's about it. They really take off fast as soon as that happens though.
I’m fairly stoney, but rootball makes more sense than football, so I’m gonna go with that
Ahh thanks Felipe. I assume this wouldn’t work as hot for hydroton?If it is ready, it will have encased all the perlite to the point that you can just slide it out of the solo cup in one piece, and into a “reverse sandcastle “.
There’s a photo around here somewhere..
Lovely roots!This one may have been over-ready
Damn auto correct... 
I suppose roots are the plant’s feet...
I didn’t find much - only simple statements that hempy transplants are the easiest and that she just plugs the hole, fills with water and the little one comes right out (the rootball and all)...
And if they’re rootbound even better by the looks of Filipe’s routine!
I suppose roots are the plant’s feet...
I didn’t find much - only simple statements that hempy transplants are the easiest and that she just plugs the hole, fills with water and the little one comes right out (the rootball and all)...
And if they’re rootbound even better by the looks of Filipe’s routine!
- Thread starter
- #466
Fair enough!I suppose roots are the plant’s feet...
Thanks for looking AG.
Seems like it would be a precarious transplant. Cheers!
Hydroton is larger and smoother, so it might require more roots to tie it together. By then, the plant might be really root-bound. I’m going to check out some scoria today - sold as barbecue lava rock - like pumice, but dark and a bit heavier. And larger - up to 1/2” or so. And hopefully cheaper than perlite.
Thanks! They’re from one of my brother’s grows.
DrDoob
Well-Known Member
It’s super simple. I go from 32oz to 1gal to either 2gal or 3.5 gal pots without any issues.
I just let the old pot dry out a bit extra first and pour off the top layer of loose perlite. Then half fill the new pot with fresh perlite. Squeeze the sides of the old pot to loosen it a bit, flip the pot and the whole root ball slides out super easy and stays together. Then place it right on top of the half filled pot and fill around it.
Then cover the hempy hole with your finger and flood the whole pot with nute water to soak and settle all the perlite.
Then wait 3 weeks or so to do it all over again. The leaves won’t even droop or anything. It just will slow down it’s growth for a couple days while the roots search out the new deeper reservoir, then it’ll have a massive growth explosion for a few days and go back to normal.
A reason to stick with perlite?
Nice save!
Wait what? But your pumice mine might go out of business if you switch...
I believe you mean "football."
- Thread starter
- #470
Sweet! Thanks for that man. I’m noticing that hydroton gets heavy in the buckets really fast. I see another advantage for perlite there.It’s super simple. I go from 32oz to 1gal to either 2gal or 3.5 gal pots without any issues.
I just let the old pot dry out a bit extra first and pour off the top layer of loose perlite. Then half fill the new pot with fresh perlite. Squeeze the sides of the old pot to loosen it a bit, flip the pot and the whole root ball slides out super easy and stays together. Then place it right on top of the half filled pot and fill around it.
Then cover the hempy hole with your finger and flood the whole pot with nute water to soak and settle all the perlite.
Then wait 3 weeks or so to do it all over again. The leaves won’t even droop or anything. It just will slow down it’s growth for a couple days while the roots search out the new deeper reservoir, then it’ll have a massive growth explosion for a few days and go back to normal.
I’ve washed the hydroton really good, got my buckets ready, and the seeds are on a germination mat in their root riots.
I think I’m already sold on perlite being my option in the future. I just figured if all I have to do is buy a couple buckets, I want to try it.
Only time will tell. You know I’m very anti-ph pen lol. I’m also smart enough to buy the type that replaceable sensors like the Blue Lab. If I have to I’ll buy it, but I’d rather not lol. Hopefully, Advanced Nutes will take care of it for me.
I can say with certainty, from past grow experience, that the AN stuff did adjust the ph. How long does it hold it there is another question that I’m not prepared to answer. I feel like it won’t matter as long as the res is getting topped up daily.
DrDoob
Well-Known Member
I don’t ph adjust at all. I tried for a couple weeks but I got weird results that drove me crazy. Since I started ignoring it my plants are a lot healthier.
And this is with SD water?? 
DrDoob
Well-Known Member
Yup straight from the hose spigot, through an inline chlorine filter.And this is with SD water??
To give me an idea of the range of tolerance in hempy, do you recall what the pH of your fertigation solution was?
DrDoob
Well-Known Member
6.3 last time I checked it. I haven't used the meter in so long I wouldn't trust it now.
- Thread starter
- #476
Okay cool!I don’t ph adjust at all. I tried for a couple weeks but I got weird results that drove me crazy. Since I started ignoring it my plants are a lot healthier.
I think I’m going to try and swing by somewhere and get some perlite so I can test the bloody perlite and hydroton for myself. I can’t mis an opportunity for a experiment.
- Thread starter
- #478
Sweet! The retirement plan is still intact
And Inyo County is beautiful this time of year! 
- Thread starter
- #480
Sunday Update
Hey everyone 
I’ve not felt much like taking photos lately, things just didn’t seem all that interesting.
I figured it’s time to update, so here we go.
The outdoor seedlings. Critical Haze still has a somewhat weak stem.
Shed’s Gift
The Durban Clones and Moms.
Cheers