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Stretching and Curling - needed larger pots

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by , 12-09-2011 at 02:16 PM (211 Views)
Days since germination - 14
Days since planting - 13

Looks like the plants were in too small of cups for too long.

I cut into my cup and this is what I found:

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This picture is of one of the smaller plants, just to give everyone an idea of the root systems these things get. It was really interesting to find. I wore gloves as to not damage the roots. Another thing is the Promix BP is REALLY crumbly so wetting it kept it together a bit better.

So, I have intermediate pots that I am going to use for the next little while before I go to the final 3 gallon ones.

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I followed the noob guide at Replant Those Long Stretchy Stems ( Its Easy ) and as the poster said, its easy.

I filled a bit of promix on the bottom of the pot, put the small plant in and filled it right up to just under the leaves.

I then soaked the Promix with water and my 10% recommended dosage of Miracle Grow All Purpose fertilizer.

I adjusted my lights slightly since they were a bit too high I think.

Will see how this takes.

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