Is this really transplant shock

xrdamianxr

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This is a clone I am well versed in. Have had the same gene's for 2 years now. Same coco prep. Same nutes. Same everything for 2 years except the environment. Just got this tent and light (130w set to 50%).
Usually i tranfer from solo to 1 gallon. Then 2 gallon. But This plant vegged for 2 months in a solo cup looking great. Trimmed it and up potted into 2 gallon (as per usual). Threw it in the tent. Bent some stems and the next day she looked like this. It's been 5 days now.
Should I have cleaned the tent first? Is the jump from a solo cup to 2 gallon to extreme? This just seems off to me and can't place figure on it.
Something I did notice today is a couple lowest branches actually still look normal and perky
Before and after tent pics
 

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Billy the Mountain

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Did you prune or tease away the mass of roots circling the solo cup?

For a point of reference; I routinely transplant between 1 pint grow bags and fabric pots; it usually takes 3-4 days to see roots poking through the fabric pot. No discernible growth slowdown.
 

xrdamianxr

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Did you prune or tease away the mass of roots circling the solo cup?

For a point of reference; I routinely transplant between 1 pint grow bags and fabric pots; it usually takes 3-4 days to see roots poking through the fabric pot. No discernible growth slowdown.
I did not touch the roots. Some roots had grown through bottom holes and those ripped off exiting the solo cup but that's nothing new I suppose. Otherwise straight to the coco
 

xrdamianxr

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Another note... I was feeding to run off 3 times a day in the solo cup.
Transfered into 2 gallon and immediately fed.
Next day (day 2) it was droopy like this so I let it dry out thinking it was to much wet coco
Day 3 was still droopy, maybe worse so I fed and set the timer to feed for a 2nd time.
Day 4 had full 2 feeds.
Now day 5. Received first feed at time of problem photo's
 

Herb & Suds

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Another note... I was feeding to run off 3 times a day in the solo cup.
Transfered into 2 gallon and immediately fed.
Next day (day 2) it was droopy like this so I let it dry out thinking it was to much wet coco
Day 3 was still droopy, maybe worse so I fed and set the timer to feed for a 2nd time.
Day 4 had full 2 feeds.
Now day 5. Received first feed at time of problem photo's
The bigger the plant gets the more food and light it needs
It looks under fed and under lit
Coco is hydro is the best way to describe growing in it
You got this far you shouldn’t be surprised it’s screaming more more more :weed:
 

Billy the Mountain

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Roots at time of transplant
I'm sure it'll be fine, it's a healthy looking plant.

It's my understanding that it's beneficial to tear away some of the circling roots to encourage new growth. It'll probably just take a little longer for the plant to adapt to its new pot. Grow bags are better in that regard; the roots get naturally pruned so no circling, no transplant slowdown.

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Roots before transplant
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Six days later in 2 gal pot
 

Roadblock

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The new coco is creating a different moisture level than the rootball has been used to, it can be sucking the moisture out of the rootball causing nute burn or it can go the other way and oversaturate it making it anaerobic causing root damage which shows as transplant shock, it pays to really watch the moisture levels and where the rootzone is, and to tease the roots out on transplant to get new tips taking off, they should come back no problems just lower the demand until they kick.
 

xrdamianxr

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11 days from first post, 17 days since transplant.
Looking at it day to day its hard to notice any improvements. Took some pictures to tell you guys It's not looking good. But the pictures show its bouncing back, i think. Slowly but surely.
I rearranged the tent so I could raise the light a bit further. Turned the speed on the fans down abit and started the 2 daily feeds 5 or 6 days ago. Will continue to let it do its thing. See if we can get back on track!
 

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