Digging up and transplanting a flowering female

I live in the northeast and I have to dig up and transplant a female plant, and I am looking for a few pointers. Fortunately, it's been raining (but no sun) for the past two days -- after she got a little shocked a few nights ago with frost, the ground is wet and soft. The plant is about 4 feet tall and is in it's 3rd or 4th week of flowering. Like I said, the frost zapped her but she is tough and wants to come out of this.

I plan on carefully cutting her out the raised outdoor flowerbed that she was born in and transplanting her in a big bucket and bringing her in my basement. My old lady wont let her go in the office/sparebedroom upstairs, which is where i wanted her togo.

I have access to 2 "light bars" that hold two, four foot long florescent bulbs. And i am going to get some cfls to hang on the frame above her? I am going to build a 6hx2wx4w "closet" or at least frame up a closet in those specs with 2x4's

I plan on mounting each light bar in opposing corners and then having a few CFL lights hanging over the top. I also thought I would line the closet with aluminum foil.

I just wanna get some bud from this girl.

Any thoughts, idea's suggestions or tips are welcome.

you are going to need to dig around her approximately 2ft maybe more so that you have a circle around her with a diameter of 4ft.

it may take you and your lady to successfully dig her up.


if you are using household CFL's then for a 4ft plant you will probably need 10-15 CFL's hanging all around her.

Personally i dont like tin foil as if you dont get it creaseless then reflection will suffer. Just paint your closet flat white.


make sure you have drain holes in your bucket


J

Jondamon has it all correct. You'll need a bigass pot for the plant since you shouldn't prune the roots during flowering. Depending how careful you are, this experience could be anywhere from unnoticeable to devastating for the plant. Those fluorescents will only support healthy plant growth a few inches away from the bulb so the plant would need to be surrounded by them. We've worked out a good system for using tin foil and always use it for grow room walls.

Thanks for the info. I'm still debating what to do. The weather is mild and giving me the time to procrastinate. From the sounds of it, it's not going to be as easy and simple as I want. I was thinking that I would have to dig a wide hole. I think i'm going to ride it out for the next few days and then just cut her down. I dunno

Barkley said:

Thanks for the info. I'm still debating what to do. The weather is mild and giving me the time to procrastinate. From the sounds of it, it's not going to be as easy and simple as I want. I was thinking that I would have to dig a wide hole. I think i'm going to ride it out for the next few days and then just cut her down. I dunno

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Honestly, if it's only 4 weeks into flowering, I think you should go through the effort of trying to transplant. Even if it doesn't go as smoothly as you hoped, it'll still work out pretty good. Plus, the yield will be higher, and the smoke will be ALOT better than it is right now, if you allow it to finish. Also, I agree with those guys, that flat white is the way to go, if possible. It's like 20% more reflective than foil, but, foil will work fine, if painting isn't an option. Some believe that foil can create hotspots which can burn your plants, which is BS, unless your growing with laser beams. It's impossible, so don't worry about it, if you hear warnings against using it.


EDIT: Btw, not dissing you guys above, recommending against foil. I'm just saying that's it's better than nothing, and harmless. I'm not a fan of it, either. I'd rather duct tape white paper to the wall, than going with foil.lol

Thanks, I'm going to take a picture or two and you can tell me if you think it's worth it...

jawbrodt said:

EDIT: Btw, not dissing you guys above, recommending against foil. I'm just saying that's it's better than nothing, and harmless. I'm not a fan of it, either. I'd rather duct tape white paper to the wall, than going with foil.lol

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Hey Jaw

like i said i dont like tin foil prefer flat white any day! but you can use it i find it a little hard to work with rips etc.



J

If you try it put plant in garage then outside during the day FOR A FEW DAYS i herd you just cant put a plant from outside right into the house off the bat

jondamon said:

Hey Jaw

like i said i dont like tin foil prefer flat white any day! but you can use it i find it a little hard to work with rips etc.



J

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LOL, Sorry if I worded that a little weird, but actually, I was agreeing with you guys.

DrFever said:

If you try it put plant in garage then outside during the day FOR A FEW DAYS i herd you just cant put a plant from outside right into the house off the bat

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you can but you shouldn't introduce a plant grown outdoors into an existing indoor garden without quarantining it first for pests/diseases .


J

OOO man, I can dig this topic. I live in the northwest and lets just say the summer wasn't to good for most of us outdoor growers, (i'm not the only one this happened too). Just a week ago I had to transplant 37 plants to my parents downstairs basement. The summer just didn't get hot enough and so they budded way late. Let me tell you bro, my outdoor site is up on the mountains, so it was a bitch. Luckily my parents house is at the base of the mountain and a trail goes straight to it. Now get this, my plants range anywhere from 4' to 7' feet tall. Now thats sketchy transplanting. 3 went into shock and I lost them, (obviously the biggest). Here's a tip you might think about, if you don't want to paint your wall, go to a photographer store or website. They have reflective cloth material in gold, silver and such. Works well for me.

That is a big plant to be digging up. Is there a way you can build a green house around her? It depends on what your weather is like but, maybe somethig simple like stakes and plastic to surround her.