Normal after transplanting?

Hows it goin’?

So I transplanted a few of my babies who have been vegging inside for about 5 weeks.

They were vegging in rockwool cubes, in a tray like with clay pebbles and a nute solution of around 5-700 throughout veg. They are under a 4 bulb t5.

I made my own soil mix, using native soil, composted cow manure, bone meal, worm castings, rock phosphate, blood meal, coast of maine organic plant food.

Some are in the ground and some are in 15 gallon fabric pots.

I feel like they look pretty sad compared to when they were inside.

Obviously I should expect some transplant shock and whatnot, but curious if this looks normal.

These photos were taken at about 530 at night.

It's transplant shock. You want to do everthing possible to not disturb the roots when transplanting. With practice you can get to where there's hardly any shock during transplant. Let the pot dry or next time, and it's easier to slide out of the old pot. You can kinda work it loose from the outside before you try to slide it out. B vitamins and kelp are good to help ward off transplant shock too.

I just noticed all those pots are dry, I assume you watered right at transplant correct?...... Did you harden them off? That's pretty important too. From inside to full sun should take at least 4-5 days of introduction.

macsnax said:

I just noticed all those pots are dry, I assume you watered right at transplant correct?

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Yes I watered at transplant.

Then it rained a decent bit that night.

Did not water today. Soil was damp

Yes the roots were quite gnarly all together and tried to carefully separate them.

Okay so normal.

trapdevil said:

Yes I watered at transplant.

Then it rained a decent bit that night.

Did not water today. Soil was damp

Yes the roots were quite gnarly all together and tried to carefully separate them.

Okay so normal.

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It could still be shock from full strength sun. Did you harden them off? How many hours of direct sunlight does that spot get?

macsnax said:

It could still be shock from full strength sun. Did you harden them off? How many hours of direct sunlight does that spot get?

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Nope did not harden them off.

Light wise, obstructed by trees to their left from like sunrise till like 10. then pretty direct until about 4, then starts to shift to the trees to the left of them.

trapdevil said:

Nope did not harden them off.

Light wise, obstructed by trees to their left from like sunrise till like 10. then pretty direct until about 4, then starts to shift to the trees to the left of them.

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Reduce the amount of direct sunlight light they're getting by 2/3. When they start looking right, bump it up an hour the next day. If they're still good bump it up another hour until they're getting full sun. I'm pretty sure what we're seeing here is stress from the sun being too intense. Hardening off indoor plants is an important step. This process might take longer than normal because your plants are all sad about it already. Don't be surprised if it takes a week to get them looking happy again. And then you can move on to hardening them off.... I would also make sure to only give them as much water as they're using right now too, good luck.

macsnax said:

Reduce the amount of direct sunlight light they're getting by 2/3. When they start looking right, bump it up an hour the next day. If they're still good bump it up another hour until they're getting full sun. I'm pretty sure what we're seeing here is stress from the sun being too intense. Hardening off indoor plants is an important step. This process might take longer than normal because your plants are all sad about it already. Don't be surprised if it takes a week to get them looking happy again. And then you can move on to hardening them off.... I would also make sure to only give them as much water as they're using right now too, good luck.

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Okay right on.

Didn’t know how serious hardening off was!!

How would i reduce the amount of light for the plants in the ground?

I’ll try to move the ones in pots to shaded areas, super heavy though

Too much sun. They cant hang yet. Next time harden them off before transplanting. It will go much better. Most cases they wont blink an eye

trapdevil said:

Okay right on.

Didn’t know how serious hardening off was!!

How would i reduce the amount of light for the plants in the ground?

I’ll try to move the ones in pots to shaded areas, super heavy though

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Ya you're going to have to get creative. Move the ones you can, put up some kind of shade for the ones in the ground. I bet you'll remember next time though, lol. It's the pain in the ass lessons that we don't forget quickly. You'll be alright, just get em harden off.

Jm2c.. maybe the soil you created has compacted on the roots with the added water... Anytime here BG for aeration..
Along with being placed in the sun...I normally water around the edges in hope the roots will search for it.. normally there are s still moisture in the transplanted plant to hold off a day...

trapdevil said:

Okay right on.

Didn’t know how serious hardening off was!!

How would i reduce the amount of light for the plants in the ground?

I’ll try to move the ones in pots to shaded areas, super heavy though

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Give them lots of water for the first week helps them take off better and the roots can streach out faster.

These girls need more water. They are wilting from lack of turgor pressure. They are transpiring more water than is being picked up by the roots. Shade will help because it slows transpiration. Shade cloth is available at the big box stores, lowes and home depot. Get them some shade for a week and lots of water. Personally I would never take a bare root transplant outside.

mustang519 said:

These girls need more water. They are wilting from lack of turgor pressure. They are transpiring more water than is being picked up by the roots. Shade will help because it slows transpiration. Shade cloth is available at the big box stores, lowes and home depot. Get them some shade for a week and lots of water. Personally I would never take a bare root transplant outside.

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currently i’m on one knee because of acl surgery so stuff wasn’t done super ideal hard getting around on crutches.

getting more water to them now

Moved them to the shade

So just went out.

The ones that were naturally in the shade seem doing way better than the ones more in direct sunlight.

I moved them but here’s some photos.

also gave them a healthy watering.

i’m in Vt also. about 70 during the day and 50 at night

Indoor i grow hydro so i tried to do the same veg as i would hydro but move outside, might not be ideal but i’ll learn and adapt

I noticed the ones that were already kinda shaded seem to be a lot more perky than the ones i just moved( after photos taken) that look really droopy. Must be sun. Hopefully moving to shade will bring them back to life

I went and checked on them at like 8 am and they all looked actually decent, not super droopy, but at noon it looked very droopy.

It's just going to take a little time to get em back at it. I see everyone telling you water, water, water. But it's really important not to over water right now, that's just going to add more stress to your plants.

Right on!

Yeah i’m sure im being a bit paranoid and stuff hah. Just they looked SOo good in veg and now look so sad i’m just like woah. but i think they will bounce back.

Normal watering and moving to shade when can.

Still have some more vegging indoors.

trapdevil said:

Okay right on.

Didn’t know how serious hardening off was!!

How would i reduce the amount of light for the plants in the ground?

I’ll try to move the ones in pots to shaded areas, super heavy though

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The weaker the light, the more days you need to give them to get adjusted. If you have woods nearby, you could cut brush and stick in the ground. The leaves would last a few days.

trapdevil said:

Right on!

Yeah i’m sure im being a bit paranoid and stuff hah. Just they looked SOo good in veg and now look so sad i’m just like woah. but i think they will bounce back.

Normal watering and moving to shade when can.

Still have some more vegging indoors.

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They're going to be fine, it's just gonna take a lil time. I bet you're already planning on how you're going to harden the next batch.