When Can I Transplant from Light Warrior to Ocean Forest? Help Needed!
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mouthmeetsoap
Active Member
You can transplant, and the best thing to do is mix one bag of Ocean Forest to one bag of Light Warrior which equates to about 60% OF and 40% LW. Transplant into that. Ocean Forest alone is pretty hot.
racerboy71
bud bootlegger
i always like to wait about three or four weeks when i use straight ffof for seedlings before i feed them at all.. i read all of the time people who say that ocean forest is too hot for seedlings, but i've been using it for like three years now, and never burn anything.. i also don't feed them for around a month or so, so maybe that is what i'm doing differently..
as far as how much to feed them, i'd say about 1/4 of what ff's says on the bottles, and every week bump it up another 1/4, so that after one month of feeding you would be at full strength..
Nullis
Moderator
My advice would be to ditch the Grow Big and Tiger Bloom. Use them for foliar, maybe. IDF like going on about the issue with them at the moment, but Light Warrior + Ocean Forest = a living soil mix and those liquid nutrients are less conducive to that. It is also easier to burn with them.
I can't say I have ever had a plant suffer due to Ocean Forest ever; and I mix in more guano and general purpose organic fertilizer before I transplant the larger ones.
Big Bloom is just fine, it is completely organic and has low NPK so it is much more difficult to over use. Assuming you are watering properly and everything the plants will tell you when they need to be fed. But if you use the Big Bloom you could probably start with light feedings a couple weeks post transplant.
I can't say I have ever had a plant suffer due to Ocean Forest ever; and I mix in more guano and general purpose organic fertilizer before I transplant the larger ones.
Big Bloom is just fine, it is completely organic and has low NPK so it is much more difficult to over use. Assuming you are watering properly and everything the plants will tell you when they need to be fed. But if you use the Big Bloom you could probably start with light feedings a couple weeks post transplant.
racerboy71
bud bootlegger
i like to leave them under the t5's for as long as possible.. i'd say two or three weeks or so.. i'm sure others may say sooner, but i don't see the need to fire the big bulbs up at such a young age, and they seem to do great under the t5's from what i've grown..
303
Well-Known Member
When you have four set of leafs or more.. give it time to root
I'll bet they are sitting in water, or that drip tray isn't totally dry. That's what causes the roots to come out the bottom. Those plants are so small I can barely see them. To small to transplant.
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jawbrodt
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A good rule of thumb, is to wait til your plant is about as tall as it's pot, and a tad wider than it's pot, then transplant. As mentioned, roots will almost always be poking from the bottom of the pot, not long after they've been transplanted. If you use that as a guide, you'll end up in a 55-gallon drum, before too long, and still want to go bigger.lol
Nullis
Moderator
Ah, peat pots? Those are definitely too young to transplant. IDK how big those pots are but the tap root can extend a good 4 inches so it is best to start in a container that deep. Otherwise there isn't anything you can do at the moment but wait, at least until there are several sets of true leaves.
I use peat pots to start some vegetables in for the garden. They tend to dry out very quickly, and also develop mildew easily especially if constantly wet. Be sure to let them dry out some before watering, but with ample airflow peat pots do dry out rather quickly. Also, it is normal for the roots to grow through peat pots that is what they are supposed to do but I still feel that a peat pot restricts root growth in container plants (just because I never seem to see roots grow through the side of the peat pot).
I use peat pots to start some vegetables in for the garden. They tend to dry out very quickly, and also develop mildew easily especially if constantly wet. Be sure to let them dry out some before watering, but with ample airflow peat pots do dry out rather quickly. Also, it is normal for the roots to grow through peat pots that is what they are supposed to do but I still feel that a peat pot restricts root growth in container plants (just because I never seem to see roots grow through the side of the peat pot).
