realstickyicky
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Almost 2 weeks old, growing big and healthy in a solo plastic cup. When is it safe to move to a real pot?
When is it safe to transplant.
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dankshizzle
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Now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dankshizzle
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Last week!!!!!!!!!
IslandDelight
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dude just keep rocking your solo cup through flower..you're good
dankshizzle
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Tomarrow!!!
IslandDelight
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let's see pictures!
Izoc666
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its pretty good ideal to do the transplant in the morning...but its most effective is do the late afternoon to make a transplant because after transplanting, photosynthesis and chlorophyll production are slowed, as are water and nutrient absorption via roots. Transplant late in the day so transplanted plants will have all night to recover. Transplants need subdued light, so foliage can grow at the rate roots are able to supply water and nutrients. Give new transplants filtered, less-intense light for a couple of days. If there is a fluorescent lamp handy, move transplants under it for a couple of days before moving them back under the HID or outdoors to harden-off.
before you do the transplant, make sure you prepare soils and water down for one or two days before you plant into soil...so it will goes smooth for you.
dannyboy602
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ok settle down. 
i have plants not much younger. and if u disturb the rootball too early it will fall apart as u do it. don't do it too early buddy i kid u not. 
the pic to the left is five day old seedlings. today they are three time that size. i will seperate them and give them their own 4" pot. then three or four weeks later i put them in 3gal. or 5.
the top pic shows young plants just before i put them into 3gal pots.
a tip....if you place the main stem between ur two fingers and turn the pot over, let the rootball slide out into your hand. and see if the roots look like they are potbound or mb they can go another week in the small pots. check out your root system. it's where all the action is.
i have plants not much younger. and if u disturb the rootball too early it will fall apart as u do it. don't do it too early buddy i kid u not. the pic to the left is five day old seedlings. today they are three time that size. i will seperate them and give them their own 4" pot. then three or four weeks later i put them in 3gal. or 5. the top pic shows young plants just before i put them into 3gal pots.
a tip....if you place the main stem between ur two fingers and turn the pot over, let the rootball slide out into your hand. and see if the roots look like they are potbound or mb they can go another week in the small pots. check out your root system. it's where all the action is.
Izoc666
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word !! you re right about checking the root...i like to check root first before i do the transplant...i like the very vibrant of white root all over on the sides...if its really few...stay same bottle for another week like you said....
dannyboy602
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the third pic shows seedlings just before i transplanted them
the second pic shows how i break up the moist root ball and gently handle seedlings by their leaves. while holding on to all roots and cutting around some if necessary, you just place into pots prefilled with a little medium and add more and push firmly into place. note most of the ones i did, the plant ended up way off to one side. that's ok. the important thing is to move and disturb roots as little as possile. it gets easier with practice.
peace gro buddies
the third pic shows seedlings just before i transplanted them
the second pic shows how i break up the moist root ball and gently handle seedlings by their leaves. while holding on to all roots and cutting around some if necessary, you just place into pots prefilled with a little medium and add more and push firmly into place. note most of the ones i did, the plant ended up way off to one side. that's ok. the important thing is to move and disturb roots as little as possile. it gets easier with practice.
peace gro buddies
shagalicious
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actually, i'd cut off the bottom inch or two
when you pull that thing outta that cup, it's gonna hold its shape perfectly
take your shears and just cut right through the bottom couple inches nice and flat
a hockey puck will remain
gently shake it out and pat at it a bit - i even roll them in my hands a bit to loosen them up and to EXPOSE THEM TO SOME AIR
once it feels a bit looser to you, then plant it into wherever and water it in
if you trim up that root ball, you will see MUCH faster growth than if you don't
i know this from experience, having read a very interesting thread (it's in my sig) called it's bullshit.
if you read less and do more, very soon you will find yourself with less to do and more time to read
ayup
motoxmom
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are you kiding or being serious? because everything ive ever learned said dont disturb the roots more less cut them off!!!!
bamfrivet
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trimming your roots can stimulate growth. You usually do this to mothers are larger well established plants. when I transplant I don't trim but I grab the bottom of the soil and mush it up a little bit and break some of the soil up (some of the roots snap, oh well) then put it in the soil. My plants don't even notice the transplant, they don't slow down a bit.
bamfrivet
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not trimming the roots up or messing with the roots wont have a negative effect on your plant. It really depends on how you handle the plant, the soil your using and the environment. I use floro's so that might be why my plants don't take transplanting very hard. floro light is less intensive
