soil transplant question

[Guest]

if i had a 'bad mix' and wanted to transplant a plant completely out of that mixture and into a new mixture, how would i do that without damaging the roots of the plant? i heard something about putting the plant into a bucket of luke warm water and let the soil fall away from the roots, then what do i do after that?

 

[UmphreyMcgee420]

how old are your plants?

 

[Guest]

i've been having troubles with nute deficiency's and ph lockout from the start. my plant is about 12 inches tall and is not very wide at all. its about 1.5 - 2 months old and is very stunted due to to nutrient lockouts and everything.

 

[inflorescence]

Rinsing the roots will remove built up nutes that cause lockout, probably won't remove pathogens though, but there is a significant chance of osmotic shock. Usually the plant will recover, although the plant will look pretty scary for a day or two or three but there is the chance the shock will cause ireversible damage. Plant roots don't like sudden changes so whatever you do just try and do it as gradual as possible to let the roots adapt.

 

[JJScorpio]

Let the soil dry out, and lift the plant out and pat as much of the dry dirt off the roots that you can. It isnt necessary to get it all. Make sure you mix in a couple tbs of dolomite lime per gallon with your next soil and you can avoid the ph problem.....

 

[Guest]

I wouldnt even bother trying to remove any of the soil from around the roots,they are immediately going to grow into the new soil anyway

 

[mtbr50]

I'd also just transplant. I'll throw in a plug for SUPERthrive also. It works wonders.

 

[vonforne]

Hey gentlemen, I think young Curstid left something out here. He planted his plants in Just Moss. Which is the moss that is in hanging baskets. It is recommended to go around the medium you are using. Here is the link to his pictures of the product. He has been having trouble for weeks.

http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=36482&page=3

check this out and then you decide what he should do. We have been trying to help him for a long time.

C, when you go and ask a question it is always a good idea to give complete information. Then you might finally get the correct answer for your problems.

 

[mtbr50]

Given those details I say start over in a neutral medium like Sunshine #4 or Pro-Mix HP.

 

[vonforne]

Thats what we were telling him. I also added "rinse the medium away" just to make sure. I know it is not the best but I had to do it once. Plants recovered quickly and had a good harvest.