Transplant from 1 gallon containers to 3 gallong before flowering...

[Jnugg]

Hello fellow Ic'ers....well I have a grow going on (bagseed) of some weed I dub and bed purple and some I dubbed fruit all becuase of it's traits..the purple was purple oh boy she was/is purple and well the fruit just tasted and smelled fruity/berryish....

Anyways I have 2 purples and four fruits all germed at the same time now about 2.5-3 months in veg started in solo cups then transplanted to 1 gallon containers.

One purple is looking like a sativa pheno while the other remains more indica dominant...all fruits are pretty much indicas or hybrids with more indica then sativa in them.

I have taken clones of all the plants namely the purple #1 as she has the most beautiful red/purple stem/stock and she smells oh so good (kind of berrish grapish with a lemon after scent) and purple two which has all traits of purple 1 just not as stinky but still a stinker and predominately indica.

Before I switch to flower this weekend I need to transplant and the biggest I can fit are 3 gallon containers so the sativaesque purple will be going to a friend (don't worry I have plenty of fresh cut clones) so I can fit the four fruits and the one indica predominate purple for full bloom.

My question is do you think 3 gallon containers will suit them for their full bloom life (60-80 days)?
All plants except for purple # 1 (the sativa pheno) are about 12" to 15" tall.

 

[Guest]

Yes they will be fine,but I'm not sure transpanting just yet is optimum.You want the rootball to really fill that 1 gal container before burying it about halfway down in the 3 gal pot during transplant,this way roots will grow down and outwards from the rootball utilizing all the available soil.Also,did you start in 4 inch before transplanting to the 1 gal?Its highly recommended for the very reasons I explained earlier.Wise utilization of available media at different stages is the key,not the volume of the containers themselvesEDIT To give you an idea I start in 4 inch standard nursey pots and grow plants to 8-10 inches depending on pheno,watering every other day is the indicator for trnaplant.The I go to NSI classic 600 2 gal nusery container(1.6 gal) and depending on if I'm going to finish in 3 gal,may grow the plant to 30 inches or better in the 2 gal(1.6)

 

[Jnugg]

They were started in a paper towel then planted into 16oz solo cups once rootbound in the solo cups I transplanted to the 1 gallon containers...they are begining to get rootbound in the 1 gallon containers and I am transplanting Friday/Saturday.

 

[Guest]

Sounds like you did it correctly,4 inch pots,12-16 oz cups,makes no difference so long as you let the plant grow into it before transplanting.

 

[cobain420]

Ya, if your sure their root bound, then go ahead and give them a transplant. I actually have found that letting the root ball reach the sides of the pots causes the plants to jump when actually transplanted. Similar to what soilman has said!

 

[EZB581]

I have a related question, I usually go from 16 oz beer cups to 1/2 gl nursery containers.

A well rooted clone in a beer cup leaves little room to the bottom of the nursery pot.
Recently I cut several cups down to leave more soil to the bottom of the 1/2gl pot. I want to see which fills out the nursey container best.
Any Op's on which will produce a better rootball?
Thanks Jnugg,

 

[Guest]

Thats fine,but thats actually a 1 gal nursery container.In reality they hold approx .7 gal,the two gallon 1.6 gal etc etc.