Transplanting Mid-Flower

[Bulénath]

What is the general consensus on transplanting mid-flower?
For an example: I want a perpetual harvest from two cabinets. I would like to transplant an indica that finishes in 65 days. They will go from a two gallon to a five gallon, at day 30.

All feedback, experiences, and help is very much appreciated.

 

[JJScorpio]

At day 30 in a 2 gallon they will have a nice root mass. Just loosen the roots a tad when you transplant and they will be fine....

 

[WiltedRoots]

you can also double pot to reduce stress.

Just take the current pot, make sure roots can get tthrough the bottom(may have to cut larger holes) and put it in another pot with dirt in it....voila, double pot.

Depends on your equipment though, it works for me(2L into 1 gallon))

 

[NOKUY]

What is the general consensus on transplanting mid-flower?
For an example: I want a perpetual harvest from two cabinets. I would like to transplant an indica that finishes in 65 days. They will go from a two gallon to a five gallon, at day 30.

All feedback, experiences, and help is very much appreciated.

from everything I have ever heard, and from my own experiences....It's def. NOT necessary to transplant mid flower.

I'm sure someone will jump in and say I'm completely wrong...or have a good reason to do it, but for me when i have done it it has been pointless.

Roots are pretty well done growing by mid flower, and you'll see that for sure when you waste a bunch of new soil/medium in those 5 gallon buckets....when u dump them after your grow youll see that the roots didnt fill out the bucket like u expected...in fact they will be almost EXACTLY where they were when u transplanted.

save yourself the trouble and the stress on the plants.

I make my final transplants 2 or 3 days before flower.

hope that helps
-yukon

 

[Guest]

I agree w/ yukon. Roots are done for the most part soon after switching into flower. Anyone who has trans @ mid flower will see exactly what yukon said, no new root mass. a bunch of waisted dirt an time. all you'll do is possibly stress out ur girl and lower yield. no positive results possible. don't do it. peace, enjoy

 

[JJScorpio]

You are better off transplanting into the 5 gallon pail at the time of flowering if you can. There is no way that a 2 gallon pot is going to give sufficient rootspace for a mature plant. It will become rootbound and the plant will stay smaller. You can do it in 2 gallons but your plant will not get as large as it would in a 5 gallon pail.....

 

[tuttlebudd]

TRUE on most above...HOWEVER if one has "issues" with their plant..by all means TRANSPLANT...I had one time that I had MAJOR ...I mean MAJOR issues(not clue one what it was)...took the plants...cleaned OFF t he rootmass...RINSED it...and repotted them...they took off like RAPED APES!!! NOT problem one...no hermies...and KILLER buds...THIS was at about 30 days into flowering..."stress" can have MANY factors...aleviating the STRESS will help the plant..WHATEVER aleviate may entail..in my case TOTALLY cleansing the root mass and repoting was LESS stressful that the inviroment the plants were in....HENCE...much better.
tutt

 

[Bulénath]

I have notcied fine hair roots streching to the edges of my five gallon pots.
Regardless, almost everyone seems to suggest transplanting at 30 days is not a good idea.
JJscorpio, so you feel the stress and shock is made up for by more soil?I was initially worried more about soil getting stuck between the flowers and causing rot or something..

Thanks for everyone responses and help. Much appreciated!


Heres a picture of my stativa at 133 days flower. Shes in a five gallon pot and yielded 150 grams under a 150. (0.4 gpw)



And this is her at day 87, sharing the same pot with her sister.
Notice how she took off once her sister was chopped.

 

[Bulénath]

Thanks JJ. If you dont mind me asking, what strain/finishing time and what intervals between transplant?

 

[Bulénath]

That does sound like overkill, however reasuring that it can be done.

In regards to the above responses stating the root mass is pretty much done by mid flower, and transplanting mid flower is not good..

Dosent the Apical Meristem actively divide throughout the entire life of a cannabis plant?
As cannabis ripens, the strech comes to a very slow crawl, and the plant gains a large mass when it starts packing on the buds. How do the pieces fit?

 

[Closet Funk]

I think it would be a waste of time to transplant that late into flower. The roots are pretty much maxed out. All you would do is stress the shit out of the plant and maybe force her to spit some nanners. I would leave it in the pot it's in and next time transplant into a bigger pot about a week before flower.

Example: I transplanted a plant last grow into a 4 gallon pot about the 2nd week of flower. When I finished the pot wasn't even close to full, it was a waste of dirt and time. That's how I learned that roots are done after the stretch.

 

[BeanieSigal]

yes it is a bit of a waste, but has anyone noticed a much happier plant after the addition on some fresh soil. it helps to cure minor deficencies caused by depleted soil after the stretch. also a great chance to mix in some high p goodness into the new soil. all ya got to do then is just water.

 

[Where'sMyBud?]

Totally depends on the plant. In the past, I have had plants be completely rootbound in 3gal pots halfway through flower and transplanted them only to find, upon harvest, that its roots never grew anymore.

I have also seen plants that have never even filled up a 3gal pot come harvest time.

So, if you have a plant that is starting to get rootbound, don't worry - let it. If you are watering properly, meaning that you are allowing the medium to dry thouroughly (and then some) so that the roots start searching for water (ie growing faster) then you are doing just fine. Depending on the soil you are using, you will most likely be adding nutrients that you don't necessarily want your plants to be absorbing through their roots (ie Nitrogen) that late in flower.

I am doing a test grow right now, growing a few plants out as Bonsais; I have them in 1 gal pots. They are 6 weeks into 12/12 and are rootbound, but I am not about to go transplanting them with fresh soil bc I want them to use up all the nutes in the soil and then themselves, yielding a sweet harvest.

Main point:
You could transplant and yield more but your quality will be lessened.