Why transplant?

[parabol420]

Can anyone explain to me the reason for transplanting. Why cant I just start the seed in a five gallon pot and grow it in that from start to finish?
I will be using moonshine mix which consists of:
fox farm ocean forest
fox farm potting mix
fox farm light warrior
fox farm peace of mind fruit and flower
Perlite

I dont need to add any nutes whatsoever to this mix, just straight water from start to finish.
Thanks for the input.

 

[Guest]

When you start in a container too large,the roots grow downward along the edges of the copntainer leaving a huge empty space of oil unused soil in the middle,a lousy utilization of available media.Then there's the subject of watering,how would you know how often or how much to water?I wouldnt have a clue.When you have the plant in the proper sized container for its size,you have the plant communicate to you when it needs water or a transplant.Normally I water every 4th or 5th day when just starting out in a container,this is totally saturating the soil all the way through with a good bit of runoff and not watering again until the soil runs pretty dry.As the plant gets larger,the frequency will become more often because the roots are growing,pretty soon you find youself having to water every third day.Then every other day.When I find myself having to water every other day I know its time to transplant up a size and the process starts again.It may not be exactly the 4th or 5th day for you depending on medium and environment etc.,the idea is to not have any guesswqork involved,the plant tells you the frequency of waterings.You cant do this if you plant directly into a 3 or 5 gallon pot besides all the wasted soil.I find it best to start in a 4 inch pot then gop to 1 gal then 3 gal depending on what you're doing(clones seedplants etc).I always start in 4 inch containers being it clones or seedp[lants,with clones I'll grow them out large in the 4 inch and go directly to 2 gallon pots to flower,the perfect size IMO

 

[sparobis]

excellent advice^^^^well said skeletor...you just copied my water times/transplant pot size to a T!!!works well for me..only difference is i put rooted clones in 6" pots.
peace..again nice going!
sparo

 

[Brastaman]

the experiments I have done involving no transplanting were very successful.
I sprouted and harvested a two sativa dominants strains, two indica strains and four hybrids each of them in a five gallon container. There were no signs of root growth problems and all roots were as white as can be in dirt. The flowers were almost identical to clone plants that were transplanted. However,
growth was quicker with transplanting than without.

As far as nutrient feed: keep in mind that during the entire growth of your plant it is constantly using percentages of your nutrients supplied in the soil mix. So, some nutrients in your soil will become depleted faster than others. Also, certain nutrients lock out other nutrients when they are more abundant than others. Anyways, goodluck and have fun.

Experiement as much as you can experience.

 

[Guest]

I take clones like a month before harvest, let them grow out a ton of roots in rockwool( pretty established system just growing in the tray out the rw). Then they go directly under hps in 5galls, similar mix to yours and blow up, dont really notice wasted soil, especially when i dig out lil trenches to lay the roots diff directions and the rw sits on top almost.

 

[420]

I transplant for a few reasons:

1. More effective use of space for roots, as was already stated
2. Knowing when to water
3. Everytime you transplant, you add fresh soil. In effect, you are constantly adding food for the plant. Everytime I transplant, I see an explosion of growth..

 

[70s_PotHead]

When you start in a container too large,the roots grow downward along the edges of the copntainer leaving a huge empty space of oil unused soil in the middle,a lousy utilization of available media.Then there's the subject of watering,how would you know how often or how much to water?I wouldnt have a clue.When you have the plant in the proper sized container for its size,you have the plant communicate to you when it needs water or a transplant.Normally I water every 4th or 5th day when just starting out in a container,this is totally saturating the soil all the way through with a good bit of runoff and not watering again until the soil runs pretty dry.As the plant gets larger,the frequency will become more often because the roots are growing,pretty soon you find youself having to water every third day.Then every other day.When I find myself having to water every other day I know its time to transplant up a size and the process starts again.It may not be exactly the 4th or 5th day for you depending on medium and environment etc.,the idea is to not have any guesswqork involved,the plant tells you the frequency of waterings.You cant do this if you plant directly into a 3 or 5 gallon pot besides all the wasted soil.I find it best to start in a 4 inch pot then gop to 1 gal then 3 gal depending on what you're doing(clones seedplants etc).I always start in 4 inch containers being it clones or seedp[lants,with clones I'll grow them out large in the 4 inch and go directly to 2 gallon pots to flower,the perfect size IMO

^^^^^^^^^Can't explain it any better than that Skeletor^^^^^^^^^^

70s