Transplanting Pre-Flowering Plants?? Over Watered... HELP!!

[SneakerPimp]

Hey everyone,
I need some help... My 2 plants I was planning on the flowering starting in about 10 days, they have been very healthy and have grown well during the Veg. stage...
2 days ago, 1 of the plants leaves started drooping and now today the other plants has done the same thing... This is the first time they have shown any problems since growing from seed! I am of course going to assume its an overwatering problem, but I have only been watering them maybe once every 3 days and never had a problem until now... But since the soil is older I want to transplant them out of this soil into new and correct the problem.
Ive searched the forums and seen a lot about transplanting younger plants, but not much on plants at this stage... and with me wanting to flower them in the upcoming week or so, I dont know what to do.. I dont want to stunt theyre growth or anything!
Can anyone help? Any advice?
How do I go about transplanting larger plants like this and how should I do it? What will be the ups and downs of doing this... and do I even have a choice with the state they are in? :confused:
and FYI they plants are both about 18 inches tall...
Thanks in advance for any help!

[Nochowderforyou]

Is transplanting them have to be done? If they're in containers that are big enough, I wouldn't bother transplanting, but if they need to go into a bigger container, that do so.

Transplanting is not hard, very easy. First, let the soil dry out completly before moving, it makes it easier on the plants if the soil is a nice, dry clump. Take a butter knife, and go around and gently loosen the soil from the sides of the container...I find the dirt clump comes out easier doing this :) Then VERY gently, lift on the plants stem, and slowly pull the dirt clump out, roots and all. It's okay to lose some dirt, but the less, the better.

Now once you have the dirt clump out, fill the new pot with new dirt, and fill it up as much as you need to to. Get as close to the bottom of the plant you can with dirt. Fill the remainder of the container up with dirt, gently pack it down and water...lightly water.

A lot of newbs make mistake by overwatering in their new pots. You have to allow time for the roots to expand in their new homes.

Allow your plant at least a week to recover from the move. If you do it perfectly though, with no losing of the dirt clump, then the plant should suffer 0 stress. While your plant is recovering though, it will grow very little, so you don't have to worry about it getting too much bigger in that time.

If you're going to transplant, you have to allow it time to recover. If you put it through 2 changes in a short time frame, you could risk getting more males than females. When growing from seed, I find the best way to get female4s, is to put the plant through as little stress as possible, and if you do, allow it proper time to recover.

About the drooping of the leaves. Sounds like you are overwatering. Only water when the soil is dry. Dip your finger about an inch deep into the soil, if it is moist underneath the top soil, don't water. Wait until it's dry. This way the roots search for water, expanding their root system.

[SneakerPimp]

Thanks for all the info!
My biggest concern is that the plants need new soil... they have been in this soil for over 2 months now, the pots are perfect size now though.
Will they be ok if I just leave them alone? I dont want them to have any stress if I can help it, both are females and I dont wanna end up with a hermie or something because of stress.
Will they come back to there normal state without transplanting?

[Nochowderforyou]

Thanks for all the info!
My biggest concern is that the plants need new soil... they have been in this soil for over 2 months now, the pots are perfect size now though.
Will they be ok if I just leave them alone? I dont want them to have any stress if I can help it, both are females and I dont wanna end up with a hermie or something because of stress.
Will they come back to there normal state without transplanting?

I would definatly leave them alone. 2 months in the same soil is nothing to be concerned about.

Also, transplanting them when the root structure hasn't filled all of the soil, will prove to be very hard on your plants, which could hermie.

I suggest, leave them in the pots they're in now, if you say they are a good size. Only water when the soil is dry.

If you are concerned about the soil not being fresh or clean, if you have been using ferts, maybe right before you switch to flowering, water with clean water for a week or so to get that soil back to clean, unused state again, because flowering requires new ferts. I find it best to introduce the fert in a clean soil. But this isn't really required, just a thought.

Peace

[SneakerPimp]

Cool, thanks a lot... They look better today, so I think they will SURVIVE! :)

[Nochowderforyou]

Cool, thanks a lot... They look better today, so I think they will SURVIVE! :)

Good to know. :thumbsup:

Peace