Should I take a germinated seedling and plant it straight in a 3 gallon pot which I'll be using for my grow or put it in something smaller and slowly work up to the big pot?
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Should I take a germinated seedling and plant it straight in a 3 gallon pot which I'll be using for my grow or put it in something smaller and slowly work up to the big pot?
no reason not to start large
Howdy wbs5150,Quote:
Originally Posted by wbs5150
I like to start a seedling in a 20 or 16 oz,plastic,disposable drinking cup,usually found in the picnic section of stores,no clear cups. I make several drain holes in the bottom of each,by heating up a philips head screwdriver or something round. I then wash them thoroughly with either anti-bacterial dish soap or with a bleach solution. I then let them grow in those cups for a couple weeks or so,before transplanting them into a large pot,I prefer a 5 gallon size,in order to give em enough room for their roots. You should only have to transplant once,use a pair of scissors to cut the plastic cups down the sides.
I think it's better to start em out in cups,because it's easier to just water the volume of a cup..than 3 or 5 gallons of volume,plus,you can find out which plants are good for growing and not have to come up with as much potting soil. Waste not-want not !
Have a good one...Torog
plant them once.