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After last nights dark cycle, I now have a few roots poking out through the bottom drain holes in the pot. Does that mean that she's ready for a transplant, or should I still give it a few more days?

You can re-pot now. Personally I thought you were close a week ago.

I just put it in the smaller planter 13 or 14 days ago, and thought I should just wait untill a root poped out the bottom. Should I really have repoted after only a week?

I really appreciate all your help by the way. I have read some stuff saying to repot right when the root pokes out, and others that say to wait a bit. Thats why I'm asking. I see the great results that you guys are getting, and so I am asking those that are much more qualified to come up with answers.

For me it is just a slightly educated guess :D

I had watered this morning before I saw the roots coming out, and I doused it pretty good for one last nute free watering. Except I cheated and added the smallest amount of molasis.

Figured since I should let the dirt dry out before I repot, I would do one more LST session while I was waiting. Counted 13 decent budsites, and another 6 developing and in good shape.

Think I'll go into flower as soon as I figure out a place for my clone to go. Hopefully that will be in the next day or two.......

I'm not saying you HAD to re-pot after a week. Just that when you started the thread I thought your plant looked a little large for the pot it was in (web pics CAN be deceiving). :D

Personally, I have found it takes about a month for a plant to root bind in a 6" pot. Then another month to root bind into a 2 Gallon pot. I've currently got a Durban poison, and a G13xAfgani, which are both root bound in 5 Gallon pots! :eek:

However if you have roots showing out the bottom you are likely there now. If left in the pot your in now. Growth will slow to a crawl, water will seem to drain right through the pot soon, and you'll start seeing the plant droop sooner due to sucking up all the water so fast.

If you plan to take any clones of her. You'll want to cut them off before putting them into flower. Most people re-pot, then clip cuttings. Allow it to heal, and recover from both the re-pot and cutting for a few days. Then put it into flower. :thumbsup:

Got her repoted tonight. She looks kinda small with all the new real estate around her :D

Day 4 for my clone, and I am pretty sure I am starting to see a bit of growth :) At the very least she is done wilting, which it never really did much, and is really standing up straight now. Looks like it may be a success :D

who needs lst? lmao here's a pick of "1" of my plants 6weeks from fresh cut clone. no lst'ing, i fim my plants only.this pic i took tonite,and also switched out my mh to hps and tomarrow will be first day 12/12.

ps here are some pics of a clone i cut from the big one in the pic 2 weeks ago.

Look good. I'm kind of interested in bim. Did a search for it, and after looking in multiple threads I've only found it mentioned, never explained (I did find a few good grow logs to read through though :D). Do you have a suggested link that you look at?

I'm going to set up a SCROG screen when I get a final grow location built, hopefully for my clone. For now though I decided that I don't have room in my current box without crouding out any chance of moving stuff around in there.

fim is where you take 80% of the very top growth of the newest growth.like topping but you don't cut the new node off just alil above it.i had a link i saved so when people asked i could show it.it is hard to find but i just installed a new hd and lost all my fav folder cause i forgot to back it up lol.i'll look and see if i can remember where it is at.

Heres a nice pic.

PS. your roots are coming out of the container through the bottom holes not necessarily because they are rootbound, but because you have gotten lazy and left moisture or water in your water catch/tray. You need to make sure there is no moisture left in that tray or your roots (which spread to find water) will come out of your pots and sit in the water and mold. I personally set my pots on something that allows air to flow under and around the pots (increase oxygen to the roots) then when its time to water put the tray or something to catch the run off under the pot, then remove it.