Quote Originally Posted by nmesub
ok i transplanted plant in bigger pot with 20% worm castings 20% perlite and a non fertilized potting soil.this is after a flushing yesterday.i noticed when i removed the plant from the other pot there was small amounts of roots still in the left over soil.how bad is this to my plant?hopefully i didnt do to much damge the root ball was bigger than i had expected.
Disturbing the root system is never good, but there's really only one way to find out...yeah? Expect (visible) growth to stop for a while, (maybe a week) while the plants adjusts to its new home and tries to rebuild its root system. (Guesstimating (from experience) that plants immediately direct 80-90% of their energy to fixing their rootsystem once disrupted/abused. The plant basically halts all growth above ground. How long? Depends on the damage done.)

Is this good considering your current problems? Probably not. Don't worry though! You have to screw up a couple plants in order to get the hang of it. We've all fucked up somewhere.

"I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that do not work" - Thomas Edison
Advice for future transplants: Follow HARDON's (awesome) guide. Transplant the entire (original) pot into the new pot. (minus the container of course)

IMPO, since you have added worm castings, just feed it h20 for at least a week, see how it responds. If things get better, continue with h20 and start with some light fert. feedings in maybe 3 weeks, gradually increase. The key is to slowly increase so you can see how the plants responds to the feeding in between waterings. The plants will definitely tell you, patience is the key.

Good luck~!