Transplanting Pleeeezzzz Help!

[Cynnda]

Hi All!

I am transplanting my 5 week old plants into 3 gallon pots from 16oz plastic beer cups. Now I have a few questions.....I know to leave about 2" from the top of the pot, for the soil. But how far down do you put the root ball? My plants are a little leggy because of lighting situations so what I am wondering is ...can I plant them a little deeper this time? Or do they have to be planted the same depth as the last container?
Also can I put 2 plants in one pot together?? Advice about this one please?
As I don't have a lot of room for so many(8) 3 gallon pots.
Also...is it a good idea to switch lighting times once transplanted? They are on 18/6 now and are 5 weeks today.
Last Question......LOL...... when is the ideal time to switch lighting to 12/12?
Thanks in advance to anyone and all that can help me. I would also appreciate quick response to these questions as I wanted to do the transplanting tonight, before they have to be watered again.
I have some pics if anyone is interested, let me know and I will post them.

Highly Thankfull,
Cynnda

Cynnda Reviewed by Cynnda on 02-10-2005. Transplanting Pleeeezzzz Help! :confused: Hi All! I am transplanting my 5 week old plants into 3 gallon pots from 16oz plastic beer cups. Now I have a few questions.....I know to leave about 2" from the top of the pot, for the soil. But how far down do you put the root ball? My plants are a little leggy because of lighting situations so what I am wondering is ...can I plant them a little deeper this time? Or do they have to be planted the same depth as the last container? Also can I put 2 plants in one pot together?? Rating: 5

[Bspectral]

Hi All!

I am transplanting my 5 week old plants into 3 gallon pots from 16oz plastic beer cups. Now I have a few questions.....I know to leave about 2" from the top of the pot, for the soil. But how far down do you put the root ball? My plants are a little leggy because of lighting situations so what I am wondering is ...can I plant them a little deeper this time? Or do they have to be planted the same depth as the last container?
Also can I put 2 plants in one pot together?? Advice about this one please?
As I don't have a lot of room for so many(8) 3 gallon pots.
Also...is it a good idea to switch lighting times once transplanted? They are on 18/6 now and are 5 weeks today.
Last Question......LOL...... when is the ideal time to switch lighting to 12/12?
Thanks in advance to anyone and all that can help me. I would also appreciate quick response to these questions as I wanted to do the transplanting tonight, before they have to be watered again.
I have some pics if anyone is interested, let me know and I will post them.

Highly Thankfull,
Cynnda

when u get 10 leaves on them go 12/12'''''''''Transplant them deep like roots 3/4ways to the bottom so your bottomwatering will grow them in and if you have some stalk stretch at the base of them -bury some of that stalk too.

[dylan]

hey cynnda,
Q1: you can plant them a bit deeper, but no more than an inch so as not to rot the stem.
Q2: one plant per pot.
Q3: it's best to wait a few days after transplanting to swich the light cycle because the transplant can cause some shock.
Q4: when to swich the light cycle is a matter of personal prefrence.

hope this helps

[sugarmagnolia]

is it bad to transplant in flowering stage? it has started budding but has long needed a transplant.

[dylan]

hey sugarmagnolia, i can be bad however, it can be worse to keep it in a pot that's too small.

if you can do it very carefully i would give it a try. worst case senerio is it may go into shock for a few days, but if it stays in a small pot and has no room to grow your buds won't develop as they should.

[Bspectral]

is it bad to transplant in flowering stage? it has started budding but has long needed a transplant.

do it sugarmagnolia'''do it about a week into flowering for sure,into a nice big pot and scrog it '''''its the perfect time for growing more buds on it.'''''''''I'l say its the part of the whole plants life other than your dried harvest.'''''''I did it with this girl 'northern lights,,,look at her now 20 days later-almost 30 buds all =size '''''''the pic is from the top end

[sugarmagnolia]

k thank you guys, I'm gonna transplant now, although it is unfortunately about 25 days after flowering.