Double potting-Experienced help

[Jlibtech]

I just double potted my plant wich has been on 12/12 for two weeks exactly. I have heard this is a excellent way of doubling even tripling your yield if done while in vegetation. Double potting is not exactly a full transplant, which can cause stress that may show up in the flowers aka hermies. Has anyone done the double pot transplant after initiating 12/12? Results? ( I know alot of the results will be strain dependant.)

Jlibtech Reviewed by Jlibtech on 03-16-2005. Double potting-Experienced help I just double potted my plant wich has been on 12/12 for two weeks exactly. I have heard this is a excellent way of doubling even tripling your yield if done while in vegetation. Double potting is not exactly a full transplant, which can cause stress that may show up in the flowers aka hermies. Has anyone done the double pot transplant after initiating 12/12? Results? ( I know alot of the results will be strain dependant.) Rating: 5

[Jlibtech]

Has anyone ever double potted a grow? Or is this a rookie session?

[Jlibtech]

Just so you rookies know, 1 inch of growth over night since double pot transplant, dramatic flower growth as well.....

[Marlboroman]

This i thought was a pretty standard type deal, i have always started my flower in small pots. Mainly to tell the sex before putting them in their final pots.

define "dramatic flower growth" please, at 12/12 for 2 weeks how much "bud" could possibly be there?

and how long did you keep them in veg?

[Jlibtech]

I had the plant in vegetation for 6 weeks under 350 watt of warm white flouros. Now under 600 watt hps. Very noticable increase in pistals.

[Jlibtech]

You should read up on what double potting is....

[del...]

oh ye of such a brilliant mind, please indulge us with a tiny particle of your vast knowledge...

just how the hell did you become such an expert on double potting over the past 24 hours??? you get 1 lousy inch of new growth and this makes you an expert? let's see some pics, maestro...

[phillykid420]

The benefits I see in double potting is that it's easier than doing a transplant and you get the benefits of the larger pot (larger root mass). The negative is that you end up ruining the pots since you cut the bottom out of it so you can't really reuse them.
The increase in size is due to going into 12/12, they hit their stretch period which is why they took off, I wouldn't solely attribute it to double potting which is just seems to me a different way of transplanting. And also you increased the lights from 350watt fluro to 600HPS, that's a big lumen difference. More photosynthesis = more growth.

[Jlibtech]

Yes Philly, good points indeed. I cant attribute all the growth to the lights, being they were already under 12/12 for two weeks before the dp. I am suprised that not more people do the double pot. The roots really take off (roots=growth=flowers). Not only that but it will secure your plant will not have root overgrwoth or any other "root" issue.....

[GTC21]

The regular potting method has always worked fine for me, never had any problems. I don't like the thought of destroying pots just to transplant. Plant pots (where I live anyway) are not that cheap, the cost of replacing them with every crop would mount up. I consider this an Unnecessary expense, plus I'd have to keep going back and forth to the DIY store which I could not be arsed doing.