White Widow 1st Grow (Many Questions)

[DTRave420]

wow I didn't know you had to transplant them so much or if it was even necessary. thanks for the detailed responses. any more opinions are welcomed

I'd like to add to this...
One of my favorite things about doing a few transplants during a grow is that a smaller pot allows a plant to become root-locked...I luv takin' a root-locked plant and transplanting it into a bigger pot with a bog(multi-tier) transplant...I'm talkin' Little Shop Of Horrors and Born Free when it gets room to run,lol...It's also easier to water/feed evenly when plant size is proportionate to pot size...
I talked to the breeder of CH9 about multi-tier transplanting and besides the roots having more RTG(room to grow),he seemed to think it would give the roots more oxygen as well...

I've seen more than a couple of growers do their whole grow in one large pot...First they stretched and then they got root-locked early into flower which decreased harvest yield...

Another reason for doing a few transplants is being able to doctor up your soil/medium according to what stage of the grow your in...As an example,I like to add bloodmeal during veg for extra Nitrogen and bat guano,seabird guano,and bonemeal during flowering...

To someone that wants to transplant as stress free as possible,the best advice I can give is-

1.Always use round pots.You can roll the pot in your hands which will help release any root mass which cling to the side of the pot...Then you just press on the bottom of the pot(making sure you have the trunk in between 2 fingers and palming the base)

2.Always water the day before transplanting...This will make it easier to keep the rootball together...

3.Always have the medium that you're transplanting into ready to go,mixed and moist but not too wet...If you ammend your medium as I do(bat guano for example),mix it a couple of days before you're transplanting to give it a chance to "cook"...You can always make it a little wetter right befor transplant if need be...

[Dutch Pimp]

High...Rave...:thumbsup:

yep...transplant when rootbound

[driftersmokinjo]

No matter how much you know and prepare, Murphy's Law is always right around the corner :jointsmile:

a truer quote i have never read :thumbsup: