Well it's Saturday, and you know what that means. Picture day! ...AND transplant day!!!:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

Notes:

I didn't pH the water. In fact I just got it straight out of the tap for the transplant. I didn't leave it standing 24 hours, I didn't boil it, nothin. Will this stress the plants? Possibly. Will it kill em? Nah! I kinda want to see what I can put them through.

I took some pictures so that I can follow the process (or make improvements) on my next grow, and you guys can see what I did.

Instructions:
  1. Fill the 3 gallon pot with enough dirt so that when I put in the 1 gallon pot, it sits even, or slightly above the surface of the 3 gallon pot.
  2. Then I fill the area between the 3 gal pot and the 1 gal pot with dirt.
  3. Next, I pack the dirt down well, water the dirt, then pack it down again to get air pockets out.



  4. Next I remove the plants from their 1 gallon pots by massaging the outside of the pot until the soil loosens a bit.
  5. I slide my hand in over the top of the pot with the stem going between my fingers, and push on the bottom-center of the pot with my other hand. This loosens the dirt enough to allow the plant to slide out. Here are a couple pics of the rootbound plants. Keep in mind these are only 26-27 days old. I started this log before the plants sprouted.



  6. The hard part is pretty much done now. I take the 1 gallon pot out of the water-soaked dirt within the 3 gallon pot, and put the plant right into the same spot. The soil has sunken in a bit due to air spots being filled and me packing the soil a bit, but that's ok.


  7. Finally, I add some soil around the plant to bring the soil level even with the top of the pot. A bit of watering/dirt packing happens here as well.
  8. Here they are in their new homes. I had to raise the light a bit to keep from crushing the pepper, so I stuck a ream of paper under each pot to raise the girls to the light.

Camara/Watson/Scarlet


I expect that they'll look overwatered and stressed for the next couple of days, but after that they should perk right up!