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03-30-2010, 08:51 PM #11
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Checked the soil PH yesterday, and it came in somewhere between 7.5 and 8 as far as I could tell. This coupled with the fact that she was in the same pot as when her seed cracked (a 2 gallon planter) that was filled with potting soil that had little pearlite with only a single drain whole at the bottom. The single drain whole, coupled with such a big pot was leading the soil to mold around the bottom drain where some roots were comming out.
Taking what I have learned here, I decided I needed to do an emergincy transplant into a smaller pot. I got a little planter (mabey 3/4 gallon) and filled about 1/3 full with a hummus compost, pearlite mix (50/50) and got it wet enough that I could plaster it to the edges of the pot in preperation of mom.
So she just happened to be ready for water, making the dig WAY easy. I dug in with my hands trying to stay to the outside of the major root system. Once I got her out of the ground I lightly shook off any dirt that would come off without taking roots with it. The root ball that was replanted was only slightly smaller than the plant, so I believe I am good there. Plunked her in the new pot and flushed it well.
Now a couple hours later she is looking healthy still. She has a bit of droop going on with some of the larger fan leaves, but I think all in all it was a good move. I'm planning on letting her veg like this till I start to see major growth again, giving it a week or so then giving her a gallon planter upgrade (the root ball barely fit in the new pot, so she should fill it with roots quickly). Then one more transplant into a 3 gallon pot 2 or 3 weeks into flower.
So keep the nutes from her till I start to see growth again, correct?
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