Now that the seedlings have been in the cups for a week or so, it's time for the transplant. For this process you will need 1 gal pot, good soil, and 6.5 ph'd water. For soil I use Fox Farm Ocean Forrest and for the pot i use grow bags.

Choosing a pot: There are alot of different types of pots out there. Grow bags, plastic pots, square pots, smart pots, etc. Any of these will work great. The main thing to remember is to never use ceramic pots. The roots will attach themselves to the sides of the pot making it difficult to transplant. Plus thin flexible pots are alot easier to work with. The best thing to do is to make transplanting as stress free as possible to yourself and the plant.

Before transplanting I will let the medium dry out to the point of needing water. MJ plants like a wet/ dry cycle. Basically what that means is after you water you let the soil mostly dry out before you water again. I will touch more on this later on.

1) The first thing i do is grab the cup and place the plant in between my middle and ring finger.

2) Turn it upside down and gently squeeze the sides and bottom of the cup.

3) It should be easy to lift the cup off the plant and soil. It should look a little like this.
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4) Now its time to place it into your container and soil of choice. Be sure you use as much of your container as possible. I will usually fill mine up to an inch from the top. The main reason i do this is because if your soil tends to repel water at first, the water will stay in the pot instead of on the floor. All that is left is watering. I use 6.5 phd water. Once again if you are doing multiple strains, Be sure to properly label everything so there is no confusion. The end result should look like this.
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That's pretty much it on transplanting. From here i will place my plants into the veg room. I run my lights on 18/6 cycle. I use 6500k cfls and they are about 2-4in. above my plants. My temps are usually around 80 with lights on and around 70 with lights off. Also there is an osculating fan that runs 24/7. I place containers of water in the area as well to keep my humidity around 50-60%. Here's a pic of my ghetto grow bar and my little veg closet.
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Some other key factors in growing:

1) Use room temp. phd water. Cold water can shock the plant causing unwanted stress.
For ph monitoring i use a Milwaukee digital ph pen (20 dollars on ebay) and advance ph up and down.

2) Make sure your grow area is light proof. No light leaks during the dark time. Plants like total darkness.

3) Keep your temps under 85 degrees and over 60 degrees. Mid 70's work great IMO.

4) Make sure you have proper air ventilation.

5) Make sure you keep your area as clean as possible. Mold and unwanted pest can and will destroy your crop.

Most important thing to have is patience. Let the little ones do their thing.

If i missed anything or you dont agree with something feel free to speak up. Since Im about to take cuttings tonight, cloning will be next on the agenda.