Quote Originally Posted by owlandoak
How long should it take to rootbound in the solo cup? This should about 2 to 3 weeks, if the plant looks like she has stopped growin upward.

Any recommendation on wattage for CFLs, Get the 23w which are equivalent to 100w, get the Daylight CFL's (6500k). do you mean switch a few hours under light, few hours in windowsill, back and forth for first week? Exactly, you can do every 3, 6, or 9 hours in/out. What about at night, do I just let the little babies chill, or keep them under light? You want to go with an 18\6 on\off light schedule. The lil one's benefit most from this regimen

Any idea about how long from start of this process until it would be ready to put in the earth? About 1 to 2 months probably less if you use the FFOF soil. The sun has arrived!, from about 7am to 7 pm where I am. Is this too much sun after the week of alternate cfl/windowsill? No, however this might not be enough light, it depends on how tall you want them to be and how tall they are at the time you put them into the earth. Keep in mind they double in height during flower. Which occurs when the light schedule is changed to 12 on and 12 off. So if you are ready to flower at that time, its a perfect light schedule. Can i tell the plants are rootbound by looking at bottom of pot? if I see roots its rootbound yeah? If you notice upward growth stop, thats a good indicator. Also, YES if you can see the roots at the bottom of the pot, its probably root bound. Maybe give it another day or 2. ( I know, I know this stuff is all basic 101, thanks for your patience)

Have multiple sites, each hole will be 2x2, chicken wire around it.
Alother noob question: should I treat the plant, or its roots with anything when transplanting from cup to bucket, bucket to bucket or bucket to earth? I read on another thread someone had successfully transplanted with Mycorrhizae? I think it is applied to roots? Mycorrhizae is an amazing beneficial bacteria. You can definitely sprinkle a little on the root zone before transplant.

Will be feeding nutes with water, 1 gal twice weekly, but will wait 3 to 4 weeks after I put in earth.
WOW thanks for taking the time to help an incredibly stupid man like me
Any more advice would be so wonderfully appreciated. Thanks Pink!
Hope these answers are enough to start you the right direction..!

TPJ