Comes a Time, First Grow, Please Step Inside -- 2000 watt Sour Diesel

[razzapiggy]

Yeah, I made sure to give the entire pot water, sometimes it even flowed over the brim of the pot. I think they will bounce back after a few days of getting adjusted to their new home. Perhaps I will give em a bit more water tonight to make sure the roots are nice and moist. Thanks for the info Dan! Can anyone else comment on how long they generally take to get past the shock of being transplanted?

[santacruz_organic]

about 4 days. sometimes not at all. a day after i transplanted my clones they started growing but i almost always run in to shock during transplant. you only need to water it till the water comes out of the bottom. if your plants are in shock the roots wont be sucking much water up and the soil should stay moist unless you have high temps. I would only water once the top of the soil is dry during this period and only little by little. you want to keep it moist but you dont want your roots sitting in water for a couple days due to the fact they need to breathe. patience is a virtue in growing a successful op.

[razzapiggy]

For sure Cruz, fortunately for me I am using a mix of SunShine#4 and perlite (only 25% perlite) so it breathes extremely well. I am going to leave them alone for about 24 hours, and see how they are doing at that point. Like I said I did not water until the water came out the bottom (need to go buy more trays here in a second) I'll talk to them at the hydro store, I'm about to run off see ya gang!

[BlueBear]

For future thought, think about getting a rooting powder. I use microrzi, bad spelling, but you can beef up the vitamin B or use something like SuperThrive or Kelp extracts and they will help the plant to take off rather than stop growth do to transplant shock.
Adieu

[razzapiggy]

I used ThriveAlive with B1 in it, but yes I will look into getting SuperThrive for the next time. In all honesty, I think I will take my friends advice and just start them in the three gallon pots next time, then no need to transplant, and no risk of shock. Blue~ when the soil down 2-3 inches gets dry obviously it needs more water. Should I just water them until water comes out the bottom of the pot? I also need to look into salt leaching shortly... this project has cost alot more money than I anticipated, but I hope it's worth it! The plants look like they will make it, but what do I know I am new to this. Some look like they have no shock at all, others look stunted and droopy.. keeping my fingers crossed that in 2-3 days they appear alot better and I will flower right away.

[BlueBear]

Did you ever get a moisture tester? Probably one of the cheapest things you could have invested in. I think they will bounce back just fine, with the first grow everything can look bigger than it really is.
Personaly I wouldn't start in bigger pots, for one you are giving so much of your light up to pots and soil instead of plant matter and 2, the roots grow stronger IMO once they get a little bound and then get a chance to take off in new potts, I had an artical about it before, but I don't know where it is, but perhaps someone else can give their two cents on it, and in the mean time I will try to dig it up.
Sugar and molassis can help with the salt leaching, but why do you think you need to worry about that now?? It is usually something that you do at the end of flower before harvesting.
Adieu, and don't worry, having all of the extra products ar nice, but not always needed.

[Racerx]

Wanted to add, some look alot better than others, so I know it's not a question of them being thirsty... it's the shock they are going through. Let me go ahead and say that I will never start clones out in anything smaller than 3 gallon pots again. I was reccomended by several friends to just start em out in big pots, but the guys at the hydro store talked me out of it. Next time I stick with my original plan and never need to transplant.

i think its a bad idea to start in such big pots. the obvious reason is that you risk root rot and other issues that come from the dirt staying to damp for too long. Without roots to take advantage of all that dirt, its going to stay wet for a lot longer then neccessary and its harder to get the roots to search for water. I have never had problems transplanting from 1 gallons to 3 gallons. Sure they are droopy for the first 24 hours but thats totally normal. Never had one die on me and ive transplanted...welll...alot.

although its not an accurate gauge, if I look at all the grows Ive participated in and seen...the best ones were transplanted and not started out in their original containers. The other advantage of transplanting is that your roots get a bunch of nice new and fresh soil and require less flushing.

[razzapiggy]

Thanks for the kind words Blue, you have been a huge help. I am getting the moisture tester within the next few days, I got a hang of the clones in the starter planters, so felt I didn't really need it.

To be honest, I am living pay check to pay check right now, especially with this operation taking place... at times I sign onto my online banking to find not a damn penny in my bank account. So, sometimes things are bought as quickly as they should.

However, I have absolutely been on top of taking care of them, and giving them the best possible living situation I can financially afford.

They actually look a bit less droopy as of late (last few hours) I am hopeful!

Did not know you didn't need to salt leach during veg, the dude at the store told me I should do it pretty soon.

Next on my list : set up a carbon filter, and get these puppies flowering!

Can anyone comment on this. Right now I have a closed circuit (takes cool air from outside, brings it through both 1000 watt lamps and then into the attic) I need an open circuit to ventilate the actual air in the room. What is the technical term for that? Much love and thanks cannabis.com

[razzapiggy]

They look a ton better today! I really need to get these puppies flowering ASAP they are getting large. Will post pictures soon. Can anyone comment on my above post?

[razzapiggy]

Road block:: I can't run both lamps in the room, a friend told me I would be able to when this process began. Now, I know jack shit about electricity, and I currently have a cord coming from the bathroom so that both lights can be done, but nothing can even be added on the bathroom surge protector. Anyone have any resources I can look at online? I am guessing there is no quick fix to this, which creates a problem... my plants are already like 15 inches tall and ready to be flowered... and I leave town in 8 days for a little over a week. What is a brother to do?