Thanks Peeece and glad you're here to join us!
I think it should be transplanted with minimal stress is what I should have written.
the roots hitting the bottom activates flowering. Recently, I had the pleasure of growing out my last Tyrone Special bean from Mephisto Genetics. The beans of this strain I grew before were in 3 gallon, the most recent was in 2 gallon. The difference between when flowering started was surprising although I must admit 2 gallons is the smallest I have gone.
I just can't get behind the auto root myth. I've pulled multiple autos from 1 gal pots that were nearly root bound and weren't flowering yet.
Meh... they just gon' flower when their little sassy ass is good & ready. LoL
-P
Oh, gotcha!I think it should be transplanted with minimal stress is what I should have written.
Exactly what happened...see below!Yes, rootbound was probably the wrong word - just the roots curling on the bottom is what i was thinking of. Good luck with the transplant
We'll see, all in the name of science
I'm with Preston below as @flytier proved that to be an urban myth. He made pots that were like 20" tall and no roots hit the bottom. They flowered when they were ready. To get a plant to flower when the tap root hit the bottom would be a feat of genetic engineering as no plant in the wild has evolved that way.Heya Shed, apologies for missing out on the convo last night.
So I agree with @bobrown14 in that I believe(d)
Typically, the advice is to start in the final container. I have started in solo cups before and transplanted. When I do it, I’m just simply waiting about 7 days to transplant. Great white in the hole and on the transplant. I have never seen them skip a beat. Earlier I said to let her go but I’ve changed my mind. I would take the chance in your case. Worse that can happen is she slows down, but if it goes the way we hope I think she’ll like it.
You mentioned transplanting into a 7 gallon container. I’ve not grown in that large a container with autos. Largest I’ve done is in 5 gallon. I grow in coco, but I’m ready to start cooking my soil for Doc Buds HB kit. I’m going with 10 gallon final container sizes and making the transition back to photoperiod plants because of it. That reminds me, I need to get seeds started ASAP haha. Short-term memory loss strikes again! Peace!
This ^I just can't get behind the auto root myth. I've pulled multiple autos from 1 gal pots that were nearly root bound and weren't flowering yet.
Meh... they just gon' flower when their little sassy ass is good & ready. LoL
-P
This is day 32 so we'll see!
I have had a few bad transplants back when I was up-potting them multiple times. Now I really only up-pot once from a cup to their final container. I never have any issue with doing them that way. Super gentle and keep the whole bulb in tact, no negative response.
Here's to new beginnings!!Obviously nobody held your beer, or nobody didn't and neither did anyone else!
Thanks
Of course now it's back in the shed, hanging on the strings drying because it's too much to fit in a box. I've got two fans on high in there now because it's never going to get dryer than 70% in there anyway. Thanks Lowded!
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I got home and the Blue Treacle Freacle had not been transplanted, but I found this:
And finally, a bottom that looked like this:
So of course I had to do this:
Peyote Critical day 1, now in ProMix HP with extra mykos, watered with distilled. Grow baby grow!
I hope it stretches out above and below!As always I hope the best for my fellow growers! They sure look great so far. Blue looks a little supressed by the small pot it was in but I think its going to like to stretch out those legs and toes in new airy soil.
It worked well.
! There's supposed to be mykos in the ProMix HP and I added Great White to the water, so I should be covered.
Thanks nobody. It was picture perfect!
