Hi,
previously I didn't have a problem with repotting. I repotted once the seedlings showed signs that they're root bound, I potted them in their final pots which had been rather small 1.3gal pots.
But this time is different since we have much larger pots, 17L (4.5 gal). Now I have some seedlings going on 7" or so...would it make sense to repot them into the final large pots or would you repot into something smaller first? (If I can I'd really avoid too much repotting although I never had a problem with it).
The related question here is about the sense of repotting "right before flowering".
Here is my reasoning why I don't THINK "right before flowering" makes sense since I see that the strains we have are usually stretching/growing for two weeks once we start flowering (outside in the sun). Since this pre-flowering stretch period is only two weeks I can't see this being enough time for a plant to "fill out" a 4.5 gal pot during flowering?
My reasoning is that it makes sense to have the plants "grow as big as possible" so they really make use of the large pots. Which means to replant them into the large pots and let them veg (in my greenhouse) for at least some weeks so they can actually grow...so basically put them into the big pots during vegging? (And not bother with a medium size pot in between).
What do you say?
(Space in my greenhouse where we veg is a little limited, outside space for flowering is unlimited)
(The strains are feminized ones, not autos, I know that you're not supposed to repot autos at all and that they can go by with smaller pots)
previously I didn't have a problem with repotting. I repotted once the seedlings showed signs that they're root bound, I potted them in their final pots which had been rather small 1.3gal pots.
But this time is different since we have much larger pots, 17L (4.5 gal). Now I have some seedlings going on 7" or so...would it make sense to repot them into the final large pots or would you repot into something smaller first? (If I can I'd really avoid too much repotting although I never had a problem with it).
The related question here is about the sense of repotting "right before flowering".
Here is my reasoning why I don't THINK "right before flowering" makes sense since I see that the strains we have are usually stretching/growing for two weeks once we start flowering (outside in the sun). Since this pre-flowering stretch period is only two weeks I can't see this being enough time for a plant to "fill out" a 4.5 gal pot during flowering?
My reasoning is that it makes sense to have the plants "grow as big as possible" so they really make use of the large pots. Which means to replant them into the large pots and let them veg (in my greenhouse) for at least some weeks so they can actually grow...so basically put them into the big pots during vegging? (And not bother with a medium size pot in between).
What do you say?
(Space in my greenhouse where we veg is a little limited, outside space for flowering is unlimited)
(The strains are feminized ones, not autos, I know that you're not supposed to repot autos at all and that they can go by with smaller pots)