Transplant at week 14 veg?

[roaring lion]

hey ya'll,

i've got 10 gallon fabric pots arriving on tuesday and i'm ready to transplant when the planters arrive
current planter size is 4 Gallon and 5 gallon plastic, some with drain trays, all have drain holes
week 14 veg; germinated may 6th, popped from soil may 12th
can see roots at drain holes
3 jack herer feminized, 1 hash passion
outdoor in soil, composted manure, black earth
new leaf growth at tops still prevalent, leaves still unfurling
some pistils present a few nodes below growing tops, but no active flower growth/development at flower sites
not sure to call this veg or flowering stage
everything i'm reading says it is a dicey move to transplant during the switch and i'm definitely in the mix for this stage
could lead to loss of crop, reduced yields, delayed flowering or just low production overall if transplanted and they go into shock


so, YES or NO to the transplant?

 

[TorturedSoul]

Wow, I grew a Jack Herer plant in a container that was only a few gallons in capacity and it literally took over the (indoor) grow space during an extended growth phase period. I bet one grown in a 10-gallon container, and outdoors (in a sunny region) could easily become large enough to hide in, lol.

Yeah, if the plant is rootbpund and showing signs of suffering from it, then go ahead and transplant to a larger container (as always, "with care"). The plant may or may not take advantage of the entire expanded root space - but I'll almost certainly utilize some of it.

This could cause a bit of a "pause" in aboveground development while it's producing more root mass, but that shouldn't be a big deal.

 

[WankirA]

Do it....
One slow week will be made up in no time when they realise they have all that extra room.
As long as its not in 12 12, should be good (but, at that size it IS a pain in the ass.)
Good luck.

 

[Jackalope]

I have to agree if they are not flowering go for it. Timing may not be right but outdoors they will really like the extra root room. You should notice the difference in production.

 

[roaring lion]

thanks. i'm going for it tomorrow. fabric pots arrive hopefully