Hello Everyone,
Today has been a busy day with the plants.
I ran out of time to make a post on the flowering plants, but that's ok because there's always plenty going on in the other tents.
The reason I ran out of time is because the lights are on twelve hours a day, which gives timeframes that must be met or it just won't happen.
I had planned to transplant these cannabis plants last night, but never got to it because of the curveball life threw me yesterday.
Luckily cannabis plants are rather forgiving, and these plants were not in a root bound state with plenty of time still for me to transplant.
The photos are arranged in the order of the process. (With the exception of the first photo, which was post transplant and taken for the introduction photo.)
The process is pretty simple, but there certainly are do's and don'ts .
A little room should always be left in the new pots pre-transplant when prepping. This will allow you to place your root-ball in the soil without it sticking up past the top of the pot.
You also want to maintain the root-ball as much as possible without disturbing it to avoid shocking the plant.
If you do everything correctly, the plant will barely notice it was transplanted and will exhibit no signs of shock.
I am certain my process works good because I've done it enough times to have a feel for it.
When watering I utilize a pressure sprayer that is an attachment for two liter bottles. I find it's a very useful tool, because I prefer slow watering.
This is important because it allows the soil and roots to absorb the water at a natural rate. Dumping water in the soil fast will make it drain out and not absorb properly. Take the time to water indoor plants slowly, you'll be thankful you did.
The soil I use is recycled a few times, but recently I added some fresh potting soil to the old soil, and also added some fertilizer and blood meal and let it sit for six weeks before using. The results are a very nutrient rich soil that the plants love.
Currently everything is going great with these cannabis plants in vegetation.
The five gallon fabric pots are a new addition, a replacement to the seven gallon fabric pots. I have a few reasons for doing this, but mostly I just felt the seven gallon pots were overkill and much of my soil was not being utilized for the roots in previous grows. Going a little smaller will help me ensure full use of the pots, as well as conserve on soil.
That will do it for today.
What do you all think of my cannabis transplanting process?
I would love to read your thoughts in the comment section!
Thank you for stopping by,
