TRANSPLANTING- Cannabis Marijuana seeds Growing Guide
There will be little or no shock if you are quick and
tender in your handling of the plants. Make sure you only need
to transplant twice, or better yet, once if possible, through
the entire growth cycle. Transplanting slows you down. It
takes time, it is tricky, it is hard work, and threatens the
plants. Start in as large a container as possible, square is
best. 16 ounce plastic cups work OK, and 2 litter soda bottles
cut down may be big enough for the first harvest when growing
hydroponically. One-gallon plastic milk or water containers
(squarish) will work too.
Or start seeds and rooted cuttings in 16oz plastic cups. It
is better to have less seedlings than it is to have many
seedlings that need constant transplanting. These larger cups
take only a little more space, and allow you to transplant
only one time before harvesting the first crop. Transplant
into a gallon water jugs (cut down to 3/4 gallon) before
forcing flower growth. To regenerate this plant after
harvesting, transplant it into a larger pot after it goes into
vegetative growth once again, 5 gallon paint buckets work
pretty well if you can spare the space, and a 2-3 gallon
container would make this plant is 2nd harvest better than the
first, given enough vegetative regrowth first.
One more tip:
A Russian study showed that seedlings with at least 4" of
soil to grow the tap root were more likely to go female. The
source I am quoting says "This may be why some farmers get
female/male ratios as great as 80%/20%."
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