Why repot cannabis

If you don't repot then your plants will turn against you and never provide you with bud, you deprive them and they will deprive you. In which case: Potting up pros: Saves on nutrients. Less hassle with timing the pot ups. I find repotting works best when transplanting soil to soil or rapid rooters or if you are transplanting from hydroponic systems, clay pebbles.

If you do repot from rockwool into soil try to avoid directly watering the rockwool they should be only slightly moist to promote good as possible to the root growth.

When Repotting Cannabis Plants into a new pot, For the first days try to use a little less intense indoor lighting or exposure to direct sunlight. The reason for this is at first the plant will suffer from slowed production of chlorophyll, photosynthesis and the absorption of water and nutrients are also slowed.

Additives which can promote root growth are Trichoderma and Mycorrhiza Fungus which can help reduce stress for recently repotted plants and promote further growth. Give the cannabis plants some time after repotting time to regenerate, and their water balance is normalized as before. When transplanting the plants carefully place them into the new pot and try to disturb the roots as little as possible to avoid shock.

To keep the roots growing vigorously, you should only repot when the cannabis plants pot is well filled with roots. Large pots generally require less attention than smaller ones, due to them storing more water and nutrients. The day before the cannabis plants are re-potted they are fed a weak nutrient solution and a root additive trichoderma and contains mycorrhizal fungus.

Mykorrizha and Trichoderma help avoid root stress and promotes healthy growth. The new, larger plant pot is filled to a inch below the rim with high-quality soil or other growing medium. In the middle of the plant container dig a hole corresponding to the size of the existing plant container. Take the root ball carefully taken out of the planter.

Place the hand over the pot while keeping the main stem between your fingers. Divide and Conquer — Plant Babies! When plants get too crowded, many can be divided to free up space and make new plants! Re-potting time is the ideal moment to take advantage and divide offshoots and pups into self-sufficient plants. Reminder: If your plant is stressed, wait to re-pot! Likewise, try to avoid re-potting in extreme weather, like heat waves, which can add stress.

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By gently squeezing your cannabis plant around the base of the starter pot the soil will loosen and become more malleable. It can be relatively simple as long as you remain cool, calm, and collected. When you repot your cannabis plants you have to do your best to protect the roots from any damage. That being said, if you do lose a couple of roots in your starter pot it is certainly not the end of the world.

When removing your plant from the starter pot, be very gentle and calm and try to pry the soil out of the pot like toothpaste from a tube. Never shake the plant as it can snap your root system. Simply rotate the pot in your hand while the other hand secures the stem and soil on top and invert the pot until the whole mass plops out. By sizing the hole accordingly the plant will just slide on in with relative ease.

At this stage you should use some of the extra soil to fill in the hole and pack a half-inch layer around the base of the stalk. This ensures the roots will remain moist and cool and will stimulate growth.

At this stage you should be careful not to press the soil with too much vigor as you can undo all of your hard work and snap the roots. A few gentle presses will suffice.