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ERT "Extreme raised transplanting"

mdanzig

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I sort of copied this idea from BOG, but transplant is much higher.


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bromhexine

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the key i guess is making sure you have a big enough root mass to support the thing till the roots dig in, otherwise it may topple over. i imagine you dont want to do this till the plant is 3 weeks or so
 

mdanzig

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the key i guess is making sure you have a big enough root mass to support the thing till the roots dig in, otherwise it may topple over. i imagine you dont want to do this till the plant is 3 weeks or so

Correct, and as Ive noticed over the years is that the root mass is indeed mostly concentrated at the bottom of the cup that I use. Im not sure if this would work with 12/12 strains. It does work great for what Im doing. You have to be vigilant and watch for drying out of your soil, but the rewards are great. The plant uses nealy 90% of the available room within the pot.
 

mdanzig

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how do you keep the upper mass moist until it's set?

Sometimes I have to water only the very top part, as I mentioned you have to keep an eye, but its not that difficult, at least I never have a problem, as I'm in my grow area every day;)
 
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ok, I guess being there everyday is a big plus to this technique.
How would you do it if you couldn't be (there everyday), and do you think this would work on an outdoor op?
 

Hammerhead

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Yes Bog did do that he does not do that anymore. When he did do that he sunk in more then yours. Let us know what you get out of that .
 
well its not obvious that that's the case, i thought maybe there was another function besides that. I mean from what i have seen marijuana's roots will take over a whole jug either way.

From what i have read Marijuana's root system functions in layer depending on whether its main focus is drawing water or drawing up nutrients, with the upper rot structure searching for food while the lower root structure searches for water

I was hoping to hear that it stimulates a certain type of root growth or something?

Also does this pose any specific benefit for auto-flowers?
 

bromhexine

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others have better input but in the meantime id say that the more deeper the roots can dig affects the height of the plant. it is more meant for autoflowers i think, the way that most of them root they dont take advantage of the upper part of the soil
 

Strains

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If you want the soil from the 1 gallon pot to not dry out or at least as quikly just saw of the bottom of plastic pots and leave the rest on, then place on new soil ;)
Then the capillary effect will draw much moisture from the bottom!
 
others have better input but in the meantime id say that the more deeper the roots can dig affects the height of the plant. it is more meant for autoflowers i think, the way that most of them root they dont take advantage of the upper part of the soil

Yeah, this is what i have been piecing together. So when auto flowers root they just go straight down? I have never seen the ruderalis's root structure compared to indica or sativa.

Strains - its capillary, but i totally know what you mean.
 
for some reason that just reminds me of when in school we would do the peer editing thing, you know pass your paper to the right so the cute girl you sat next to can see how bad of a writer you are. Lol, got me every fucking time.
 

bromhexine

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i agree cutting a hole in the bottom does sound like the best method. though youd have to keep buying more containers.. course if you started em in basic cups that not hard to replace
 
i got bored and wikipedia'ed you "Bromhexine is a mucolytic agent used in the treatment of respiratory disorders associated with viscid or excessive mucus"
 
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