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LilRaverBoi · 09-07-2009, 08:33 PM

Yeah, Bob, the only reason I say that is because I planted my pups in 7 gallon pots when I got em and the soil stayed wet so long after each med. watering that mushrooms started growing in there and I got a bunch of fungus gnats. Therefore, I kinda opt for slightly smaller pots these days. As for transplant shock, if you just leave the roots alone, they tolerate it very well. Some people are tempted to mess with them and spread them out a little when repotting....but honestly, in my experience, they do best when you just remove the old pot, set the plant in the new pot with soil and press soil around it. The roots will spread out on their own. If you start messing with the roots, the plant usually gets kinda stressed after the transplant.

No worries, though...a lot of people have a lot of different ways to do things and if it works good for you, then totally go for it!

09-07-2009, 08:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
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