Changing Pots

Iv read many times that transplanting from one pot to another shocks the plants and should be done as little as possible. Is it possible or advisable to do all steps in the same pot? (germ, veg and flower)

I'm not expert, but I believe that it is completely possible, but not very practical. I read somewhere that you should have a gallon of dirt for every foot that you want your plant to grow. So if you are shooting for a 2-3 foot plant, use a 3 gallon pot.

I think the only reason that people start off in small pots is because they are trying to save on space while getting lots of sprouts. Not all your seeds will germinate, not all your germinated seeds will 'take', not all your plants will be female.

I germinated 21 seeds and only 16 of them cracked. I planted those 16 and only 5 of them sprouted. I had only 2 of those 5 sprouts make it, and it was then that I transplanted them into 3 gallon pots. I was obviously doing something wrong. I hope not to have that kind of failure rate in the future.

But I sure am glad that I didn't have 16 x 3 gallon pots full of dirt! It would have cost me a lot of money in good soil and they wouldn't have fit in my 3x4 growspace at all.

Good luck.

Yeah, you can absolutely do it. There's nothign wrong w/ putting a seed in a 5 gallon bucket. But I've never seen too much plant shock after transplanting. Even on ones that I've really messed up on, so I wouldnt worry about it too much.

Awesome, thanks for the advice, I think Im gonna stick with growing in small pots and moving up in pot size as the plant grows.

Starting with small pots and moving to successively larger ones serves a very real purpose, and not just to save space. MJ roots grow outward from a central taproot and expand as fast a possible outward. However, that means that the roots are not naturally very dense. Hence why it can grow is arid regions. By starting in a smaller pot, allowing that to condense the root-ball and then transplanting, you create a much denser root system in the end. This means you can use less soil and smaller pots for the final flowering.

Oh, and if you use Superthrive before and after transplant, it will completely prevent root-shock. One drop per gallon. If the roots get damaged by accident while transplanting (still happens to me), use the max dose of 1/4tsp per gallon.
You can get it at walmart or any garden center.

I read that one should only x-plant once. With that said, I think if you planted the seed in a biodegradable container (like a jiffy pot) and put that straight into a 5 gal bucket, should be good to go.

(just a thought, can *easily* swayed away from that)
(I have x-planted a few times with not issues thus far)