Coco Transplant

So I will be transplanting my Afghan from a 2 gallon pot into a 5 gallon soon. She is about 5 weeks into veg and 20" tall.

I've heard you're not supposed to let coco dry out, except before transplanting. Is this true? How long should I go without watering it? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Hmmm that's not right. If anything, the opposite. After you transplant, let it dry out a little more than you normally would. Watering too much after transplanting will cause poor root growth.

I'm talking before the transplant. How long do I let the coco dry so it is easier to get out of the pot?

I've never heard of that. You should water right before transplanting. It's easier on the plants and just easier to do. Transplanting dry you'd probably damage roots and it'd be more messy than it needs to be.

Op I transplanted when my pots are dry, I'm in soil I would say when it's a day past watering, transplant then good watering and after the transplant and the watering let the new pot dry a day or two longer...

But answering your question I transplanted when they are due watering and I know the soil is dry...

Coco I'm just guessing it's the same process

As soon as you move it into coco begin watering with pH stable nutrient solution @5.8. You'd think that a high ppm solution would burn them but it won't. Make sure you get a bunch of runoff each time you water to avoid the salt build up problem

I'm already in a 2 gallon of coco. Just moving into a bigger pot.

There's no nutrients in coco, so it's not supposed to dry out like soil I thought...

Do I transplant wet or dry?

Bleezy was 100% wrong. I almost ruined my crop. NEVER transplant wet. Let the coco dry out more than usual or else it will all fall apart!

Does that coco look dry? I've transplanted thousands of plants, NEVER ONCE dry.
Sorry you had problems boss

And to add more...if it "fell apart" wet, than it would've done mores so if it was dry. Do you make a sandcastle with wet sand or dry sand?
It honestly sounds like your plants weren't ready to be transplanted

Checkmate.

Yeah trans planting wet makes it much easier, cleaner and safer on the plants. Dry coco just falls apart, wet it can clump together a bit. If your root massmis larger enough to need to transplant then the roots will hold most of the medium together. I have never grow in coco but used it as reptile bedding many times, considering trying it out.