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Transplanting w/photos

AjarnV

AjarnV

I've talked about this a lot and offered my ideas; here are some pics of potting up a red Costa Rica Habanero from an 8" Terracotta pot to a 20" Terracotta pot. The main theme here is breaking up the root ball. I didn't have anybody here to shoot so I couldn't get the detail I really wanted, but hopefully it illustrates the results of my method.

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Looks like a perfect transplant and plant will do great. You may have even been able to go another couple weeks before potting up. I throw mine in full shade or bring them indoors for a day or two after transplanting just to minimize stress. Once the roots get back on track, then back out in the heat. :mouthonfire:
 
ditter said:
Looks like a perfect transplant and plant will do great. You may have even been able to go another couple weeks before potting up. I throw mine in full shade or bring them indoors for a day or two after transplanting just to minimize stress. Once the roots get back on track, then back out in the heat. :mouthonfire:
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Ditto! Cheers.
 
kiddc said:
nice verne, i use terracotta pots too. i plan to break them when i pot up, did you do the same?
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I did only once because the plant was so big I couldn't support it while inverting it; but normally no. I support the stem between my middle and ring finger, invert the plant and pot, give it a sharp downward bounce, and it usually just slides out.
The 8" pots are only $.30 USD here so it's not the price. ;)
 
Place your hand as in the photo. With the other hand pick up the pot and turn it over keeping your support hand on the soil; with a sharp downward bounce the whole root-ball should just slide out. Now you've got the plant and all the soil/root-ball in the palm of your hand. The nice thing about a root-bound plant is the root-ball comes out as one piece (re my first pics). Carry on with the potting up.

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what size bags do you usually end up in? I'm thinking about bags next year
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when my plants are fully grown i'm gonna just buy 5 gallon buckets. more durable and i can carry it around if the weather gets overly bad.
 
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