clean the roots, but I would not recommend it
for cannabis. If your soil is very compact you
maybe able to turn the pot upside down and tap
the whole medium out as one solid mass.
During some transplants the cannabis plant
may go into shock, even if your transplant was
clean and perfect. If you have kept your plant
well it should survive. If the plant has not
been looked after it may fail quickly. A good
grower always takes care of his/her plants.
Transplant shock is caused by a disturbance of
the roots. If the roots are cut or fall down,
the plant does not respond well to this. This
is why you must always make sure that you keep
a firm hold of the soil during transplants.
Also refrain from feeding them for 1 week if
you can. There are some transplant feeding
products that work as hormones out there and
you may wish to have a look at those.
GERMINATION SOIL
There are many soils out there that
advertise themselves as germination soils. They
basically are the same as any other soil except
they contain micronutrients and are kept
somewhat 'clean' (the soil is sifted and no