Yeah, looks like they were fine 
Cutting the plastic pots will damage roots unless you are extremely careful and very lucky. Just water them lightly, squeeze the pot then flip upside down. Have someone help you if they’re too heavy. Prepare the new pots/grow bags by filling them with new soil and put the pot that they’re in in the center of the grow bag and lightly pack the new soil around it. That way the hole will be exactly the same size and shap of the pot they are in. Then pull the pot out and flip to remove the plant from the pot. I sprinkle mycorrhizae into the hole before transplanting. Lightly water after transplanting.
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Thanks, appreciate the feedback. I can see where mycorrhizae might be beneficial, but it’s not a ‘tool in my kit’, and not readily available to me. I wonder if rooting hormone might be similar in function? I use it for cuttings elsewhere in the garden.
These are the 3 ladies in question- MW, GDP, CA Dream.
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If you have good mother earth soil this may work, i dig a round hole about the size of a 5 gallon pot , and some worm castings are any type Fertilizer you choose, put in some good soil and your plants and water, when they run out of soil they find the earth 
works great for me keeps the roots cool , but I understand some people can’t do this because of poor earth, I used to grow in those 5 gallon nursery pots and water all the time, yellow leaves wilting in the heat 
so I said I’ll try straight into the ground and never looked back, but if I had too i would choose Fabric bags over those ungodly plastic nursery pots
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Those are nice healthy plants, you should have no troubles. with it. They will thank you greatly if you give them nice big pots with some good soil. Doesnt have to cost a fortune. Just good potting mix from your local store works good. No miricale grow! I add extra peat and perite. Not needed but helps.
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Yeah, they’re crappy and I’m slowly changing them out to fabric. Even as crappy as they are, I’ve had some great crops over time
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I had bought 7g, thought it over and I’m going with 10g, should arrive tomorrow, along with some Bigfoot. 
Picked up a bag of River stones to put in the bottoms of the bags, and splurged on a bag of Recipe 420 soil, bcuz I had a $10 coupon 
I’m hoping they are quite happy and reward me for my efforts on their behalf… kinda like a ‘Spa Day’ for them.
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Sounds good. 
no need for river stones or anything in the bottom. Fab pots drain great on there own.
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Me Too ! Mine grew into the Ground , Caught Hell pulling them out , The Smoke was Killer though
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I grow in the ground but if I didn’t Id use 30gal or bigger grow bags. I have a friend who uses 150gal grow bags. I dig a 3x3ft hole.
Alrighty then! 10g fabric pots, Recipe 420 soil, EB Stone Garden Soil, BigFoot granules around the pilot hole. A layer of soil on the bottom, loose, with root powder on top, core pot in center, balance filled with 420/EB Stone. I was pretty shocked at how root bound these three were, given they were only 10wks and 6wks old.
Thanks for the input everyone
Pots filled to about 2” from top, root ball in full depth 12”. Watered heavily, now it’s just a matter of waiting it out.
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Looks like you’re on your way…Just curious…from the pics…You planted them directly into fab pots without the plastic pots right?
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He used the plastic pots to make the holes for transplanting. They are the same size as the pots they were in.
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@Stimmy7 how did the transplant go?
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@Sammys Happy Canna-versary! 
SL out
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Not the best photo but allows you to see the grow bags. I like to use 100 gallon low profile fabric pots. They help keep the roots wide and gives the plants ample root space.
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Thank you!
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Very well, thanks. All three girls are liking their new homes. They’ve all doubled in height (24” to 44”) since transplanted (6/26), in fact one has almost tripled (18” to 44”).
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You without question will get out of it what you put in, lets just talk plants in general, what do they need to thrive, not just survive. Water, nutrients and a medium that the roots don’t have to struggle to get through. The size of your plant will be directly effected by all these variables. You can grow a plant to maturity in a 5 gallon pot and get some bud, you sure can, but you grow it in a 50 and you won’t ever need anybody to tell you again. I grew in 30 gallon this year and could use a little more root space
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