Jake from California asks,
“Can I take my soil plants grown in the ground outside and put them in hydro?” Lots of people get excited when they hear that using hydro can give you better, more controlled growing conditions, especially if nature hasn’t been the kindest to their plants. But unfortunately, if you’ve started your plants in soil outside, digging them up and trying to grow them in hydroponically isn't the best idea. However, lots of growers move their outdoor plants inside to continue or finish their grows, and with the right preparation you can make sure that you still get the best yield possible without much disruption
Start Off in the Right Environment If you think you may want to move your outdoor plants indoors and grow them using hydro, start them off in grow bags with coco coir. Transplanting from a loose medium into hydro systems is easier on your roots than transplanting into compacted mediums like soil. If you started your plants outside in the ground and they've grown pretty tall, digging them up will hurt their roots. They'll have a chance to survive, but the plant and its harvest will suffer.
Transplanting With Minimal Damaging to Your Plants If you’re starting your plants out in soil and transplant into soil, your plants’ roots will learn to expand and acclimate to their new soil surroundings. But if you dig those plants up with the intention to grow them using hydro, you may not know how far those roots will travel so you might end up damaging important roots. Now it’s true that roots will grow back- and even stronger when pruned- but the problem with digging up your plants and putting them into a completely new medium is that you'll shock them. Your plants need to be able to adjust to new environments and if you’re not prepared for that you can take the plant out completely. The opposite can be true as well. When using rockwool cube you can go from hydro to soil without much shock so long as you dry out the rockwool. However, if you're in a DWC or using hydro without rockwool you may have a problem because your plants’ roots need to get used to searching for nutrients. Your plant won’t be able to find those nutrients as easily as with hydro, so your plants will likely not be as great as if you would have kept them hydro.
So what are you supposed to do if you want to grow in a different medium? You can definitely try transplanting from one medium to another type but that can lead to an underwhelming grow. Instead, we suggest clipping off a new clone or popping a new seed, and starting with a fresh plant now that you know what medium you'll want to use.
Jake from California asks, “Can I take my soil plants grown in the ground outside and put them in hydro?” Lots of people get excited when they hear that using hydro can give you better, more controlled growing conditions, especially if nature hasn’t been the kindest to their plants. But unfortunately, if you’ve started your plants in soil outside, digging them up and trying to grow them in hydroponically isn't the best idea. However, lots of growers move their outdoor plants inside to continue or finish their grows, and with the right preparation you can make sure that you still get the best yield possible without much disruption Start Off in the Right Environment
If you think you may want to move your outdoor plants indoors and grow them using hydro, start them off in grow bags with coco coir. Transplanting from a loose medium into hydro systems is easier on your roots than transplanting into compacted mediums like soil. If you started your plants outside in the ground and they've grown pretty tall, digging them up will hurt their roots. They'll have a chance to survive, but the plant and its harvest will suffer. Transplant With Minimal Damaging to Your Plants If you’re starting your plants out in soil and transplant into soil, your plants’ roots will learn to expand and acclimate to their new soil surroundings. But if you dig those plants up intending to grow them using hydro, you may not know how far those roots will travel so you might end up damaging important roots.
Now it’s true that roots will grow back- and even stronger when pruned- but the problem with digging up your plants and putting them into a completely new medium is that you'll shock them. Your plants need to be able to adjust to new environments and if you’re not prepared for that you can take the plant out completely. The opposite can be true as well. When using rockwool cube you can go from hydro to soil without much shock so long as you dry out the rockwool. However, if you're in a DWC or using hydro without rockwool you may have a problem because your plants’ roots need to get used to searching for nutrients. Your plant won’t be able to find those nutrients as easily as with hydro, so your plants will likely not be as great as if you would have kept them hydro. So what are you supposed to do if you want to grow in a different medium? 
You can try transplanting from one medium to another type but that can lead to an underwhelming grow. Instead, we suggest clipping off a new clone or popping a new seed, and starting with a fresh plant now that you know what medium you'll want to use.
