Transplant Timing Checker

First, the tool assigns a base transplant shock risk based on plant stage (seedling, vegetative, flowering/fruiting, or dormant/stressed). It then adjusts risk using rootbound severity (more rootbound increases urgency, but severe rootbound can also increase handling risk). Finally, it calculates a heat/temperature stress score from your current temperature and the heat-risk flag, then combines these into a total transplant risk score to produce one of three verdicts.

Heat risk changes the recommendation only when conditions are unfavorable: higher temperatures raise the heat-stress score, and turning the heat-risk flag on makes the model treat the day as extra risky. Similarly, “dry, wilted, or recently stressed” shifts the verdict away from “Transplant now” because moving an already-stressed plant compounds shock—especially if root urgency isn’t severe enough to justify it. The model is general-purpose (not species-specific), so it provides a safer default when you’re unsure.

Use the output as a timing guide, not a guarantee: pot size, soil type, humidity, light intensity, wind, and plant species all affect real-world outcomes but aren’t included here. Avoid forcing “Transplant now” if your plant is dry/wilted/recently stressed; the tool will block that in most cases unless rootbound severity is severe. Also note that “dormant or stressed” plants are treated as higher-risk overall—severe rootbound in that stage will still raise the risk and warrant extra care.