bit of a dumb question but here goes

[giz2k14]

My plants are 1 month old today and i always push my finger in the soil to check moisture before i.water but recently i cant get my finger through the soil easily as i.did.before .and can feel roots braking so just wanted to know if this is normal because the root mass has taken over the amount of soil available or is it problem just abit over.cautious lol

 

[hogbud]

sounds like time to upcan

 

[DonAlejandroVega]

re-pot to larger pots. stop poking your finger into the root zone. water by weight of pot.

 

[Mader89]

Time to transplant that little lady. When I comes to checking if she's thirsty I don't really like either method do to stressing her but they are all decent ways to check. The poke your finger in soil, lift the pot to feel weight, or just letting the plant tell you when she's thirsty(must keep a close eye, her lowest leaves will start to droop to conserve the last of her reserves. All might stress her insome way so it's up to you, I switch around with all 3

 

[giz2k14]

I do the lifting method aswell shes not root bound when i look by lifting her up but there obviously running out of room because cant get finger.in lol thanks for the advice

 

[Husseinps]

I do the lifting method aswell shes not root bound when i look by lifting her up but there obviously running out of room because cant get finger.in lol thanks for the advice

U should transplant BEFORE it is root bound. If u feel like ur watering too often, like almost daily, then u should transplant

 

[cat of curiosity]

U should transplant BEFORE it is root bound. If u feel like ur watering too often, like almost daily, then u should transplant

it takes a lot to become bound. root bound is indicative of lower vegetation dying off, replaced by apical growth.

regardless, soil becomes compact after a certain point. makes it hard to water, and dry pockets start forming. soaking a pot in a bucket of water fixes the dry spots, but up potting is always beneficial.

 

[DonAlejandroVega]

I do the lifting method aswell shes not root bound when i look by lifting her up but there obviously running out of room because cant get finger.in lol thanks for the advice

go re-pot. and stop talking back

 

[crazyhazey]

re-pot to larger pots. stop poking your finger into the root zone. water by weight of pot.

felt it was necessary to include if done in moderation, poking holes into the root zone(while avoiding the taproot) is beneficial, earth worms do it naturally, its similar to topping, when one root end is broken, multiple replace it.

 

[giz2k14]

Cheers for advice.just one more thing when i checked the.roots thereseems to be.no root.hairs if that.makes sense theres.roots.but no hairs coming off them

 

[crazyhazey]

by hairs do you mean smaller roots coming off of the bigger roots?

 

[Nizza]

most likely spinout. Spinout is basically when the roots circle the outside of the pot, you want to avoid this.
there is a paint that is called spinout and will inhibit root growth within 1/4 inch or something and there's also air pots. you want the plant to have a dense rootball without spinout

 

[polo the don]

Are you using molasses? If so it will also make your soil hard and crusty after awhile.

 

[Mader89]

Cheers for advice.just one more thing when i checked the.roots thereseems to be.no root.hairs if that.makes sense theres.roots.but no hairs coming off them

No clue but my guess would be the lady doesn't have any room so it's put the roots primary objective to find new ground(more space) opposed to letting it flourish with the little hair roots that stem off of it.

 

[giz2k14]

Heres a picture doesnt look like.much root for the.size.and age of plant

 

[Mader89]

Heres a picture doesnt look like.much root for the.size.and age of plant

Not sure what the problem is they look fine for the most part, they are gonna be root bound very soon though those brown roots mean it's suffocating and their dieing off. Don't keep taking them out to check on the roots, I don't understand what led you to believe you needed to but all your gonna do is really piss her off.

 

[mmjmon]

Salt build up?

 

[giz2k14]

Worried about root rot thats why im always checking them the roots are not brown its the light and camera their like cream up the top and like a light tan down at the base could this be nutrients all ready in soil and im potting up on the weekend just waiting for plants to use up their last water so i can transplant and water again cheers for helping me out

 

[GanjaGanjaKushKush]

Not sure what the problem is they look fine for the most part, they are gonna be root bound very soon though those brown roots mean it's suffocating and their dieing off. Don't keep taking them out to check on the roots, I don't understand what led you to believe you needed to but all your gonna do is really piss her off.

How do you know he didn't transplant and took that picture while in the process?

 

[Mader89]

How do you know he didn't transplant and took that picture while in the process?

He says how she's not root bound when he lifts them up, an he just stated how he does it cause he's always checking for root rot. No need to fill the feed up with pointless arguments. It is some thing I use to do my self and didn't learn until ruining my plants cause no one told me.