I stabbed my plants with a skewer and they loved it.

[hotrodharley]

Long as you didn't use a knife or a trowel she'll be fine.

Actually I used to use a long butchers knife to cut roots when I used plastic buckets. Insert halfway between the plant and the side of the bucket in multiple places occasionally. The severed roots heal and then fork just like when you top.

 

[Neubieauto]

Actually I used to use a long butchers knife to cut roots when I used plastic buckets. Insert halfway between the plant and the side of the bucket in multiple places occasionally. The severed roots heal and then fork just like when you top.

Now that's really scary lol. I'm not ready for this leap yet lol.

 

[hotrodharley]

Now that's really scary lol. I'm not ready for this leap yet lol.

I’m serious when I say it invigorated a lot of rootbound plants.

 

[Neubieauto]

Actually I used to use a long butchers knife to cut roots when I used plastic buckets. Insert halfway between the plant and the side of the bucket in multiple places occasionally. The severed roots heal and then fork just like when you top.

Now that's really scary lol. I'm not ready for this leap yet lol.

 

[turbobuzz]

Totally agree with this. It won't hurt them a bit, and I have no doubt it helps. Even works with normal house plants. We have a ficus tree that we have taken out of the pot and sawed right through the root ball from top to bottom a couple times to reduce the size. Never misses a beat. And I always push a few bamboo stakes in my plants when the buds start getting to heavy to tie them up. Never bothers them.

 

[vostok]

Lol. Clickbait. I really did this though. I was in some thread the other day and dont remember who said it or what thread it was but someone mentioned using something to stab through your soil all the way to the bottom of the pot to help get water and nutes and more oxygen evenly to the roots and figured I'd try this on my next feed. Well my feed was 4 days ago and I took a skewer and just stabbed the shit out of the soil and root ball in there. Prolly 25 times per plant. I could feel the roots break as I stabbed down and thought "great, I'm gonna kill these beauties." Its been 4 days after now and 2 waterings in and the girls look wayyy happier than they did previously (which was pretty damn happy) and I'm very surprised and pleased with the results. So props and thank you to whoever's idea I stole here. And maybe this will help out some other growers out there. Happy growing.View attachment 4368997

its called aerotion like what farmers do when ploughing the field but you only need to do the first 2-4 inches
the rest is damage imo

good idea keep them coming