Is this plant root bound?

[Blazed Hippie]

ya but the water he used could have had extra salt, the soil he used could have had salts because some items when composted create that. There are lots of ways the salt could bother the plant and hes right those pots look fully dried, like I would water them normally at that point. You know wat? the roots could be rotting because of the overwatering and now they are rebuilding if you see new growth youll know its ok. IF the roots fully rotted its bye bye plants. Theres so many things that could happen but overwatering at this point is not the problem if the soil is dry like it looks in the pic.

 

[CrackerJax]

shoulda woulda coulda...ur trying to bang a square peg into a round hole.

let's just wait and hope for the best. In a way, i do hope YOU are right....salts are easier to fix than waterlogged plants.

 

[patlpp]

Well what do you know with your 50 grows to my 5 cracker? LOL !!
I just think that the way the plant looks now in a dry, cracking soil did not improve it whatsoever.

Would you recommend he start watering from the bottom instead of the top? If there were no N-P-K nutes started, maybe he should (BB is very low in N-P-K-Mg) ?

 

[CrackerJax]

I understand.... but his first pic was the problem pic and those pots were saturated. i told him to dry them out a bit. It's about the only thing you can do at that point. Ur between a rock and a hard place at that point. They don't want anymore water.... I have never really had to deal with this personally (thankfully). I keep my seedling outdoors but covered. My bigger plants once vigorous, are tolerant of extra water ala rain right after I water them (grr). At this young stage however...they are much more sensitive.

I don't have 50 grows...only 47...

 

[bix]

I watered one and then left for the night and when I came back the one I watered was perked up the rest were still droopy.

So I just hit all of them with a bunch of water (adjusted RO water) and the runoff was about 6.4 PH so everything looks good there.

Now to play the waiting game to see if any of the rest of them wake up, will post pictures when I get home tonight.

Thank you both for taking the time to help me, this site is invaluable!!!

 

[CrackerJax]

That'll be three fitty please

Glad to hear it!!

 

[Total Head]

It sounds like you could use a moisture meter. I had a hard time watering before i got one. They're like 10 bucks. sometimes the first few layers of soil will be dry but beneath there are still swamp conditions. the meter will tell you. i was just able to let 3 of my plants go almost 2 weeks without water because i could tell for certain they didn't need to be watered yet. plus some will actually measure light intensity which helps with rearranging plants.

 

[CrackerJax]

An easy way is to fill an extra pot with the same soil and don't water it. This will give you a "feel" for dry weight. The plant doesn't weigh much so you won't be far off. After awhile....you will be like me. i can tell just by picking them up.

 

[Blazed Hippie]

It sounds like you could use a moisture meter. I had a hard time watering before i got one. They're like 10 bucks. sometimes the first few layers of soil will be dry but beneath there are still swamp conditions. the meter will tell you. i was just able to let 3 of my plants go almost 2 weeks without water because i could tell for certain they didn't need to be watered yet. plus some will actually measure light intensity which helps with rearranging plants.

you know the problem with moisture meters is that they arent always accurate. Some newb growers may have dry soil pockets, the meter would read dry when the topsoil is wet confusing the crap out of them. Causing to in turn over water. Not to mention everytime you stick that dealy in the ground you risk hurting the roots. Also in general your finger is more accurate, put ur finger in the dirt an inch if it feels more dry than wet then water. In well aerated soil it takes 5-7 days between waterings to be dry. IF u let it get to dry the water will not penetrate the soil correctly.

 

[bix]

Came home to a great surprise, all of them seemed to have recovered!!

Going to get a dry pot of soil and try comparing before watering next time.

 

[CrackerJax]

Ta da!!!! Now it always better to nudge a plant, not push. Growing is all about patience...... zen. Crack heads can't grow good weed....

Yah, the dry pot method is a great "trainer"...after a bit you won't need it.

 

[pocw94]

Pot bound/root bound is absolutely not a myth. It may be a myth how much it can affect a plant tho. Pot bound just means the roots have hit the sides of the pot. This looks like pot bound plant, however its WAY to small for that size of pot to be pot bound (I got one in a pot like that to a foot without it being pot bound).

lol its myth mate

 

[slonez47]

Nutes are Fox Farms big bloom, which is supposed to be organic and safe when they are this small, plus I only gave half dose at about 2.5 weeks.

Soil is neutral seed starting soil with per lite, peat moss, and compost.

Over watering is a possibility and my biggest worry, I've been watering them every other day but spraying them daily because I have really low humidity..

Why are you using a bloom fert in veg?

 

[slonez47]

Unless you're flowering you'll still need more N