Nope, lots of roots does not equal rootbound.View attachment 2503382this is rootbound
Nope, lots of roots does not equal rootbound.
Lots of roots twisting around the sides of the pot, interlocking and becoming a solid ball is rootbound, literally "bound roots" which will not grow new roots unless broken up.
I had a plant in a tiny container for far too long and transplanted without breaking up the rootbound cup-shape of roots.
When I harvested I wondered why the plant had done so badly, and found most of the soil completely unused with that tiny cup shape of roots still in its cup shape (a few tiny roots emerged, not enough to support the then added size of the plant tho.
Now I use 10L Airpots from seed to harvest.
View attachment 2503382this is rootbound
I looked for that Spin-Out stuff, garden centres here barely sell guano tho because their basically all retarded.A rootbound plant usually is stunted too. This is rootbound with lots of spin-out and matting. 4.5 wks. in a 1 gal. pot:
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Many of us including myself are using RootMaker products. For an annual, Griffin's Spin-Out is still my favorite.
UB
thinn, does your plant look like the one in post #106? I think it would have to be that big to be rootbound; and then it would be almost harvest time anyway. A big plant like that is going to need a lot of feed imo.
thinn, does your plant look like the one in post #106? I think it would have to be that big to be rootbound; and then it would be almost harvest time anyway. A big plant like that is going to need a lot of feed imo.
i have a question... i transplanted my plants a couple days ago from 12 oz cups and they were rootbound! i let the soil dry before transplanting so when i took the plant out it was stuck together in the shape of the cup.. i just put that directly into my new pot with soil.. am i fucked? or will the plant still grow
She drinks about a gallon and a half before I get runoff and is usually 90-100% dry the next day
That's too much maintenance. You need to tighten up the mix, BUT, the fact that it consumes so much water is an excellent sign - means the plant is very healthy with a robust rootball and foliage wicking off the moisture. Under such conditions, you can't give a plant too much water. NEVER let it go thru a dry cycle. Keep it moist.
There's been many a time I've taken a handful of dry silty clay powder, dropped it into a pot, and watered it in just to cut down on the chore of having to water twice a day. IOW, trying to close up the soil's pores a bit. Coco is not only too expensive for this here boy but too porous.
UB
Hm dry silty clay powder. You always have great advice Ben. I like the idea, where would you get dry silty clay powder?