Will weed sprout roots get tangled?

Hey, so I got 4 day old sprouts growing 2-3 to a plastic water cup. Will they kill eachother even if I transplant without separating them more? They're About two inches apart from eachother

why wouldnt you just give them each their own cup? Their roots will tangle together, and if you need to separate them then that may cause a problem. when they grow bigger wouldnt you want them farther apart...and if their roots are tangled you wont be able to.

I only want to grow them 2-3 feet till budding season.. you think even if i transplant them to a bigger pot they would still tangle by 3 months?
lemme kno

Being that close to each other you have the issue of fighting for light and fighting for nutrients. Whichever one comes out on top will slowly kill the other or at least stunt it. And like Stranger said, if there is a problem with one later on you won't have the option of separating them as well as risk exposing the other to something. Its just unneeded stress.

But if i switch them to a 5 gallon pot can i have 3-4 of them in one big pot or will it get tangled too?

You want 4 plants in 1 five gallon pot? No. that does not sound good to me. I have one plant per five gallon pot during flower. the rood structure is insane and they are 3 feet tall now almost at the end of cycle. I couldn't imagine the plants in the same pot...it would be too much to try to manage not just their roots, but their leaves and branches too would get super bushy together and it would be a hassle to inspect, trim and handle the plants that close together. what is your reasoning for not just simply using separate pots?

when the stronger plant takes all the nutes/light the weaker ones will die when this happens it causes alot of probs with rotting roots that can infect/kill the strong plants roots

Stevieg718 said:

But if i switch them to a 5 gallon pot can i have 3-4 of them in one big pot or will it get tangled too?

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Answer your question... YES they will get tangled too. Now like everyone else said, seperate those things or you will have many problems down the road. Put them each in their own cup. If you don't have any go get some. You don't want to mess arround when it comes to your babies man..

I will add 2 seeds about 12 inches apart to one container. Currently I have 2 headbands in a 25 gal pot each plant is about 3 footx2 foot in veg still and will stay this way till I harvest.

the only way to get over the fear of screwing up... is to play and see what happens when you do it.

This is what happens when they are allowed to stay
they grow smaller due to limited root space..... but.. you gots 2 of em.. I grow certain strains larger then others just based off my knowledge of growing and what I am still learning.

I'm currently in year 1 of experimenting growing bonchis (bonsai chillies) in both hydro (2x4 hydroton, flood/drain) and soil.
Part of this experiment has involved growing 2 or 3 in one pot (or next to each other in the hydro) and twisting the stems together so that they later 'fuse' into one stem.
So far, I have found that it's a lot harder than growing single plants. Even if I plant 2 4" seedlings of the same size together, one tends to dominate the other and kill it. I have given up on the fusing in the hydro and seperated them. In the soil, I am now trying growing them in seperate pots next to each other and then joining them above the pots.
Interestingly, I have never had a problem growing in the hydro table even though it's essentially one large pot, until I put the plants next to each other.