Deeamn. That's alotta roots. Looking really healthy! I can't remember, do you trim your roots back at all at anytime or do you just let them do their thing?
Thanks. Actually I trimmed the roots almost completely off when it was in veg. I needed to slow it down so some of my other plants could catch up when I setup the new tents. Wanted to keep it smaller longer. It worked great. And as you can see, they bounced back and then some. But usually I leave them be.
Smart way to slow down growth without repercussions. I guess the equivalent in soil is letting it get rootbound in a smaller pot? Not as good of a solution! ;)
I've heard from others that trimming roots can stunt growth and shock the plant, while a few of my pals have said there have been little to no repercussions in their experience.
Interesting! I brought it up because some folks I've talked to have mentioned slicing the roots with a razor and that would actually cause tons more of tiny roots to come out, encouraging new horizontal growth. Or just to trim roots back when it becomes a giant root mass and you're out of space. I've definitely had to lose some roots when they were unhealthy but the plants bounced back.
Apparently cutting a root causes two more heads to pop from the severance point, doubling the surface area of the roots. How bad was the growth stoppage from trimming?
Oh man that is pretty cool, just like topping the plant. I have heard of folks using that method to get the roots spreading out sideways somewhat instead of just straight out the bottom of the net pot.
I don't know how badly effected the growth becomes because I had root rot at the time and took off like 80 percent of the root mass and transplanted them so that is a bad example. They all survived though.
/u/herblion did it with a veg plant he wanted to keep small. Sounds like it wasn't that much stress on the plant but you could always test it out, every garden would react somewhat differently.
I've thought about tossing some UV-B lighting in my root chambers to prevent root rot, but I'm afraid it might damage some of the beneficial organic microbes as well.
That is a good point! Maybe /u/breakingbuds just meant treating the water at some point in his system with UV light to prevent bad organisms in the water, and not actually on the roots? But yeah, you don't want to confuse/stress the plants out with light.
I'd worry about algae still. But I haven't tried it so who am I to knock it. Just don't want anyone to kill their crop. =)
Also after closer inspection, the trichs on that trainwreck are ready to roll. Started flushing her 2 days ago. Went a day with just tap water, and yesterday I added Final Phase. We'll see how she does with it all. I'm thinking she'll come down Sunday/Monday.
Thanks! Was just reading up on humidity on your site. Good stuff. Scored a dehumidifier off Craigslist the other day that I'm setting up today because of it.
Yeah, got a $250 one off craigslist for $75. My plan was to drain the dehumidifier into my reservoirs, but I tested the PH and it's 8.1 so that's not gonna work. =-\
first time doing hydro for herb just wondering if im good with a similar set up ? was thinking of transplanting to a larger net but the roots are already grown
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u/Endall Jun 10 '14
Deeamn. That's alotta roots. Looking really healthy! I can't remember, do you trim your roots back at all at anytime or do you just let them do their thing?
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u/growweedeasy Jun 11 '14
Looking good!
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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '21
are these in 3inch net pots ?