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Green_Dream
Green_Dreamstarted grow question 4 years ago
Does the root bulb looks root-bound?
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Week 11
Roots. Other
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Experimentgreen
Experimentgreenanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hello, I think for a 2 gallon pot to make it 11 weeks of growing its a nicely developed set of roots...not root bound. I think if it were root bound the bottom of the pot would be much more dense with circling roots. Probably if it had to get pushed another month or two of growth things would look a bit questionable. Great job on the grow. Happy puffing.✌️
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Harrythehat
Harrythehatanswered grow question 4 years ago
Looks OK for stage of plant sweet asa
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CervantiS
CervantiSanswered grow question 4 years ago
hi, i'm just a noob making diagnose, so don't bite if i'm wrong, i'm still learning, thank you. roots are visibly bursting from the top or circling the pot, i guess not. squeeze the pot; a healthy root system should still have some give in it whereas a pot-bound plant feels tight, specially on soil i think. roots growing through the drainage holes or matted at the base. can't say from picture alone, look not really bound. foliage should be green and not yellowing. looks there are some problems. but then i read this. Root rot can be identified by the presence of soft, brown roots. The root system of a healthy plant should be firm and white. But when soil is soggy, fungal spores multiply and the fungus starts to spread. Not to soggy? hmm prob this, As plants get close to harvest, it's normal for them to show signs of a nitrogen deficiency. At that stage, you want the plant to direct all of its energy into the fruit or flowers rather than growing new leaves. Adding some grow feeding would help here if it is the problem. but then if you got lots of dead roots Sensizym or something like that would help i guess. Hope i wansn't far away with diagnose, Pro dudes correct me if i'm wrong. I have spoken lolz
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gdogfunk
gdogfunkanswered grow question 4 years ago
I don't believe that looks root bound. It looks like a healthy root system to me. I would highly recommend using cloth pots in the future and you won't have any issues with roots being potentially root bound. The cloth pots allow much more oxygen to the roots and the fabric 'air prunes' the roots and they don't grow outside of the pots, nor do they circle the container like in plastic pots. You will find the entire pots of soil is one giant root ball. Try them next time, you won't be disappointed!
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