When do I transfer?

bmeat said:

which would win? its a good experiment to setup.

i know the taproot doesnt stop till it hits the bottem of the pussy or the contain/a slice of earth thats too hard

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Wrong again meatball, when are you going to stop giving bad advice and messing stuff up?

Ahh, regardless of whose right, and whose wrong. Can someone answer whether or not I should plant my seedling embedded in rockwool into a bigger container with dirt, or if I should let it continue to grow.

if there is roots coming out the bottom of the rock wool then put them into soil or a bigger rock wool cube

You can put it in dirt now bro...as long as you have a tap root you can drop her in

robert030188 said:

You can put it in dirt now bro...as long as you have a tap root you can drop her in

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and thus I've reached true bliss. I'll replant her first thing tomorrow after she get a little more comfortable.

Nitro1990 said:

if there is roots coming out the bottom of the rock wool then put them into soil or a bigger rock wool cube

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and yes, there is one root coming from the bottom, and one from the sides. The one at the bottom is an inch long, and seems to be looking for more room.

i dont even know where were at any more! well idealy bmeat, yes the the tap root should never stop going downwards in search of fresh water. thats its main job, however where i disagree, is the rate at which lateral and longitude roots grow, and how they react to form new roots. air pruning is a cool subject to get into. dwc and aeroponics style hyro is a bit different in structure tho, but ive pulled 4 footers out of 4'wide x 2.5'high pots that were completely root bound except for the bottom. still 2 or 3inches of soil left. dont believe me tho, try it for yourself. get a wide pot and a shallow one, side by side. dont forget the pics. its easier to learn by mistake than hearsay.

Ninjabowler said:

Wrong again meatball, when are you going to stop giving bad advice and messing stuff up?

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negative. you dont have to take my advise.

im going to put a disclaimer in my signature saying, my advice is highly frowned upon by a lot of riu members. use with caution.

good^......

pot plants actually prefer to spread out not down

the percentage of roots is large around in the wild is more then is downward

like most plants and shrubs and trees, out not down, often mimicking the growth above ground, and idk about you but when i grow without topping i have one main cola and many long branches

but thats only what i have heard/done

any outdoor growers here to that can claim otherwise, or for

bmeat said:

which would win? its a good experiment to setup.

i know the taproot doesnt stop till it hits the bottem of the pussy or the contain/a slice of earth thats too hard

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well i kinda thought it was clear im all for wide and low.. i wouldnt steer you wrong brother, most outdoor plants dont get a chance to get very deep anyway, either the growing season is to short or the soil isnt the best. now if your living in a jungle growing some exotic sativa, next to a ancient bat cave then maybe i could see them penatrating 10 feet deep in the right soil, MAYBE. seeing them get 6, 7 feet wide in a prepared bed isnt that uncommon for some of them beer can tree trunk freaks. check out some old 2004 era cali medical grows on youtube, shit or anywheres

Samwell Seed Well said:

pot plants actually prefer to spread out not down

the percentage of roots is large around in the wild is more then is downward

like most plants and shrubs and trees, out not down, often mimicking the growth above ground, and idk about you but when i grow without topping i have one main cola and many long branches

but thats only what i have heard/done

any outdoor growers here to that can claim otherwise, or for

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Ah so roots tend to mimic the growth of their upper counter parts, another thing I didn't know. So when the plants grow exponentially during the flowering cycle, are the roots doing the same? And if they're choked to a certain degree in a small pot, will that inhibit the plants expansion?

Ah, and will the choking of roots effect the overall yield?

the hormones that tell roots to grow stop producing about 3-4 weeks into floweror just after the initial fruit starts to develope, i have been told

hard to repeat this stuff without real data

i have done test of plants planted in various sized pots . .same strain

a quart root mass, in my environment, will grow to a five gallon sized root ball in 3-4 weeks during the intial flower

the seven didn't finish, filling out, and the three was concrete by the time it was done

i didnt notice any further growth but thats just my observation no clear cut science

Btw these are just posted questions and no one is obligated to reply if they're annoyed. I'm just enticingly curious due to the peculiar tendencies of this majestic plant.

Samwell Seed Well said:

the hormones that tell roots to grow stop producing about 3-4 weeks into floweror just after the initial fruit starts to develope, i have been told

hard to repeat this stuff without real data

i have done test of plants planted in various sized pots . .same strain

a quart root mass, in my environment, will grow to a five gallon sized root ball in 3-4 weeks during the intial flower

the seven didn't finish, filling out, and the three was concrete by the time it was done

i didnt notice any further growth but thats just my observation no clear cut science

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Interesting! So in about half the time of the indoor flowering period, the plant begins to halt it's growth. I can conclude that it is probably switching over it's energy to producing flowers in order to be pollinated. Then again, does this mean that those 4 first weeks are "Super Growth Time!"

Ahh, my brain is exploding with questions.

yup . .pretty much

http://www.biocyclopedia.com/index/plant_sci.php

heres some basics, or why and what

only reason i would wait is so you have enough healthy roots to stand the stress of transplant. sounds like there just fine, light hitting them isnt good either. but say by chance it did go sour because you moved it to early, it would most likely only stunt it a few days to a week tops. or if you had a soil pathogen problem it maybe not be strong enough to fight back ya know? or if your soils hot, FF is known for that. really though i doubt you even notice the slow growth unless its a strain you've ran a few times and know where it should be at in every week. a little b1 will always help out too when transplanting...

i dont ever see any transplant stress

i use myco and bennie additives and kelp soil additives, as well as hormone based growth additives based from kelp

if you see stress , you did it wrong, always room to improve

even me, im trying to transplant less . . . . down to two transplants startign in a 16 oz cup from seed

mushead said:

only reason i would wait is so you have enough healthy roots to stand the stress of transplant. sounds like there just fine, light hitting them isnt good either. but say by chance it did go sour because you moved it to early, it would most likely only stunt it a few days to a week tops. or if you had a soil pathogen problem it maybe not be strong enough to fight back ya know? or if your soils hot, FF is known for that. really though i doubt you even notice the slow growth unless its a strain you've ran a few times and know where it should be at in every week. a little b1 will always help out too when transplanting...

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I'll wait another day or two to allow my roots to strengthen. But they will be needing to touch soil soon as I am not feeding them any nutes at all.

you put cube in the soil, minimal stress.

and yeah roots stop about after week four or five of flower i posted that earlier.f

the deeper the taproot, the bigger the plant.

i would love to grow exotic sativa near a bat cave with strong sun. plant would probably be 6 to 10 feet tall