Rootbound then transplanted and still having problems

The new pot has drainage holes. Ill just leave it be for a few days since I just watered with flowering nutes yesterday and see how its going. If it still looks like it is suffering I will probably just dig out the sides of the soil until I reach the original ball and work with that. Im just afraid that some roots might have actually started to expand and I rip them.

So now a new question do I literally just take a blade and make like 4 cuts on the sides and completely cut the roots?

First grow so Im not too mad atleast now I know to transplant before rootbound problems happen.

yes. thats a good way to interrupt the circling of roots without disturbing the root ball. she will be fine. goodluck

well if you re still worrying about prune some roots off from rootbound....i would only suggest to leave it alone...if you repot already...give it time and let soil become dry so the root will start expand and search for water and food into a new soil....just patient thats it bro...it cannot be 100 % cured in overnight or one day. it takes time to notice the change in the plants.

Izoc666 said:

well if you re still worrying about prune some roots off from rootbound....i would only suggest to leave it alone...if you repot already...give it time and let soil become dry so the root will start expand and search for water and food into a new soil....just patient thats it bro...it cannot be 100 % cured in overnight or one day. it takes time to notice the change in the plants.

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Hmm anyone know if this is accurate? Will the roots actually go and search for water and spread out or is that unlikely to happen because the roots are going in circles?

in my case, i dumped my pots out after harvest and i had a root ball inside a bunch of loose dirt, this was a while ago but i remember i even broke up the roots at the bottoms when repotting. i also always let my pots dry out real good before watering.

Stride said:

The new pot has drainage holes. Ill just leave it be for a few days since I just watered with flowering nutes yesterday and see how its going. If it still looks like it is suffering I will probably just dig out the sides of the soil until I reach the original ball and work with that. Im just afraid that some roots might have actually started to expand and I rip them.

So now a new question do I literally just take a blade and make like 4 cuts on the sides and completely cut the roots?

First grow so Im not too mad atleast now I know to transplant before rootbound problems happen.

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No, you make 2 cuts at the bottom of the swirl...you'll even hear a slight snapping sound as the roots release. Then transplant into a container with at least several inches of soil underneath the original root ball.

Stride said:

Hmm anyone know if this is accurate? Will the roots actually go and search for water and spread out or is that unlikely to happen because the roots are going in circles?

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have you tried any garden with non cannabis plants ? you will learn a lot from the garden stuff, if you dont have any exprience with gardens then i would suggest you to start with bonsai, its fun to have that bonsai plant...its really cool bonsai. they have same thing is patient, my bro. the reward will pay off , you will love it thats how i got addicted to grow those plants more than smoke buds lolz...

Alright guys thanks for the tips. My first plant ive ever grown is a cannabis plant haha. And im addicted to this. I have learned alot my first time round that Im pretty confident in my next grow to be a successful one.

Don't be afraid of hurting the roots. I just transplanted 5 plants, the last one the root ball ripped in half, the top part just ripped and separated from the bottom, and there were roots in that bottom part all circled around. I just dug the new hole, put the bottom in, put the top in, watered it and the plant has just about doubled in size in the last week. These are tough weeds.

rzza said:

how do you buy your rockwool? how big is that root mass? it looks like alot (expensive) of rockwool.

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The is the loose rock wool absorbent it come in a 45 lbs bag that's almost 4 cu.ft. It costs about the same as dirt. That last grow I waited till I knew what sex they were before I transplanted to 7 gallons and then they were root bound in the 5 gallon pot first week of flowering. The ones I have going now I transplanted sooner in veg I had to put'em in 7 gallon pots before they were root bound it was the 3rd week of vegging before I even knew the sex that's a lot of rock wool and a lot of preparation this rock wool I'd soak longer and and lower than the rock wool cubes this rock wool has more lime than the cubes but they were all 3 plants were females I also had 2 in 5 gallons of ffof but one was a male so now I have 1 famale in 5 gallons ffof and 1 in half ffof and half rock wool and it's looking real good too.

IF I mess up and break a plant I root it or just plant it. I will have tomatoes until frost. I thought pot grew until it went to seed like Okra? So all you can do is slow down the process.

grizlbr said:

IF I mess up and break a plant I root it or just plant it. I will have tomatoes until frost. I thought pot grew until it went to seed like Okra? So all you can do is slow down the process.

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I have no idea what you are saying man.

grizlbr said:

IF I mess up and break a plant I root it or just plant it. I will have tomatoes until frost. I thought pot grew until it went to seed like Okra? So all you can do is slow down the process.

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pass that shit this way

Gently break up/loosen the rootball during transplant ALWAYS. It helps the plant establish itself in the new medium.

Or buy Airpots and ignore all that rootbound crap...

YUP! Break that root ball up. I dropped a root bound 3 gallon plant into 5 gallons of soil 2 weeks into flowering. After harvesting, I dumped the soil out, and the root ball was exactly the same as when I transplanted. The roots didn't search into the fresh soil at all. Try and be as gentle as possible, but you're going to have to rip a few roots. Yes, it will stress the plant a bit, but it will recover shortly, and your harvest will be better than if you had just left it root bound.

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IF I mess up and break a plant I root it or just plant it. I will have tomatoes until frost. I thought pot grew until it went to seed like Okra? So all you can do is slow down the process.

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This makes my mind grapes hurt

no need to break up anything....just transplant

Buggins said:

YUP! Break that root ball up. I dropped a root bound 3 gallon plant into 5 gallons of soil 2 weeks into flowering. After harvesting, I dumped the soil out, and the root ball was exactly the same as when I transplanted. The roots didn't search into the fresh soil at all. Try and be as gentle as possible, but you're going to have to rip a few roots. Yes, it will stress the plant a bit, but it will recover shortly, and your harvest will be better than if you had just left it root bound.

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Alright dude so im pretty much in the same situation as you. I transplanted in the first week of flowering. She is now at week 4. I probably get back a week or two so im only really at 2-3 weeks flowering. That being said, do you think your yield suffered because you didnt break up the rootball?

Stride said:

Alright dude so im pretty much in the same situation as you. I transplanted in the first week of flowering. She is now at week 4. I probably get back a week or two so im only really at 2-3 weeks flowering. That being said, do you think your yield suffered because you didnt break up the rootball?

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No it doesnt make your yeild suffer....I never break up anything

"Breaking up root ball" is not very helpful to someone like this Who lacks growing experience....read this...http://surna.com/potting-importance-proper-potting/