six weeks into flowering and rootbound as hell.. HELP!!
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dyzel
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What strain are you growing? Your situation could be simple to sort out!
If your flowering period is nearing its end (you are about to harvest) in a week or so, I would leave them be.
Assuming your flowering period is longer (9 weeks or more) you can change the pot, and allow her to grow to her buds content!
It is not advised to transplant during floering though, so if you can avoid it, do so!
good option:
Cut the base of the pot off, and plant this into a larger pot. The roots will find their way down into the new available space.
Hope I helped! Cheers!
If your flowering period is nearing its end (you are about to harvest) in a week or so, I would leave them be.
Assuming your flowering period is longer (9 weeks or more) you can change the pot, and allow her to grow to her buds content!
It is not advised to transplant during floering though, so if you can avoid it, do so!
good option:
Cut the base of the pot off, and plant this into a larger pot. The roots will find their way down into the new available space.
Hope I helped! Cheers!
Werry420
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man sorry to hear about your ladies and the luck your having.... but in my opinion at 6 weeks into flowering if they are close to harvest with in 2 weeks i would NOT transplant... cuz everytime you transplant you shock them may not be a very big shock but they still get shocked and if they were mine i dont think i would at 6 weeks..... how much longer till harvest? if you can avoid transplanting anytime during flowering stage do so not really a good idea to do it in flowering
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thanks for the help guys!!! its bagseed. a great strain for whatever it is but bagseed none the less. the plants and there buds seem to be doin great at the moment but i can tell jus by lookin that they want more room. the way it looks judging by the buds they have at least three more weeks to go. but we'll see. p.s. nice pic!! FREE MARC EMERY!!!
Werry420
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hey thats a REALLY REALLY good idean man cuz you wont shock them by doin that as you would takin her right outta the pot... thanks for sharing with everyone man!!
growalater
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Yea it was lol pot heads are awesome. How big are your pots you are using? 3Gal?
Werry420
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i use 3 gal right now for my girls but am prolly going to upgrade for next ones .... Cmart39 its always better to flower in a bigger pot the bigger the pot the better for your plants during flowering
mouthmeetsoap
Active Member
2 gallon pots is tiny! Haha. I use 5 gallon and my roots are peeping through the little holes on the bottom. If you veg any longer than a month I'd use 5 gallon pots to avoid complications. The bigger the pot, the bigger the root mass, the higher the yield.
mouthmeetsoap
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btw probo24, nice avatar. Very nice. Haha
skunkushybrid01
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i grow seed plants from start to finish in 4" pots.
the only time i've had difficulty with this method was when growing Landrace sativa. Modern pot plants have adapted much better to the restrictions in indoor growing.
the only time i've had difficulty with this method was when growing Landrace sativa. Modern pot plants have adapted much better to the restrictions in indoor growing.
snoopygrower
Member
lol u must have some tiny buds m8, i use 10" for flowering with 4-5 weeks veg and the rootball is tight as hell when ive finished.
~Newsflash~ there is NO such thing as Cannabis getting "rootbound"
i found this while looking for info. not sure how much i believe all of it but it does make sense. yeah they say "more roots, more fruits" but we'll see i guess. one of my ladies leaves are turnin yellow and fallin off. i know this is natural at this stage but it seems excessive for this point in the cycle. hmmmmm. i don't think its because its root-bound. nitrogen maybe? they get plenty of nutes.. so I'm just not sure what she wants...
i found this while looking for info. not sure how much i believe all of it but it does make sense. yeah they say "more roots, more fruits" but we'll see i guess. one of my ladies leaves are turnin yellow and fallin off. i know this is natural at this stage but it seems excessive for this point in the cycle. hmmmmm. i don't think its because its root-bound. nitrogen maybe? they get plenty of nutes.. so I'm just not sure what she wants...
skunkushybrid01
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well i'm pretty sure it would have been me that wrote that... and it's not quite true.
What we see with modern cannabis plants is that they have adapted their root systems to better survive being contained. I grow seed plants in 4" pots, but a landrace has a more wild root system so i'd need to move up pot sizes. Modern day cannabis plants have adapted to tight growing conditions... IMO.
hurricanepepper
Member
During my first grow I started out in small flower pots left over from garden flower left over from lowe's. Over time i would transplant them into bigger pots as needed. Being short on cash on the last transplant I used some cheap topsoil that was more like fill dirt. Over the next three weeks I watched in horror as my entire crop turned a sickly yellow-green color and never recovered. During autopsy i discovered that the cheap soil had formed a bowl in the bottom of the flower pot. This resulted in excess moisture in the roots as well as the fact that the rootball was contained in the bowl of cheap soil with no new growth. The color of the roots went from a healthy white to a dingy grey and then turned black from root rot. I learned many important lessons from this:
1: Do not use cheap soil. Foxfarm has various high quality soils that are priced decently. Ensure that your soil is arid. A good porous
soil will do you well.
2: Overwatering is a bitch. This causes the roots to effectively stop growing as there is plenty of moisture for them to absorb.
Check for moisture deep in the pot. If mature leaves start to "curl under" it is most likely that it is time to water. I now currently
feed my plants every other watering, averaging every four to five days.
3: Use a large container to veg in. I now star off in a five gallon bucket. This usually allows for plenty of root growth during the
life cycle of the plant. Transplanting causes unneccesary negative stress on the plant causing slow growth rates.
Hopefully these hints will help you have an enjoyable and successful grow cycle. They have served me well...
1: Do not use cheap soil. Foxfarm has various high quality soils that are priced decently. Ensure that your soil is arid. A good porous
soil will do you well.
2: Overwatering is a bitch. This causes the roots to effectively stop growing as there is plenty of moisture for them to absorb.
Check for moisture deep in the pot. If mature leaves start to "curl under" it is most likely that it is time to water. I now currently
feed my plants every other watering, averaging every four to five days.
3: Use a large container to veg in. I now star off in a five gallon bucket. This usually allows for plenty of root growth during the
life cycle of the plant. Transplanting causes unneccesary negative stress on the plant causing slow growth rates.
Hopefully these hints will help you have an enjoyable and successful grow cycle. They have served me well...
allen bud
Active Member
I sgree with Werry ,good call will remember that ,had to do a transplant recently in first week of flowering and was nervous as hell!!+rep to you mate
joestingray
Member
Next time use an aeration container and you will never have this problem again, At least you're less than a few weeks from finishing