untangling roots for transplant, cuting

im trying to seperate a few of the babies in my sog but a few stands of roots connect them all together, now ive been successfull in untangling 2 out of 4 but it looks like the only way to free the remaining 2 is to cut a few strands( not the main root ball but a couple strands weaved together)
will this be devistating, or should i proceed and they will recover

It's ok you can cut some of your roots.
Check this out for Ref.
Brian's Garden: Trimming Ponytail Plant Roots

It's good to prune your roots everyone that does Hydro
should consider root pruning.

topfuel29 said:

It's ok you can cut some of your roots.
Check this out for Ref.
Brian's Garden: Trimming Ponytail Plant Roots

It's good to prune your roots everyone that does Hydro
should consider root pruning.

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thanks topfuel,,,, reading this really eases my worries, now i can cut just a lil bit and transplant in a new better home so they can excel

Yeh,make shore its dark,then spray the roots with a lil bit of superthrive.

1kooguy said:

Yeh,make shore its dark,then spray the roots with a lil bit of superthrive.

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TNX KOOGUY i appreciate the output

plantsinpants said:

thanks topfuel,,,, reading this really eases my worries, now i can cut just a lil bit and transplant in a new better home so they can excel

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No problem man

a good method i've found is to completely submerge the roots in proper pH water. then a gentle swish and tug should seperate the roots. this is nearly shock free and even better if you have an airstone in with the water.

GoldenGraham84 said:

a good method i've found is to completely submerge the roots in proper pH water. then a gentle swish and tug should seperate the roots. this is nearly shock free and even better if you have an airstone in with the water.

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tnx golden-G,, i took your advice and it worked out perfect, the roots really warent tangled as bad as i thought,
cheers