#rootporn

Hotwired

Hotwired

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My roots suck also. Four week veg usually nets me a small rootball in soil mix. I still get an ounce a plant tho. Could probably get more if the roots propagated correctly in those 4 weeks. I'm using Foliage Pro in veg. Changing to the Grow formula this week to see if any change đź‘˝
 
Waxman420

Waxman420

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Im bad for foliar feeding as well. Its hard not to when you see the results almost instantaneous. I think next round im going to strip clones let teens recover then flip so they will have double root size
 
Streetpro09

Streetpro09

Tester
yougrowyourway said:
Learning to...just completed my first grow seed to smoke...more then happy with it but I feel if the roots werent so "birds nest" I'd have better uptake...gonna attempt some root trimming this round...any tips advice or suggestions is greatly appreciated!
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Sounds very similar to me. My last grow was like yours. Then I saw all these guys running RDWC and wondered how they got roots like that! If you trim the roots back while small (not more than 10% at one time) it promotes more/new side roots to form. I mainly look for the "runner" roots that are out growing the root mass. I trim 1-2 times a week depending on how the roots are growing. Most of the time its like 3-10 root tips not more than an inch or two in length.

I start plans in 4" net pots and that's where all the trimming is done. This was my first plants to trim. They got a little long before transplant to 8" meet pots. Should have kept them trimmed a little more but it's all a learning process. The single plant I posted earlier is one of these before the transplant.

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These are the current ones coming up in their 4" pots. They had a bout of root rot but hydrogaurd works wonders. These will get transplanted in the next week or two. Before they flower.

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These need to be trimmed in the next day or two. I'll take some before and after photos when I do.
 
yougrowyourway

yougrowyourway

illgrowmyway
Yea I've got clones that need a top, root trim then transplant...thanks for the info I've been researching it like crazy...also the first pic is of an aeroponics systems root system in an 8 inch PVC pipe
 
Streetpro09

Streetpro09

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yougrowyourway said:
Yea I've got clones that need a top, root trim then transplant...thanks for the info I've been researching it like crazy...also the first pic is of an aeroponics systems root system in an 8 inch PVC pipe
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Nice! Didn't notice that. I've been thinking about making something similar for my 4" pots before they go in big buckets. Would be easier than checking ph/pph in each bucket every morning.
 
yougrowyourway

yougrowyourway

illgrowmyway
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These bitches are soo resilient. All that broscience I believed about never touching the roots or trimming them was for the birds. I love growing monsters and now that I know about root trimming, I'm excited to see what the future holds. I'm only getting better with time. Learning more and perfecting my tech.
 
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