Root color and thickness at harvest…

[RedSox2004]

Hi all,

I’m wondering if anyone happens to have pictures of a plants roots after harvest.. All of my grows have nice thick healthy white roots during veg and transplanting to larger pots, but at harvest I’m seeing something very different. At harvest, I’m seeing a massive root ball with very fine roots. The color is brown which is not good? I’ve inspected them, no mush or rot and no bad smell. Just brown….They are firm and dry to touch and do not break easily….

I’ve heard nutrients can stain roots, but I’m just not sure..

Note: soil grower using fox farm and perlite… (have used many types of fox farm soil including coco loco)…

 

[Thatoneguyyouknow_]

thats normal by finish 100%

The plants harden and consolidate their root system after stretch. Very little new root grows after that too. They loose their bright white ropey appearance and become thin and twiney. especially on the perimeter of the pots where the wet/dry cycle is most extreme.

Another fun fact, cannabis plants also mostly lose their ability to heal and grow scar tissue in flower/post stretch, the stems will harden off and go thinner and stiffer as well. But are also far less bothered by any physical damage.

By the time a plant is 5-6 weeks into flower, and its structure above and below soil is fully hardened off, you can actually quite violently tear an entire limb off the plant, or sever half the root system and itll barely even phase them (so long as they styill have enough root mass to sustain moisture and nutrient uptake for the plant size) In dwc i ran 5 gallon buckets, i would routinely cut away like half the root system once i was on into flower if it got too crazy and started to engulf the air stone too much or to keep it out of the recirculation plumbing, and no plant ever skipped a beat.

 

[RedSox2004]

thats normal by finish 100%

The plants harden and consolidate their root system after stretch. Very little new root grows after that too. They loose their bright white ropey appearance and become thin and twiney. especially on the perimeter of the pots where the wet/dry cycle is most extreme.

Another fun fact, cannabis plants also mostly lose their ability to heal and grow scar tissue in flower/post stretch, the stems will harden off and go thinner and stiffer as well. But are also far less bothered by any physical damage.

By the time a plant is 5-6 weeks into flower, and its structure above and below soil is fully hardened off, you can actually quite violently tear an entire limb off the plant, or sever half the root system and itll barely even phase them (so long as they styill have enough root mass to sustain moisture and nutrient uptake for the plant size) In dwc i ran 5 gallon buckets, i would routinely cut away like half the root system once i was on into flower if it got too crazy and started to engulf the air stone too much or to keep it out of the recirculation plumbing, and no plant ever skipped a beat.

Thanks so much ! Week 6 of flower is always a time I struggle with deficiencies. I’m fine tuning and thought checking on root health might be a good place to start.

Funny I’ve asked this before and many told me the roots should be white… Dam internet will have you spinning in circles..I’m five grows in and my roots always look thin and brown at harvest. They smell fine, feel fine, just aren’t bright white or tan…

Thanks for the information about late flower and hardening, I’ve notices that things stiffen up mid to late flower and do all my training before this happens. It was also very helpful to me to know that the roots stop or slow down growing after stretching.. I usually transplant to my final pot (3 or 5 gallons) wait a week and then flip to flower. This should give my roots plenty of room to grow before the stretch finishes….

 

[Gmix]

Yeah roots don’t stay white come harvest at least not with the food I’ve used

@Thatoneguyyouknow_ knows his stuff listen to him & you won’t go wrong

 

[RedSox2004]

Yeah roots don’t stay white come harvest at least not with the food I’ve used

@Thatoneguyyouknow_ knows his stuff listen to him & you won’t go wrong

Thanks! This is really good news. The more I grow, the more I worry and over think things. The more I learn, the more I learn that I need to learn.