I always make 4 little cuts in the bottom it helps them settle in a little faster and use the new pot a little better
What strains u got there ?
I dint really cut any roots man I tend to leave them well alone
I do it all the time if I've raised them in standards a little dose of root stim and they love u for it I've seen it too many times when they've been left too long before transplant and they never really settle in there new home this cutting them reduces the risk of this
yeah you dont need to do anything right, you have trichoderma in the coco I suspect. If anything adding some Mycorrhzae (if you dont already) will help reduce any transplant shock, and extend access to P and reduce stress, including drought protection etc beyond that ofered by Trichoderma which is known to fix N and provide bio controls against pathogenic fungus types.
i got some blue dream here looks like a good bet
Yeah man they look so squat and broad. Bigger than my hand already and they are so stout hight wise. Can't wait to top them. The sinmint looked JUST like that
most coco has this tricoderma fungus added to it, its on the fibres anyway, they steam it tho, so add it back generally if its a good blend. Trichoderma is really good for growing roots. where Mycos tend to attach to your root structure, so act as a virtual root network, many times larger than your plants own root system. Further Mycos act like an external digestive system for plant, a pre digester if you like. The Myco fungus secrete organic acids, its these which break down organic matter in to ions. The ions get stored on the hyphae of the fungus, and as the plant requests say an ion of P, its roots secrete an enzyme and carbons which the mycos love to eat, in return they give the plant the stored P. Its very clever, has a massive impact on naturally grown plants and can help us reduce the need for added fertilisers. Fungus are cool bro, they can help our plants gain access to nutrients that have bound to other elements and so become plant unavailable
Cheers man. I think a couple or them could be quite hardy. I find super indica leaners can take a lot of feed and punishment. Some interesting scents. Once flowers are out cuts will be too.
I read it years ago it worked and has worked ever since maybe if u got a chemistry degree going on in your medium like eco u might not need to ever do it lol but I have seen it many times where they just haven't wanted to settle in and when it came to pulling the root mass out and it wasn't much different than what it was when it went in since I learnt that little truck it's never happend since not that it happend all the time but imo once is enough more of a prevention thing
And there was me thinking you really were a desert boy....yes, clearly, but if you arent able to, you know if that shit like life happens, say like tomorrow when you are crossing the road and a right hand lorry trashes you ...ffs.
there is method to breaking bound roots mate, and equally to applying a chitin based carbohydrate, such as the root stim you discussed, in effect your plant will think its been attacked by a nematode or something, The carbs in the stim will help it repair faster
