Your seedling will 100% grow faster in early veg if transplanted into a solo cup or a one gallon than it will if you just stick it in the ground. Growth rate and plant size are two separate issues.There’s no reason to have root bound pots, nor do smaller pots increase plant size. OP is talking about plants in the ground, which basically have unlimited pot size.
You’re basing this on what?Your seedling will 100% grow faster in early veg if transplanted into a solo cup or a one gallon than it will if you just stick it in the ground. Growth rate and plant size are two separate issues.
Off of having put a seedling straight into the ground as opposed to transplanting.You’re basing this on what?
Fair enough. However from my ecophysiological experiments on root development using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) images of root systems, it’s the plant mass per unit rooting volume that is relevant rather than pot size. Granted your more detailed analyses is certainly intriguing and worthy of additional analysis.Off of having put a seedling straight into the ground as opposed to transplanting.
Like Applebee's on date night.gettin fancy are we
Ooo please more detail on these experiments and curious what type of NMR/what the device looks like?Fair enough. However from my ecophysiological experiments on root development using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) images of root systems, it’s the plant mass per unit rooting volume that is relevant rather than pot size. Granted your more detailed analyses is certainly intriguing and worthy of additional analysis.
Training the root system, encouraging a “rootball/mass”Why do people start with a solo cup. And then a more medium sized pot. And THEN the ground. Why not just start with the second thing?
I find seedlings do better when the roots have to work a bit. My old man used to mix gravel in his starter mix. I always thought it was because he was cheap. lol. Hitting the side or bottom of a cup, or getting a little air prune stressing seems to make it work harder and build up a head of steam because once you go to a 3 gallon, Boom, you can see it grow. That might be all in my mind though.It seems like roots don't fully explore the soil when you put a small plant into a large pot.
I had to sign in to YT to confirm my age to view this video....Adult stuff this planting grass in pots.....Good stuff DrG55...I too have been misled, I guess.
Fantastic! Link your peer-reviewed article please. Also, please let me know more about this marvelous fairyland where I can plant my new seedlings in a more nurturing environment than one I'm able to artificially manipulate.Fair enough. However from my ecophysiological experiments on root development using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) images of root systems, it’s the plant mass per unit rooting volume that is relevant rather than pot size. Granted your more detailed analyses is certainly intriguing and worthy of additional analysis.
Analyses are plural and as such "are". An analysis is singular and "is". I'm sure the journals you publish in don't worry about silly things like that though.Granted your more detailed analyses is certainly intriguing and worthy of additional analysis.
I do this on purpose to slow down the grow. Just as you said. As soon as I go toBingo! We have a winner.
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