Hey guys.

[ttystikk]

I mean, cannabis roots dont really grow like that. Maybe the main tap root on a plant from seed but not from a clone.

If you look at the image below you can see how the roots grow. Most of them grow out not down. Water roots grow down. feeder roots grow out. This is why top dressing works so well. I stopped doing all the transplanting after I saw this. This is why I want them in their final home as fast as possible. Get those feeder roots out and into the mulch layer as fast as possible. If I was trying to control the rate of growth of the plant then I could see this.

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Now for a tool to keep noobs from overwatering thier plant, then yes. I wouldn't tell someone whos new to growing to not do this. But for someone who has been growing for a long time, this extra labor isnt worth the time imo.

Fascinating graphic! I love visual info porn like that.

I'm in RDWC because...

Wait for it...

I'M A LAZY MOTHERFUCKER!

LMAO

Seriously, it's about the most return for the least time and effort. Frankly, that and conservation of resource inputs, especially expensive ones, is what drives my entire design philosophy.

Plopping my girls into 8" netpot bucket lids and then moving those from tubsite to tubsite as they grow is fast, easy, low effort and high return. Liquid substrate means I use a pump and garden hose, no shovel. The roots float in water and come out just as easily.

I admire y'all who grow in organics, even though I get back strain just thinking about moving all that STUFF.

@m4s73r I especially admire your living soil grows in part because of the relatively low effort. It seems like it splits the difference nicely.

 

[Heisen]

Fascinating graphic! I love visual info porn like that.

I'm in RDWC because...

Wait for it...

I'M A LAZY MOTHERFUCKER!

LMAO

Seriously, it's about the most return for the least time and effort. Frankly, that and conservation of resource inputs, especially expensive ones, is what drives my entire design philosophy.

Plopping my girls into 8" netpot bucket lids and then moving those from tubsite to tubsite as they grow is fast, easy, low effort and high return. Liquid substrate means I use a pump and garden hose, no shovel. The roots float in water and come out just as easily.

I admire y'all who grow in organics, even though I get back strain just thinking about moving all that STUFF.

@m4s73r I especially admire your living soil grows in part because of the relatively low effort. It seems like it splits the difference nicely.

Well said

 

[PadawanWarrior]

I knew those tiny things in 15 gal pots would get people going, lol. They're no-till pots.

I've done more transplants before, and I think it might actually help the rootball size and stuff. But I'm lazy, and don't like transplanting.