bgetting

this is just an idea for those of you growing in soil. I stopped using soil because it is a mess, but when I did use it, I had a huge problem with the roots getting bound, and knowing exactly when to transplant. here is a little diddy I picked up. If you can get ahold of Silver Hydroxide (AgOH) from the local university or whatever, coat the sides of your pots with it before planting. It is a powder so just dust the sides, don't go nuts or anything. Oh yeah, and wear gloves, and glasses!!!

What happens is that when the roots reach the sides of the pots, instead of growing down and wherever, causing problems, they are killed. Just the ends, where the growing tips come into contact with the AgOH. It just like clipping the tops of the plant, where the roots then branch out when the end dies. This is widely used in Bonsai. So then what you get is a thick root ball, with no runners circling the pot, so that when you transplant, it lowers the shock and make things just nice and tidy. If anyone decided to try this let me know.

I may be able to help with aquiring AgOH, email if you need it.

bgetting

Oh yeah, and I know what you are thinking.

Th pH will go up a tiny bit due to the OH in the soil, and try not to water down the sides. It's not an issue really, but best to water near the stem. You may want to keep a little lower pH of soil, or add a little spaghnum moss to the mix at the beginning, this should counteract the pH thing.

Also, anyone woriied about there being Silver in the dirt need not worry. Plants do not have a mechanism for assimilating Silver, so it is not picked up by the roots, and therefore doesn't make it into your bud.

This tehniques is widely used in the food industry, and has beeen shown to be safe and effective, just in case it sounds sketchy to anyone. It did to me at first

john doobie

No here's what people are really thinking: Why would you put poison in your pot, in an attempt to KILL your root ends!!! How about a bigger pot, or smaller plant. Dude, you make no sense.

bgetting

Man you are a pistol!

If you want to make an actual contribution to this board, feel free. I realize people me think that it sounds weird, it did to me too. Try it and then tell me what you think. Not much of a chemistry background for ya, huh?

For those of you willing to learn, it isn't poison, and it works wonderfully. The reason being that angled roots compete with each other, whereas in this method they tanlge less, and when they are put into another pot, they spread into the new, untapped soil faster, lowering shock and reducing recovery time. For more information, or just to make sure I have a source, the technqiue is outlined in a book called "PLANT PROPAGATION: Principles and Practices." It is a textbook, mostly for commercial growers, but there are some nice little tidbits in there.

TonDerudesKa

What exactly is your problem? Whatever you angry at,bro...you need to take it somewhere else.

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ButterflyDreams

I usually do a root trin when transplanting, but this theory/practice presents automation and control when working with new strains and unknown growth patterns.

Thanks for the help.

JD .. relax.

BD

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