Originally Posted by
F0UR2ZER0
Well.... heres what I know about roots.
Roots that grow in soil and roots grow in hydroponics differ. The soil ones look hairy and the Hydro ones look like smooth branches. I cant remember why though sorry lol
To build a bigger rootball in your pots, you can use the pots mentioned earlier or start in a small pot and keep transplanting into bigger pots as they get root bound.
Mycorrhiza Fungi works in synergy with the roots. As it grows, it coats the roots protecting them from diseases, and it helps with nutrient crossover in organic grows. It's actually really really good stuff to use.
Roots that grow out of a pot will prune themselves. Afterwards it will grow side shoots until they hit air. This is how airpots and fabric pots work so well.
Keeping your medium too wet will suffocate roots. Hydroponic systems work as long as there is enough oxygen in the water. This is achieved with either a waterfall or air stones in the system. Roots love oxygen.
Healthy roots look bright white or slightly yellow depending on if they're stained by nutes or not. Any dark patches of nutes that smell bad are rotting due to being too damp, not enough oxygen or a bacterial buildup. This can be fixed in hydro with hydrogen peroxide 5% but it will cause damage that will effect the plants growth. Not sure if this works in soil too or not.
You can keep a mother plant in a tiny pot using bonsai root pruning methods. If you cut the roots away and replant a small rootball in fresh medium, the plant will stay small but healthy and the roots will continue to grow.
As a plant grows, it uses energy pushing its roots through the medium. The easier it can do this, the more energy the plant will have to grow big. This is why results with hydroponics can produce larger plants than soil grows week for week.
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