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Originally Posted by Uncle Ben
There are ways to address the problem both chemically (copper hydroxide root tip pruning paints) or by mechanical means - scoring when upcanning, using air pruning type pots etc.
Here is one way to address root spinout using Griffin's Spin-out paint...a grow journal.
Spin-Out for chemical root pruning
cya~ |
I checked out your article on the Griffin's previously, interesting to say the least. I am a little sketched do to ignorance, and the similarity of this product to anti-bottom fouling marine paint. the guys who scrub boat bottoms are exposed to some nasty sh!t as well as the area under the boat slip. I am sure since you are using this product though, there is no health concern. I am interested in the mechanical means as my friend who worked in horticulture for years asked me about cutting the roots...I just figured it was not good, and when I "upcan" my roots look like they have been chasing something around the pot...I thought well there is lots of roots and that is good. Using the net pots is also interesting. My buddy mentioned his local garden center selling cuttings in rapid rooters that they just let the outside roots dry out or cut them off...this seemed like a bad thing to me but now has me interested...Thanks for sharing your experience here on RIU. This is the kind of stuff that keeps this exciting.
¡Mucho Garcia Tio!
