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Originally Posted by bionicliquid
P.S....
I realize this thread is years old, but people reference this stuff and when newbies see advice like this at that at the end of a thread they run with it!
Rootbinding is a problem you may see occasionally in a plant that has spent a long time in a small container and there is litterally no more room for root growth. Roots become entangle and grow in circles. It doesn't happen to 4 week old plants unless you planted it in a shot glass!
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The below soil mass of a plant is normally very close to being an equal 50/50 in size/area proportion to the above soil mass of the plant.
Think about that the next time you see a large plant in a small pot and ask yourself how cramped those roots must actually be.
For some reason people do not understand or will not accept the root-bound condition.
Once a plant’s roots begin to circle its pot the plant is then under some degree of stress. The longer the circling is allow to go on the more the stress level increases.
Herb plants are very tough resilient plants that can not only survive but also at times do fairly well in less than optimal conditions. Just because a plant will do well in poor conditions that should not mean that the plant should not be given better conditions so it could then do even better for you.
I find it odd how some people will be so into maximizing their yield but then they limit their plants by growing in pots that are to small to allow their plants to be all they otherwise could be.
Root-bound:
Root-bound is where the roots of your plant outgrow the container they are contained in.
The following symptoms may be observed if you allow your plants to become root-bound:
- Stunted Growth.
- Stretching.
- Smaller and slower bud production.
- Needs watering too often.
- Easy to burn with low % nutrient solution mixtures.
- Wilting.