My roots are out of control; is it a problem?

William99

William99

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First time grower here with a question....

I had my plant for about 3 weeks in the original pot (the pot was squared aprx 6" x 6" wide and about 8" tall)

When I transplanted it to a bigger about a week ago I couldnt see the roots until I broke apart some of the old soil.

I dropped it into some fresh soil in a new pot (the new pot is aprx a foot wide by about 14" deep)

Here is my issue......I can see the roots growing out of the bottom of the pot (out of the watering vent holes underneath the pot) They look healthy and and strong. I am just concerned a little.

Why would the roots have suddenly grown SO much in one week? Is it a problem that they are growing out of the pot?
 
JTALO111

JTALO111

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I had that problem a friend told me to add sand to my mix, now they grow to fast i got a 4x4x8 inch pot root boount in a week and a half
 
His royal flyness

His royal flyness

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William99 said:
First time grower here with a question....

I had my plant for about 3 weeks in the original pot (the pot was squared aprx 6" x 6" wide and about 8" tall)

When I transplanted it to a bigger about a week ago I couldnt see the roots until I broke apart some of the old soil.

I dropped it into some fresh soil in a new pot (the new pot is aprx a foot wide by about 14" deep)

Here is my issue......I can see the roots growing out of the bottom of the pot (out of the watering vent holes underneath the pot) They look healthy and and strong. I am just concerned a little.

Why would the roots have suddenly grown SO much in one week? Is it a problem that they are growing out of the pot?
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man i think thats normal cuz i have a plant that i started not too long ago and its only 3 inches tall and the roots are growing out of the bottom too. that happened with all of my plants so far
 
Sandman3749

Sandman3749

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if you don't feel like transfering again, cut out the bottom of the pot with root gorwth coming out and put it in a bigger or same size pot with like half full of soil, the roots will just grow into that and give you more room not to stunt. It has some benifits and you dont have to completely transfer yet,
 
William99

William99

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So I take it this isnt a big problem then?

If I just leave it alone the roots wont dry out or die because they arent in the soil and getting the water it needs?
 
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