Roots didn't grow after transplant!

So i just had my first harvest (one Godbud) and everything went not too bad considering it was my first. I didn't seem to have to many problems besides getting the temps within range which i've solved and i think i was a bit cautious with the nutes and could have used more. However i left them in veg for about 6 weeks in 1 gallon pots while i was getting the flower room ready. After harvest i went to throw out the soil but wanted to check out how dense the roots were and... There were none!!! Aside from the ones in the perfect shape of the 1 gallon pots. Did i just veg them to long ( next time its only going to be 3-4 weeks) or is there a way to prevent this when transplanting? Any help is appreciated!!!

Anyone know how to fix this?

That sounds odd, I hope someone can explain what happened there. When I transplant, I score the sides of the root ball to break it up a little.

at what stage did you transplant her?

Man this sounds weird,you coulld chop them loadds and they would still grow,may be oh yea,I think you got root bound,no room for roots to grow,is it dead?
Transplant in to bigger you need atleast 10litre pots ermm around 3 gallons US,You either got root bound or some how killed them,cold or cooked them,pictures woulld of been good.

Im not a soil person but Im pretty sure one of these is the reason,even when theres no room the plant still grows,just not as much and shoulddnt kill the roots so im guessing root bound to root rot caused by roobound and to ow or high temps,coul just be shitty soil thats burnt the fuck out of them..

Then the soil guys think hydros hard,its cake to soil as you can just change water which you cant just change out soil.
Suprised no ones replied or even tried so thought id try

mellokitty said:

at what stage did you transplant her?

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I was going to ask but when they said they vegged for 6 week it ruled out my suspecte broken tap root.
It might be that though as 6 week veg in 1 gallon which is like 3 litre over here is a big no no,thing didnt stand a chance woud of eat its water in a hour,I bet it starved..

Your bound...Im assuming that the roots your are seeing are at the bottom of you pot? You got vertical rooting instead of lateral rooting because you transplanted into a pot that was to big at the stage you were trying to use it for. Basically the roots didnt need to branch out they were able to grow staight down. To avoid this start out with the smallest rooting cup you have. when transplanting unless you are planning on leaving it unattended you should only double you container size. ie if your starting in rooting plugs or small rockwool or even a dixie with dirt in it when you transplant only double your container size. until you get to about the 1 gallon mark, feel free to go from 1 to 3 gallons. BTW im a hydro guy... but i learned most of the trade in soil

when i buy clones that are about 10" to 12" tall i transplant them and started the 12/12 right away,i knowthis that same problem,they where not geting that big nore produsing alot of bud, some one recomended 'Zho' promots fast root growth, when transplanting poor some water on the roots to remove some of the soil then sprinkel Zho around the roots, make sure that the new soli youll be adding to the new pot is wet!!you dont want to apply the Zho to the roots then put it in a new pot with dry soil, adding water after transplanting will wash away the Zho! that was one off my mistakes, the second time you water them add Vermi-t (find it at your local hydro shop). YOU WILL SEE A BIG DIFFRENS! hope this helps

how is it that u want to see more roots??? 1 gal pot for 6 weeks is too much time
i usually start my seedlings in party cups... after 3 weeks of veggin i transplant into 1 gal pots
then at 6 weeks of vegging they go into 5 gal pots the rootball is massive
u should of done ur transplant way before 6 weeks

If your plants were flowering when transplanted they will grow very few roots while flowering. After transplant the plant should be vegged until the roots have spread into the new soil and are holding the new soil together in a new soil ball.

When plants flower, the auxin's for cell elongation and division are transferred from the root system to the flowering parts of the plants for added growth. This slows rooting when in flower. Always transplant into the final pot a few weeks before flowering.

PW

^^this^^ is what i was getting at earlier, but i was too stoned to put it so eloquently....