ROOT TRIMMING

NrthrnMichigan

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When I put them under the scrog net I can't get to the roots so I will veg a couple more weeks before flip.. I never have trimmed roots during flower.
 

Elsembrador

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I do DWC in 5 gal buckets under a scrog net. I trim about 4 inches off once (for obvious reasons) the day I put the net down. I use a long carving or bread knife, And I still end up with this at the end:
So how many weeks after germ do you trim ur roots?? Does this shock the plant ??
 

NrthrnMichigan

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I work from clones for the most part. I'v trimmed roots anywhere from 5 to 8 weeks after the plant takes off in the dwc bucket. I havent noticed any shock or slow growth after I give the roots a trim.
 

fartoblue

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I do DWC in 5 gal buckets under a scrog net. I trim about 4 inches off once (for obvious reasons) the day I put the net down. I use a long carving or bread knife, And I still end up with this at the end:
Do you run sterile Michigan lad or add some kind of beneficials? Must be a hell of a job to keep such a root mass healthy.
 

shawnery

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Just as a side note root trimming aids in the production of lateral roots which is a good thing. You can train your roots just as you train your plant. I do it aften until I get a full root mass. This is in a 13g tote and is only at 3 weeks old. It's been trimmed atleast 5 times in that period with no detriment to the plant at all. The
 

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N.R.G.

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Just as a side note root trimming aids in the production of lateral roots which is a good thing. You can train your roots just as you train your plant. I do it aften until I get a full root mass. This is in a 13g tote and is only at 3 weeks old. It's been trimmed atleast 5 times in that period with no detriment to the plant at all. The
Love learning new stuff, this is very interesting. I came up under the mind set "many, many years ago" of disturbing the root zone as little as possible otherwise it stresses the plant out. That is a very nice and uniform root zone though.
 

Elsembrador

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Love learning new stuff, this is very interesting. I came up under the mind set "many, many years ago" of disturbing the root zone as little as possible otherwise it stresses the plant out. That is a very nice and uniform root zone though.
Oh yea same here and it makes so much sense since the roots just explode when well fed also it looks like the roots look much healthier when trimmed
 

Elsembrador

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Just as a side note root trimming aids in the production of lateral roots which is a good thing. You can train your roots just as you train your plant. I do it aften until I get a full root mass. This is in a 13g tote and is only at 3 weeks old. It's been trimmed atleast 5 times in that period with no detriment to the plant at all. The
So when you say often like how often and when through plants life cycle ?? My bad bro I’m just pick ur brains on this topic for a lil
 
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