Possible rootbound.. Should I transplant? Week 3 into growing. (PICS)

Right now, my 3 plants are sitting in 2 gallon pots that are 10"x10" squares. This is my 2nd grow, so these are the same pots I used for my first grow. The roots are already coming out of the bottom so i'm assuming they are going to be rootbound very soon. I planned on transplanting them into the circle pots shown in the picture. I think I would need much bigger pots if I do end up transplanting. So should I transplant into much bigger pots and risk killing them or should I just keep them in the pots they are in?

Root bound? At 3 weeks in that size container ...No way. I,m no expert yet but I say they look fine and would not have root bound issues until they are much taller/older.

no way are they root bound yet in that size pot if your only 3 weeks in you got a while yet, keep it up its looking nice!

oh they would be much taller but i pinned/ tied them down at the third nod but we are going to have to do it again. its a safe way of grow so that they dont just grow too tall.

if your going to complete the grow in your closet i would just leave them in the 2 gal. squares.let them get a foot tall and flower.you should end up with some compact bushes.might need a little more light at flowering time for really nice buds and to keep them short ,but your definately not root bound.looks good.keep it up!

Here's how to tell if a plant is "Rootbound":

1. Hold the pot in the palm of one hand. Put the other hand on top of the pot (palm down), in such a way that the fingers fully extend around and beyond the main stem.
2. Turn that sucker over and "tap" around the bottom and sides a little. Not hard enough to break the rootball, just enough to loosen the pot. Something light yet hard may work better than your bare hand (a stick, a screwdiver or a piece of silverware).
3. While the plant is still inverted, push up on the rim of the pot to break it free - you may need to "bounce it up and down" a little (like a baby). Now take the pot off.
4. If you see "some" roots, big and/or small, that's perfectly OK! If you see what looks like "a ball of white yarn" - that's rootbound!
5. Replace the pot, or repot into something bigger.

T.H.Cammo said:

Here's how to tell if a plant is "Rootbound":

1. Hold the pot in the palm of one hand. Put the other hand on top of the pot (palm down), in such a way that the fingers fully extend around and beyond the main stem.
2. Turn that sucker over and "tap" around the bottom and sides a little. Not hard enough to break the rootball, just enough to loosen the pot. Something light yet hard may work better than your bare hand (a stick, a screwdiver or a piece of silverware).
3. While the plant is still inverted, push up on the rim of the pot to break it free - you may need to "bounce it up and down" a little (like a baby). Now take the pot off.
4. If you see "some" roots, big and/or small, that's perfectly OK! If you see what looks like "a ball of white yarn" - that's rootbound!
5. Replace the pot, or repot into something bigger.

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Thanks for the advice. I plan on keeping these plants in my closet so I don't want them to grow too enormous. However, I do want to maximize my yield and I don't want to skimp out on their maximum potential. So would u guys suggest keeping them in these 2 gallon pots or should I step it up to something more.. like 5 gallon pots?

The root has "reach" the bottom of the pot thats why it is showing. You can get another 6 inch grow before your check again

An7h0ny said:

no way are they root bound yet in that size pot if your only 3 weeks in you got a while yet, keep it up its looking nice!

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what he said

you can transplant if you wanna. i just transplanted my flowering girls from 1 gallon grow bags to 5 gallon bags. they love it..

kidmuffin said:

Thanks for the advice. I plan on keeping these plants in my closet so I don't want them to grow too enormous. However, I do want to maximize my yield and I don't want to skimp out on their maximum potential. So would u guys suggest keeping them in these 2 gallon pots or should I step it up to something more.. like 5 gallon pots?

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A good rule of thumb is one gallon for every month the plant is grown

Those are the roots that have just made it to the bottom most likely. It wouldn't be root bound yet, just stick the roots back inside the pot far enough to the side that it will keep going in the pot and not out...thats all you need to do.

GoldenZero said:

Those are the roots that have just made it to the bottom most likely. It wouldn't be root bound yet, just stick the roots back inside the pot far enough to the side that it will keep going in the pot and not out...thats all you need to do.

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Great, i'll start doing that now. We decided we are going to transplant them today into the circle pots. We didn't have enough soil when we transplanted them into the square pots so currently they are below the pot level so many of the leaves are jammed up against the walls. So we have a lot of leaves that are deformed at the bottom, so the transplant will definitely resolve that issue. Our plants still look great though!

There's an issue on one plant though. Some of the leaves are wrinkly and canoe-shaped shown in the picture. Could this be heat stress? It's a different strain from the other 2.