i have a tiny plant that is about 1 week old and it was very loose when i picked up the pot.. so i looked in the soil to see if it was broken or somethin and i noticed that the root structure was bent all the way to the right.. is that a bad sign or somethin.. wat shud i do?
Roots bending
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Florida Girl
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Roots bend, twist, wind, zig and zag.... in other words they grow how they grow. As long as they look white and healthy then all is good.
I will say this... digging around in the dirt to look at the roots isn't doing them any good. If the pot seems small then transplant it to a bigger pot and let it be.
I will say this... digging around in the dirt to look at the roots isn't doing them any good. If the pot seems small then transplant it to a bigger pot and let it be.
gangjababy
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What ????
gangjababy
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don't uproot your plants to look at the roots!!!
Skunk Baxter
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Yeah. It can break off the root hairs, tiny hairlike structures on the roots. The root hairs are what actually draw the water out of the soil. Break off the root hairs, and the plant can't drink for a few days until the plant grows new ones. And if the soil is wet, by the time new root hairs can grow the roots may begin to rot.
So, yeah - it can hurt the plant. It's best to just leave the roots be once it starts growing.
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