Will Root Bind Stop Flowering?

cedarghost

cedarghost

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I started with 4 plants, all bag seed grown in 1 gallon pots in MG moisture control, then MG Potting Mix when I transplanted to the 1 gallon pots. I am growing in a small cabinet uner 300 watts of CFL.
1 plant hermied about 4 weeks into flowering, so I chopped it, but not before it pollinated one of the other plants a little.
The plant that got pollinated got chopped right at 8 weeks and is currently curing, leaving me with 2 plants in the box (1 that looks really sativa dominant and one that looks like a hybrid).
The hybrid looks like it could finish in a couple of weeks, but it seems to have stopped growing. It has a cal/mag deficiency (which I treated last week).
The Sativa buds are still growing, I think, because the buds seem to be gaining length and density but there is a LOT of skinny leaves coming out of them too. The difference in the buds on this Sativa and the Indica I have curing is unbelievable. They are HUGE.
Here's why I think they are root bound....
They started in Dixie cups, transplanted to solo cups, then to 1 gallon pots, then to 1 gallon smart pots. When I harvested the Indica, I noticed that the roots had not expanded into the new soil I had added to the smart pot, and it had been in the smart pot for 8 weeks. Rootbound right?
So now I am pretty sure the other two plants are rootbound as well, because in the 9 weeks they have been in flower, no roots have grown through the smart pots and the dirt is pulling away from the side of the pot if I let it dry out.
So....if they are rootbound, will it stop them from flowering at a certain point? I am debating chopping the plant that is further along if it doesn't change in the next week or two. I need the room to throw another plant in there (in a hempy bucket instead of soil).

EDIT- The hybrid that is left in there now has some mature seeds, the Sativa is fine (no seeds). The seedy hybrid is the one I am really wondering about whether or not the buds will grow anymore.
 
Also, it may be more of a case of seed production lowering bud production in the plant that got pollinated. A lot of the seeds are mature at this point, so I guess I was hoping with a couple of weeks left that seed production would finish up and bud production would pick back up at least for a week or two. Haha! Wishful thinking, I know!
 
I pulled a lb off 9 plants sharing 2 gallons of dirt spread a couple inches thin...

root bound.. do you know what it is?
I mitigate effects by raising temps to low 80's and reduce nute concentration. this allows you to feed them without too high ppm/ec. if you absolutely cant give them the amount of nutes they need, start foliar feeding..it's not difficult.
also reduces flowering time a bit
 
Thanks for the response. Are you serious about the lb off 9 plants in a 2 gallon container? BTW, I THOUGHT I knew what rootbound meant. The roots run out of room and curl back in on themselves which (from what I have read) can cause stunted growth, slower bud production and can cause nute burn easier. So what you say, makes sense (about lowering nute concentration and foliar feeding). When is the best time to foliar feed, in your opinion?
 
that pic (well supposed to)has 24 23 watt bulbs. I put some 42's down low.. total about 750 watts

a 20x24" piece of plywood. holds 4 extension cord surge protector things. 6 on each...is what I grew with
 
Wow! I'm using a mix of 42's and 23's too. Running just over 300 watts. I'd like to replace the remaining 23's with 42's but it would be too much heat and too late in the game for me to fix that issue. Pretty cool man! Thanks for sharing that.
 
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