Where the hell are the roots?

[MadButcher]

I finished my first grow a while ago and just shoved the pots with the rootball in the corner to dry.
The product turned out great and the people I'm doing this for are pretty damn happy with it. I even managed to meet and exceed the seedbanks yield forecast. But there's always room to improve, I think.
So, once I dumped those pots and broke up the contents, I noticed that there was very little root growth, after I had transplanted to bigger pots. It was right strange to me. A bigger'ish root ball about the size of the 1 gallon pots and then just thin little roots throughout the dirt in the additional dirt of the bigger pot but nothing I'd call "growth".
The plants looked healthy tho.

 

[Indacouch]

What were you expecting to see ??

 

[MadButcher]

Good question. After all the reading about not letting plants get rootbound and up potting... I would have thought this thing would be packed with roots. But no, barely any. I was just hoping for something so I can improve it. If it's normal... good too

 

[Growdict]

loosening the root ball before transplanting especially if it is rootbound will allow better expansion. https://www.thespruce.com/loosening-teasing-or-tickling-the-rootball-of-plants-1402551

 

[racerboy71]

also, how long were the pots sitting in the corner with the root balls in them before you decided to dig them up and look at the roots?
roots being organic, will break down and decompose over time.

 

[Big_Lou]

??

 

[racerboy71]

??

yeah, aren't they backing up the jimmy fallon show?

 

[racerboy71]

yeah, aren't they backing up the jimmy fallon show?

philly in the hiz house.

 

[MadButcher]

loosening the root ball before transplanting especially if it is rootbound will allow better expansion. https://www.thespruce.com/loosening-teasing-or-tickling-the-rootball-of-plants-1402551

They haven't been rootbound but I didn't loosen them up since every comment I read says to not disturb them. All but 2 people's comments...

 

[MadButcher]

also, how long were the pots sitting in the corner with the root balls in them before you decided to dig them up and look at the roots?
roots being organic, will break down and decompose over time.

5 weeks, there aboutish