Personally I don’t think roots being bound are a big issue as long as they have nutrients and aren’t vegging for ridiculous amounts of time. Nobody ever says dwc plants are root bound. Not sure what is supposed to be happening to the roots that would prevent them from working.
Extreme root bound example
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I’d like to see a pic of this 3ft in a solo cup
Skewbong
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xtsho
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Here's a 6ft plant in a 50 oz / 1.5 liter pot. Solo cups are 18 oz so a bit more volume for a plant twice the size..
Your maths is off 18 ounce is only half a litre but I get what your saying still wouldn’t say that plants don’t get root bound I’m not pro but iv seen plants side by side in different size pots and a bigger is always better from what Iv seenHere's a 6ft plant in a 50 oz / 1.5 liter pot. Solo cups are 18 oz so a bit more volume for a plant twice the size..
xtsho
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Math is not off. It was 3 ft in a solo cup. I have a 6 ft in 1.5 liters. That's 50 oz's. About 3 solo cups. Which is why I said a bit more volume.
Nutty sKunK
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The soil simply becomes acidic. If rootbound was a thing then it would be impossible to grow in small containers.
What happens is that root to soil ratio becomes too high leading to an acidic rootzone. Periodic flushes are most important in a small container:
All those deficiencies are classic low pH.
This plant grew in a 200ml pot and was ‘rootbound’ very early on.
Rootbound simply just limits the plant size.
Wait, so he just showed you a pic of something that you didn’t even believe was possible and this is your answer? Lol, dude.
Bigger is not always better, right size for your growing style is better. Would 10 gallon pot make sense in my 4x4 tent? No, that would be stupid. More root mass and more medium is easier, and for many people that means better, but others that’s not an obstacle. Also automated systems it’s not as big a deal.......why do you think that is?
Bullygrowz
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Easily obtainable with sativa doms.. i clone in solo cups and theyre 2-3 ft within a few weeks of being rooted that is untrained the just left to grow straight up
I guess it depends on your definition of root bound when I hear it I think the plant won’t grow any more because it dosent have room too not that it will die
you guys are getting things wrong when I think root bound I don’t think dying I think it’s gunna be small like a goldfish will only grow as big as it’s tank will let it I’m not saying you can’t grow in a small container I’m saying what’s the point in having it in say a 500ml pot when it can be a bigger plant
Anything can be done I guess but I mean efficiently like less pot changes and being able to train
Bullygrowz
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Yeah when they reach about 2-3 foot is when i top them by about a foot then those new heads will grow till the solo cup needs to be watered to often (shortly after) then transplant
Like your analogue of a gas tank, in hydro you are constantly refilling the tank. Like those silly bikes that OCC made on TV, you could drive cross country if you wanted to refill the tank every 5 miles. And obviously they are not small like a goldfish. But yes, obviously pot size does limit the size of the plant you can grow but not to nearly the size people believe. Sure you are not going to be growing 40 oz trees but that is not really what the discussion is about.
I get what your saying I’m using 12liter pots but I’m trying to save money I smoke about 5gram a day so I want to try and get as much as I can out of my space
Dude that is way way too much. I would strongly suggest a detox of a few months and then try to keep it low when you start up again. Smoking that much of anything is not good for you. I've been smoking over 30 years and I used to smoke like you but now I smoke a joint a day during the week and 2 on the weekends, so like 0.5 to 1 gram per day and it's enough if you don't smoke too much. The more you smoke the more you need.