I may be a noob, but i might be on to something here

Hello everyone, im currently working on my first grow, coming along nicely might i add, and i discovered something because of a noob mistake that might be worth trying.

When i began i planted seeds in little solo cups. When i got my first four sprouts i kept a close eye on them for signs of when to transplant, problem being i didnt have much of an idea when to do so. After a little while when the plants growing was slowing down a little bit i noticed that more stalks were poking through the soil. When i went to transplant one of my cups had 4 stalks coming out. It was at this time i realized that the cups were extremely root bound and that the 4 stalks were all from one plant life. One thing i did notice is that theyre seemed to be a limit to how large the surface life would get

Now what i did was pull one out, which became a clone, and threw the 2 smaller ones out.

But what im thinking is that maybe you could leave your plants in a small container untill you have a few stalks coming out of the ground, then transplant into a larger container so that the roots will be able to continue expanding and the multiple surface growths will all continue. Now i understand that some will say its not good for the plant to have others so close, or that it will make the plants grow slower, or that it will limit the plant in some way shape or form.

However this might have its advantages. For people growing in a small space who need smaller bushier plants. This as a possible technique combined with stress training, supercropping, and fimming could be another method to increase yields. It can be used to get multiple clones from one seed in early plant life.

It is also possible that this wont work at all.. im pretty new.. but i was thinking about it and figured it might be worth a post, so let me know what you think,

happy late 420

I'm no genious but I'm sure there is more to it than that.

any pics?

It makes sense. I do it sometimes. Doesn't really increase yield but by concentrating the roots in a small space before transplanting it allows you to veg longer in smaller pots because it slows the roots expansion to the outside of the pot you eventually transplant into. Doesn't really harm the plant but keeps your plants small if you need to while waiting for space in the flower room. One simple similar thing I am about to try, that should increase yield, is making my solo cups into air pruning pots by melting out holes in their surfaces. So that tons of roots shoot off and fill the cups that way and I avoid long wrapped around roots. Then when I transplant I think they will fill the transplant pot much more evenly thus creating a stronger root system to grow me bigger buds. Just an idea I thought I'd share that's a simple step for anyone who uses solo cups.

Sounds like this would be a good method to keep the plant in a smaller volume of space. I doubt yield will be affected much, if not gimped.