plants with many problems...

Title pretty much says it all. posted this once but didnt get much feedback so I'm hoping to hear back from some more experiencedbotanist. I have several plants begged for 5 weeks at 24 be and are currently on day 51 of flower 12/12. About 20 days ago fan leaves were yellowing and falling off. So I immediately thought toxicity ( only becausr I was feeding once a week "fox farm liquid nutes) so I flushed. After about 5 days problem only seemed to get worse. So I then though deficiancy. So feed heavy feeding with molasses ,super thrive, and some Epson salt. 5 days later no results by this time the sugar leaves at the bus sites were starting to dieback and no bud growth for past week. Another 5 days past and nor getting and better and I notice roots growing out of drainage holes. So I cut the bottom 2" of plastic pot and it was rootbound as fuck... Ubdescribable... Anyways I transplanted that pot in a identical pot with 6" of peat. Also I noticed foxtailing on buds... Really weird foxtails( absolutely no light leaks) and lot of silver kind of metallic colored bugs in the soil I think they are springtails which are harmless to the root system but could they really be the issue?

Hi RockChalk0. I'm not familiar with the bugs you describe, but to get rid of them I would mix diatomaceous earth into a batch of fresh compost. I'd be careful using insecticides right now. Did you get a good look at the roots? As long as their thick, white, and fresh earthy smelling they should be fine. Regarding the root bound problem. I would take a brand new razor blade, sterilize it with iso, make 4-5 slices to the outermost roots, and transplant into a larger container. When you go to choose a larger container, pick one where the wall of the container will be at least 2" away from the roots and go with fabric pot if possible. I like compost over pure peat because the soil still has some nutrients in it, and it's usually balanced, so it won't burn even a sick plant.

that looks like stem rot mate, if so youre fucked sorry.

It's weird the roots were so healthy ( besides being bound and tangled) completely white. I did take a exacto knife and sterilized it and cut a x at the bottom of the mass and untangled some of the root ball. And the stem is super strong and green I don't see and signs of rot. Other then mist I'd the fan leaves falling off and a lot of the sugar leaves dying back what bud is there is pretty tricheod out and stinky. Also 50% of my hairs are turning amber. Am I just going to have the most dissapointing harvest or what

rootbound as fuck

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This the cause of all your problems, root system stress from a pot too small. Next time use a larger pot.

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Very stressed plants dont take up K as yours are not doing which in turn makes them prone to disease and bug infestations.