Rootbound and Heat Stress, is she Done?

Hi All,

So I let my babies go in the solo cup for a little longer than they wanted, and of course they were showing signs of rootbound so I decided to transplant. When I was transplanting however, I did not loosen up the root all and just threw the plant in the soil.

To make matters worse, after I transplanted the first plant I didn't realize how close it was to the light and left it alone for about an hour. It didn't burn it too bad but it definitely shows signs of heat stress.

I'm posting some pics so you can get a visual but I'm thinking she may be done. Should I pull the plants up and loosen the rootball?

The plant I'm referring to is pic 2 and 3, it's been about 4 days since transplant and no signs of improvement. I would even argue condition has gotten worse. Pic #4 is another plant looking pretty rootbound but not as bad as the one in #2 and #3.

what did your root bound symptoms look like?

If u can see in the first pic, the 2 front plants are a bit perkier, while the back 2 plants look dehydrated. I noticed the back plants were I transplanted to lightly moist soil with a watering after. It's been a few days and they are still droopy like they're still in the cups, and not as perky as the front plants. New growth compared to front plants is very slow as well.

you got some good new green, you should be fine

yeah, those will take a few days to get over the rough treatment, but they should recover fine.
be careful not to over water them till they get some roots spreading out. since you left the roots in a tight clump when you repotted, it will probably take them a few days to get spread out good.

Thanks Everyone,

If most of u feel it will recover, I will giver her a few more days and keep the watering light. I was worried about how bad the stress would affect the plants so early, I can rest a little easier knowing it has a chance.

mdan89 said:

Thanks Everyone,

If most of u feel it will recover, I will giver her a few more days and keep the watering light. I was worried about how bad the stress would affect the plants so early, I can rest a little easier knowing it has a chance.

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Don’t water it at all more like!! She’s showing signs of oxygen stress on the roots.

Now you have a pot with 2 wildly different types of medium, one dense with roots the other not so much.

Basically if you let the roots dry out too much the water will run through the loose soil rather than the rooted. So take your time when watering it. Do it in 3-4 stages, little at a time like 10-15 mins before each watering.

Once her roots start filling out the other pot you can then water more carelessly.