ROOTS!!!!

[Greenhouse;save]

Ok guys plants r WW and some buhda cheese their r in 15ltr pots with biobizz allmix soil I'm 8days since the flip and I've encountered a problem that I've never seen before......last night as I went to water I noticed alot of pure white things on top of my soil my first reaction was fuk no I have a team of insect in my soil......immediately i went to def con 1....but......on closer inspection I was relieved to see that in fact it was not insects but alot of my fine roottips that were sticking through my topsoil roothairs asswell.......as I mentioned I use allmix soil for my medium but when I pot up I also put a 2 inch layer of canna coco on top .....i do this simply because I like the way the coco absorbs and holds the water and also it's a good way to gauge when your soil needs water(the 2inch layer of coco dries before the soil below giving me a good indication as when to water).......I proceeded to then fill the remaining inch or so at the top of my pots with some perlite so that no light will hit my root and watering and drainage will stay the same or maybay even be better........my question is will this be the best way or should I just use more soil ???I am dangerously close to the top of my pot as it is ...so wot ever I do will need to work(can't take anything I put in out in case I destroy the fine roots)also I'm thinking if I use soil then they will work their way through the new soil.....here's some pics to let you see wot I'm on about.........

 

[Greenhouse;save]

Can't see the pics so I'll try again......

 

[taGyo]

Sounds like they need more air,

Do you mix perlite in there or something to help with aeration? As far as I know roots reach up when their medium is soaked or clumping up and they need oxygen.

 

[Greenhouse;save]

Yea the soil has already been amended with 30%perlite......and is still pretty fluffy to to touch....

 

[Dr. Who]

Looks to me like it's telling you it wants a bigger pot.......Up to you on that....It will run out in that pot.....But for plant size judging by the stem size.....20ltr or a bit bigger.......
It maybe reacting to the repot and be filling the open "upper" area with roots, looking for more area to take feed from too.

If you do nothing,,,,the roots will "air prune" and disappear into the soil..
Doc

 

[Greenhouse;save]

Yea doc I was thinking that myself........instead of putting a load of perlite on top I think I'll monitor them for a few days and c how they react.........like you said doc they should die off and the roots below will hopefully carry on regardless.....
PS...I've stuck some perlite on one to see if theirs any difference.....

 

[Lil green leaves]

Ok guys plants r WW and some buhda cheese their r in 15ltr pots with biobizz allmix soil I'm 8days since the flip and I've encountered a problem that I've never seen before......last night as I went to water I noticed alot of pure white things on top of my soil my first reaction was fuk no I have a team of insect in my soil......immediately i went to def con 1....but......on closer inspection I was relieved to see that in fact it was not insects but alot of my fine roottips that were sticking through my topsoil roothairs asswell.......as I mentioned I use allmix soil for my medium but when I pot up I also put a 2 inch layer of canna coco on top .....i do this simply because I like the way the coco absorbs and holds the water and also it's a good way to gauge when your soil needs water(the 2inch layer of coco dries before the soil below giving me a good indication as when to water).......I proceeded to then fill the remaining inch or so at the top of my pots with some perlite so that no light will hit my root and watering and drainage will stay the same or maybay even be better........my question is will this be the best way or should I just use more soil ???I am dangerously close to the top of my pot as it is ...so wot ever I do will need to work(can't take anything I put in out in case I destroy the fine roots)also I'm thinking if I use soil then they will work their way through the new soil.....here's some pics to let you see wot I'm on about.........

Well most will call me crazy.... but I rake the top of my soil around the edges with a small 3 prong hand rake and get rid of any roots growing to the top.... I rake every time I water witch is everyday.... And my plants love it.... Here is one 4 week into flower

 

[Greenhouse;save]

Yea lovely bush you have their .....and mostly everything pointing in the right direction.........keep up the good work my Freind.......

 

[Lil green leaves]

Yea lovely bush you have their .....and mostly everything pointing in the right direction.........keep up the good work my Freind.......

Thanks my friend.... Mabie u can try raking the top of your soil... of you keep up on it from the start it will train your roots to go down not up

 

[Greenhouse;save]

This is the first time it's happened to me....