let clones root for a long time

[Benelli]

Hey all- hope all is irie out there. say, i have some cuttings in a home made cloner. problem is, but maybe not...the roots are like 2' long and i am finally gonna pot them. Would it be ok to just cut some of the roots off, or is that a bad idea? Just a pain to pot with huge long roots.

I understand that more roots is more nutrients and ultimately more yeild. I have been at it for a while but never thought about cutting the roots because I am not typically as lazy.

thanks.

 

[Richard Drysift]

You can trim some root without much detriment but it will sow growth during recovery. Why would you want to cut healthy roots? You would probably be better off dipping them in aloe & then coating with granular mycorrizea which helps them root out fast & makes super healthy root systems.

 

[Benelli]

I go from water clones to soil and find it to be somewhat a pain in the backside to place all the roots and confidently cover with soil. So would the idea of dipping in aloe to allow easier transplant?

something like this http://www.planetnatural.com/product/plant-success-granular/

Thank you

 

[GuyLeDuche]

When I had this problem I took my new home pot and filled it about halfway, then took a small coffee cup sized pot and put it in the center and back-filled around it. Then I could pull the small pot out and was left with a nice large hole to spin the roots into. I wouldn't cut them myself, big roots are the goal lol...

 

[Richard Drysift]

I go from water clones to soil and find it to be somewhat a pain in the backside to place all the roots and confidently cover with soil. So would the idea of dipping in aloe to allow easier transplant?

something like this http://www.planetnatural.com/product/plant-success-granular/

Thank you

Yes but that stuff contains nutrients because it has numbers like 3-1-2 for NPK values. You could use that stuff but any granular endo mycorrizea product will work. You want to coat the roots in mycorrizea fungi which will create a symbiotic relationship with your roots and keep them healthy. Also helps with nutrient uptake. Check out Great White or Mykos; both good choices but I use a generic brand. The aloe helps with transplant shock and gives something for the myco to stick to. I just slice open an aloe leaf & ooze it into a bowl for dipping. Then get a nice crust of myco on the roots & cover them gently with soil.

 

[Benelli]

Yes but that stuff contains nutrients because it has numbers like 3-1-2 for NPK values. You could use that stuff but any granular endo mycorrizea product will work. You want to coat the roots in mycorrizea fungi which will create a symbiotic relationship with your roots and keep them healthy. Also helps with nutrient uptake. Check out Great White or Mykos; both good choices but I use a generic brand. The aloe helps with transplant shock and gives something for the myco to stick to. I just slice open an aloe leaf & ooze it into a bowl for dipping. Then get a nice crust of myco on the roots & cover them gently with soil.

Awesome, Thank you for the education.

 

[GroErr]

When I had this problem I took my new home pot and filled it about halfway, then took a small coffee cup sized pot and put it in the center and back-filled around it. Then I could pull the small pot out and was left with a nice large hole to spin the roots into. I wouldn't cut them myself, big roots are the goal lol...

I use a similar method for all my clones, just fill the cups or pots half-way, dig a center hole, spin the roots into the hole and cover them up. Seems a shame to grow out a nice root ball and shave it...

 

[Gquebed]

How big are the pots that youre putting those clones into?

If you start out with beer cups you wont have this problem. But you will have to transplant. Just make sure the beer cups have lots of holes in the bottom for drainage and dont pack the soil too tightly...