Roots Poking out of Drain Holes

Good morning everyone. I transplanted my seedlings that were beginning the vegetative state on November 4th to larger pots as they definitely seemed ready for it. A few days later i could see a couple of roots peeking out. Now, as you will see, roots are definitely poking out. Is this normal and is there anything I should do? The roots seem healthy. They are white with a gentle looking fuzz on each side. There are 2 pots. The one on the left is 1 and the 4 pics on the right is the other.

Yes it’s normal, it’s a sign of good healthy roots! You don’t need to do anything.

All good, just make sure they aren't sitting in drainage water and you will be fine, they will air prune.

Brettman said:

Yes it’s normal, it’s a sign of good healthy roots! You don’t need to do anything.

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Thank you! My concern was that it was going to end up root bound. The one pot is a 3 gallon so I was like Holy shit that was fast. 10 days and they grew that much.

Renfro said:

All good, just make sure they aren't sitting in drainage water and you will be fine, they will air prune.

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Thank you. What do you mean by air prune? They will pull back?

Seed of Memory said:

What do you mean by air prune?

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They won't proceed out of the pot much more. Maybe die back a bit but it's ok. The last thing you want is them sitting in water as that can cause root rot. You are good to go.

Read on air pruning... Drill holes in the side your plastic pot. Many.. Once the roots reach the side of the pot abd reach the he (like renfro mentionned) it will dry and die... But wgat will happen is instead of getting longer and tangle around the pot and make a root ball, the tip will die and the root will begain branching from deep with the pot. That why the invented smart pot and aur pruning pot. It makes it also les prone to transplant shock.. Same principal has toping but done down under...