Super-Cropping 09 - You Can Too!

What You said, & 100 other things to consider, read the thread, then do a comment. This is the what I was talking about, defeatist same ole' shit growing applications. If You don't try something new... where are you at?

madcow said:

even if you plant at a angle the roots grow downwards and theirs no stopping that,its gravity!! even if the plant is angled roots will go straight down sorry guys

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[/quote]Your best bet is a 3x3x3 foot hole with a pile of compost of top.[/quote]


Hey brother great thread! I have a question being that i am from NE as well how the hell do you get a 3x3x3 hole without hitting huge rocks. My outdoor spot is by a river also and there are rocks everywhere

I'm sorry, the post to you did not make it. All Gold for you. Layed down, more Sun light. Then we got the Gravity Police jumping in the Ride. Step Down Little Pup, Grown Folks is talking.

treehopper said:

can i have a silver star? lol

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I think South Tex is speaking in metaphors now...

either dig them all out, or just use grow bags or plastic containers. there's tons of huge rocks that I had to dig out for my spot... talk about a pain in the ass

Your best bet is a 3x3x3 foot hole with a pile of compost of top.[/quote]


Hey brother great thread! I have a question being that i am from NE as well how the hell do you get a 3x3x3 hole without hitting huge rocks. My outdoor spot is by a river also and there are rocks everywhere[/quote]

HAHA ill tell you how! look at my journal!!!

Super Cropping Roots ?? Stunting the Plant's Intake would not be a good thing. Training a root system is pretty cool, though. Just outside the feeder roots system, the soil can be softened up by adding molasses, which gets the microbes in a feeding frenzy, that softens the soil so new roots can boldly go where... Then, by adding liquid seaweed to the outer area, which is a natural rooting hormone, the roots will follow the Bread Crumb (seaweed) path. When 2 big root balls are close together, like the split tail method, feed them to travel away from each other. The bigger the root system is, the more intake it can provide... Yes? However, if the roots is given everything in one spot, they will not look elsewhere for food, and will never be as nice & strong as they naturally can be.
Also, never plant in round holes, roots will go round & round, even choke themselves to death-literally. Square holes forces the roots to "Dig In" to native soil, etc.

South Texas said:

Also, never plant in round holes, roots will go round & round, even choke themselves to death-literally. Square holes forces the roots to "Dig In" to native soil, etc.

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this is great advice and glad I caught it before I dropped my ladies in. I'm going to square out my holes now

south texas took his grumpy pill this morning eh? lol, no need to be so negative. (ie. "grown ups are talking now, be quiet" comment)

ive planted in circular hole multiple times..the plants will be fine. i don't know who came up with that load of bs

sorry tex that is just bull, a round hole a square one whats the dif?

yea, I gotta see some documentation thinking about it now.
if the roots penetrate the dirt, they penetrate the dirt. and if they don't, they don't and I'm not too sure if the hole shape would be the deciding factor

Round Holes. The advice comes from Expert, but makes perfect sense. A freshly dug hole, then filled is is 100% soft & broken up soil. The perimeter of the hole is native, hard packed & lacks all the good compost & stuff that is added when planting. So when the young root system hits the barrier... the roots will follow the least resistant path.
For visual proof, find an old house plant in a round container, pull the roots out, & see the round & round rooting system. Also, like I said, the roots will choke itself by this restriction. If the new root system comes upon a conner, it will not make a U-Turn, but will be forced to Dig In into the native soil. To assist the digging in, do the molasses & seaweed feed around the area? Now, can I take that rope from around my neck? Rope burns makes me Grumpy. LOL.

Ok when this happens to a plant it is "root bound" and it shouldn't cause any issues as far as killing your plant.

Hows about this for making perfect sense: When you plant a weed indoors in a pot, which might I add is very much a circle, it absolutely will get root bound, but it wont kill the plant. I've had plants in a root bound state for years and they're still going strong. Ones that are outdoors in circular holes too.

I mean absolutely no disrespect but I have to call it like i see it. I know I don't have a rep on this site as of yet, maybe never will, but if there's one thing I know, and study with a passion its Cannabis cultivation.

I might add that I don't really know what the soil texture in Texas is like. From what I've seen, on various trips to the south west, it was mostly reddish sand but its a big state ;-P. In my area I have about 1 ft. of rich topsoil, followed by a thick layer of clay. So my plants roots can spread through the topsoil with ease.

The chocking was found in trees rooting system. yes, root bound. Now, when a root system goes from soft, prepared soil to a clay base wall, shaped in a circle, that's the question? Will it be more apt to go in circles or dig in, as opossed to a hole with conners. That is the sole point.

I am inclined to believe if the plant could grow into the clay rather than choke itself, it would. All I know is I have never seen a cannabis plant "choke itself" and die. But we have moved off subject here. It really doesn't matter. Might as well dig a square anyhow, doesn't complicate your site prep, that's for sure.

great info guys, keep it goin. you guys need to talk about pest prevention, namely the infamous budworm.

and homemade deer repellents if you know of any