Posted by T. Bowen on 8/19/2005, 9:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Root trimming" --Previous Message--
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: I have 1 and 3 gallon potted pups I
: left sitting on mulched ground for
: too long. They have grown roots out
: of the pots and into the mulch/soil.
: I can easily pick them up as the
: roots can't hold onto the mulch very
: well. Can I safely trim the roots
: to avoid potting up too early to the
: next size? Root size varies from 2
: to 10 inches long. Some have
: multiple roots exposed. They sure
: grew legs fast.
:
: It won't be a terrible thing. Any
: fat roots that you cut, you may want
: to seal up just in case. I heard
: your dimensions of the size of
: plants and the pot sizes, I would
: step them up into at least the next
: size pot and give them the extra
: root room. You have a chance to make
: your plants grow a lot faster in the
: long run by cutting away a little
: from the bottom holes in your pot
: and putting them in slightly larger
: pots and circling the long roots. If
: you were trying to grow these things
: to sell in a 25 gloon pot, doing
: this would probably save you 2 years
: from just cutting the roots off and
: keeping them in the same size pots.
: You probably don't care, but just
: thought I would add that for anyone
: else who sees this post.
:
Thanks for the advice Tom. I'll probably pot them up. It will be a busy day as I have over 100 to do, but I would like them to grow faster.
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