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swampdank · 09-13-2008, 10:20 PM

is there a way to curb the autoflowering that some plants have when they get rootbound?? i have a SOL Bluebonic lady that i really want to keep around for awhile. the only problem is she shows flowers when the pot gets too small so keeping a mother plant has proven difficult. is there aany way to slow this process down so i can skip a round or two with her and still keep the cut for later rotations?

BonsaiBud · 09-13-2008, 10:37 PM

I think you have to pull it out and trim the roots and branches equally.

GET MO · 09-16-2008, 11:10 PM

Maybe take a cut and make it into a new mother

jtk707 · 03-09-2009, 12:45 AM

This is my biggest concern with auto flowering strains , but i am intrigued to hear that they dont flower till root bound . I cant wait to get more info on this subject thanx swampdank peace

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SatoriSOG · 03-09-2009, 05:33 AM

jt, they do flower wehn not rootbound, hes talking about a regular strain that gets rootbound and flowers.

I belive this is sometimes found in ak47 genetics as well

swampdank · 03-12-2009, 06:04 PM

Ya mon. I have a few strains that pop flowers if they get pot bound. But I found out that a simple transplant wil pop em right back in to veg.

Good luck!

drtask · 03-12-2009, 06:14 PM

do some root trimming. wont hurt the plant and will enable you to keep running it in the same sized pot.

GrowingHigher · 03-12-2009, 06:53 PM

I agree that doing regular root pruning could help. Really its good practice with any mother.

You can also try to knocking out some of the soil towards the center of the root ball where there is often less root mass when you do it. You can then replant with a bit of new soil so that the roots that were once crowded on the sides of the pot have a bit of new space.

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swampdank Pull my finger Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Back by the beach. Posts: 2,851	curbing autoflowering??? is there a way to curb the autoflowering that some plants have when they get rootbound?? i have a SOL Bluebonic lady that i really want to keep around for awhile. the only problem is she shows flowers when the pot gets too small so keeping a mother plant has proven difficult. is there aany way to slow this process down so i can skip a round or two with her and still keep the cut for later rotations? __________________ R.i.P Spaceman... We will miss you brother.
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BonsaiBud plant height reducer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: secret lair Posts: 465	I think you have to pull it out and trim the roots and branches equally. __________________ what scales up must scale down
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03-09-2009, 12:45 AM	#4
jtk707 Califonia Love Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Norcal Posts: 506	This is my biggest concern with auto flowering strains , but i am intrigued to hear that they dont flower till root bound . I cant wait to get more info on this subject thanx swampdank peace PLEASE DISREGARD MY NONSENSE __________________ If you want it to rain .... Hang some buds up to dry If you want it to be windy .... Try to setup a greenhouse Last edited by jtk707; 03-14-2009 at 05:58 PM.. Reason: I fed up
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03-09-2009, 05:33 AM	#5
SatoriSOG Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 196	jt, they do flower wehn not rootbound, hes talking about a regular strain that gets rootbound and flowers. I belive this is sometimes found in ak47 genetics as well
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03-12-2009, 06:04 PM	#6
swampdank Pull my finger Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Back by the beach. Posts: 2,851	Ya mon. I have a few strains that pop flowers if they get pot bound. But I found out that a simple transplant wil pop em right back in to veg. Good luck! __________________ R.i.P Spaceman... We will miss you brother.
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03-12-2009, 06:14 PM	#7
drtask Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 169	do some root trimming. wont hurt the plant and will enable you to keep running it in the same sized pot.
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03-12-2009, 06:53 PM	#8
GrowingHigher Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: oregon Posts: 134	I agree that doing regular root pruning could help. Really its good practice with any mother. You can also try to knocking out some of the soil towards the center of the root ball where there is often less root mass when you do it. You can then replant with a bit of new soil so that the roots that were once crowded on the sides of the pot have a bit of new space. __________________ "There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part! You can't even passively take part! And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels…upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop! And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!" -Mario Savio
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