Rootopsy! 
It’s past the time really but I should still document this and
@InTheShed was still keen to see it, so here’s some pics of the roots from the Coco plants - that I
think had root aphids right at the end.
First I should say that after I harvested, I treated the pots with more neem wash and the pots went outside — where a number of hours later they were subject to a long overnight rainstorm so any critters, alive or dead were very likely well washed away.
One thing i noticed in both, although the Auto Amnesia Haze roots were definitely the worst in this department - was lots of brown and dead looking roots throughout. The rootballs were also very weak through the middle and I was able to easily tear them apart, whereas the areas with more white roots were not easy to break at all.
I also noticed a lot of staining if the roots at the edges of the AirPots and at teh bottom which I’m going to assume is because I wasn’t watering to runoff. If I was growing in coco again, I’d look into this and be interested in how to avoid it next time etc. etc. but I wont be so I’m not fussed. Many say you dont have to water to run off and many say you do... one’s own experience has be your guide in the end.
Anyhoo... this was the soil the day of harvest. These are dead springtails and dead other things that looks like larvae of either root aphids or fungus gnats (i never saw any gnats, so...)
Then the breakdown of the Auto Amnesia rootball.
Then the Auto Blueberry... which was a bit more chunky, as was the plant
But still tore apart a bit too easily through the middle.
I recently read someone ask, in response to the fact that root pruning pots stop rots circulating and make them die off and the ends, stimulating more inner root growth... “why is that a good thing?”. That’s an interesting question to me — when I was looking at these roots and what happens all around the edges of the pot, and at the bottom - i wondered that too. I can’t make any judgement based on a slightly iffy experience with coco as a medium tho. I’l grow some little ones out in soil in these pots and see how I like it.
Oh and remember the little jumping spider i showed you from back on this day? It was all over the pots after I pulled them apart. It seemed to be really enjoying jumping from spike to spike! was quite a sight to see. Sometimes it went to the next spike, then other times it would jump over a couple. It never missed a beat
...hey Amy...my Candida is mostly under Mars T1000's and a lil' bit of a generic led...I harvested my Bubba today at day 74...very nice dark roast aroma, with a hint of something...citrus maybe...will be putting up some pic's prolly tomorrow...your's is rockin' it
...did you thin her out a fair bit?...cheerz...
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The pics up above are after I’d added a stake and a few other ties here and there. She’s an unruly one that’s for sure!
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on the PhOTM win this month! A runaway winner.
Congratulations-- beautiful--
