New City Grower 2.0

[Grayhawk]

ok I been readying everything. so root bound. from over watering. sounds logical to me.

so how do I fix root bound.

 

[Grayhawk]

I agree with PJ also. it makes a lot since to me too.
we put her outside start drying her out. now.

 

[Grayhawk]

OK she going outside. today n tomorrow to dry out here. sit her in sun for few days. let her dry out.

lets see what happens. here.

yall are wonderful. LOL

 

[GardenFaerie]

You have to buy a container about 3 to 6 inches larger in diameter than the pot you have. Buy whatever potting mix you are using currently and repot the plant. Before you do that, gently put your palm on top of the soil with the main stem between your thumb and forefinger. Turn the pot over very slowly over a towel or paper. Gently slip the pot off the plant when you have it upside down and examine the roots. If they are brown or black, wet or gooey, not good, repot immediately and do not water. Just be sure the mix you use for the new larger pot is moist when you use it. NOT wet.

If there are no rotting roots, but you can see them circling around the pot, especially on the bottom of the root ball, this means it is root bound. The only way around this is root pruning, which I do not recommend unless you are experienced, or the very simple fix, transplant it up into a larger container. It only have to be 3 or so inches larger in diameter to fix the problem. Then you check the roots again in about a month.

Best of luck to you. I'm sure it will be okay.

 

[GardenFaerie]

One thing...good you are allowing it to dry out, but be careful with that wilting in the sun. Put it in morning sun for the few days at first. Then increase it until you know what you have there.

 

[Grayhawk]

crap , next question I have is after I dry roots for few days. right.

when do I water them again. and how do I tell if roots are not root bound

 

[Dennise]

What Garden said....

 

[Grayhawk]

k thanks hun. ur the best.

 

[GardenFaerie]

Trust, Grayhawk!

I'd just as soon not answer a question than to give false information.

When you pull the pot off the root ball, if you immediately see a lot of soil and not a lot of roots, then the plant is not root bound. There will be no mistake, you will see it immediately if it is root bound or not.

 

[Spimp]

If your unfamiliar with how to tranplant in soil, here's a link that may help-- Spimp's Soil Transplant Technique

 

[Grayhawk]

on it. have a picture of roots in min here. repotting now.

 

[Grayhawk]

got ya. and I don't thinks its root bound. I hope u can zoom in. on it. from here. but little wet at bottom but roots are not discolored or anything. looks like roots to me.

 

[Grayhawk]

how long should I wait to water them after transplanting them.

 

[GardenFaerie]

They are not root bound. They don't really have a large set of roots. Do you have liquid or dry kelp? Any kind of seaweed at all?

 

[b.real]

looks like mild nutrient stress. you can see the burn at the tips of the leaves and some nitrogen clawing.

 

[Grayhawk]

Hmmm could be

 

[b.real]

it is.. no doubt about it. when you feed mix a lighter solution.

 

[Grayhawk]

nope. no seaweed. or kelp I have green sand. is about all I got left. now.

 

[jaamzhow]

Pisans on 86th st block party - sausages, mmmm!

 

[GardenFaerie]

Greensand is high in iron potassium silicate. It is very easy to overuse greensand, especially Jersey greensand. There is also a Texas greensand from the Gulf and inner coastal region in Texas. It can burn roots, so when I use it in preparing garden beds, I only add it every third or fourth year to the soil.

How it works in a container, I have no idea.