Rookie Mistake...suggestions?

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Hoosierguy86

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Posted 1398435803	Reply with quote #1

Not sure I even need words to describe this one but the roots pushed through the holes in the cap and now I'm not sure what to do. Any suggestions are welcome...Thanks! Also what should I have done to prevent this in the first place. They seem to really like the inverted to liters and only two actually pushed through the drain holes. __________________ Scott N. Indiana 5b/6a

GRamaley

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Posted 1398436342	Reply with quote #2

I know what this is like, seems like all mine love to fine the drain holes and come poking out and around.... I just wait till it is up-potting time and then as carefully as possible pull the roots back thru, hasn't seemed to hurt them too much.. __________________ Gloria --------------- 7a, maybe 8

Hoosierguy86

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Posted 1398436972	Reply with quote #3

Thanks Gloria! Still a few more weeks until these get to see the true light of day so I will give it a try. =) __________________ Scott N. Indiana 5b/6a

cis4elk

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Posted 1398437504	Reply with quote #4

I rub my finger across the hole and break the tip as soon as they start to come through. No need to waste growth resources on something I may destroy when removing and up potting. __________________ Calvin Littleton,CO z5/6 Wants List: For everyone to clean-up after themselves and co-exist peacefully. Let's think more about the future of our planet and less about ourselves. :)

Hoosierguy86

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Posted 1398439218	Reply with quote #5

Calvin, I will start doing this in the future. Appreciate it! __________________ Scott N. Indiana 5b/6a

Rob

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Posted 1398452170	Reply with quote #6

It's no big deal. If you can save the root when you up-pot, fine. If you end up cutting it off, there's a very high probability it will do just fine anyway. The only way a root will continue to grow after it has poked through a hole in this type of situation is if there is standing water or soil below, or if the environment is extremely humid. So if you don't want this to happen don't let it sit in water. If you are using bottom watering and having the water wick up, then it is inevitable that some roots will find their way into the water and grow into it. __________________ Rob Maryland Zone 7 http://rbfigs.webs.com/

bullet08

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Posted 1398457334	Reply with quote #7

figs don't really care how you handle the root. as long as majority are intact, it will do fine. i always break some while moving to 1 gal. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

ascpete

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Posted 1398478565	Reply with quote #8

Scott, I do exactly what Calvin recommends, but I use the top edge of the reservoir to "Shave off" the protruding root tips... this is what happens when you remove the tips and the hormones that they produce... You get root branching.

Hoosierguy86

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Posted 1398516543	Reply with quote #9

Thanks for the info and pictures. I will shave one off for now and possibly the other soon after if all is good. There is standing water in the reservoir. Thanks everyone! __________________ Scott N. Indiana 5b/6a

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