Rusty's Bonsai Downsizing...

[jakester]

can you just chop,flush,re veg, in same pot

You would probably get root rot and mess the plant up. Most of the roots would be sitting there not active in the respiration/water transfer process. Plus, new soil/room to grow into is a must.

You don't want to leave too many bud sites on your revegged plant because it makes way too many branches. Don't leave too many branches on it or you get nothing but tiny buds like these. This is after removing about 60 (!) branches.

[Rusty Trichome]

Couldn't have said it better. :thumbsup:

Nice re-veg. Stinky and sticky...?

[jakester]

Couldn't have said it better. :thumbsup:

Nice re-veg. Stinky and sticky...?

Oh geez yeah. That little lady produced about half her original weight but it was definitely tastier and great medicine. I love me some Snowcap.

I can't imagine what would happen if I hadn't trimmed it like mad.

Does anyone have any superbush reveg pics to share? I will try it sometime just for an experiment.

[Micsog]

cool 'll just pop her and chop her and use new soil thanks!
mines called cape-ers = pk X thai it's my buddies strain
oh yeah SNOWCAP IS THE SHE - ITE!

[Skihigh]

What's the easiest way (safest way) to cut the rootball? What's the best tool and technique? I'm sure that some finesse must be used to make the root trimming successful.
I'm going to be trying it in a day or two...already have the plant trimmed
of all bud and female lookin' parts and the lights back to 18/6. I'm just kinda 'fraid to hack the roots up!
When I harvested my last grow, I left all the small buds and left the lights at 12/12 for a couple more months with no repot and collected about 2/3 as much finished bud at the 2nd cutting...Pretty good bud too!
Anyway... Thanks!!!.....J

[Rusty Trichome]

For starters, let the soil dry a tad before pulling it out of the pot. Wet soil falls-apart, making this process more difficult and damaging.

I remove rootball from pot, and sit it on the floor. Then I slice straight down through the roots with a sharp knife, keeping in mind the size of the pot it will go into. Four of these cuts, and you'll end-up with a milk-carton (half gallon) shaped rootball when done. Tip it over on it's side, and cut bottom off the rootball so it doesn't stick out too high from it's new home. Add fresh soil around the spaces in the new pot, but don't pack it in too tightly, Flush well, and resume growth nutes. Keep it in this pot for a minimum of two or three weeks till fresh growth starts...then transplant to the next size larger pot. :thumbsup:

(do not let the freshly-cut roots dry-out. This should take you about 1 minute from start to end once you get the hang of it)

[Skihigh]

Hey Rusty...Just got thru downsizing the rootball...Thanks a whole bunch for your instruction!
I'm gonna start a thread over at grow log and we'll see how it goes...Thanks again!

[Shovelhandle]

Just a 'Howdy", Rusty.

[Rusty Trichome]

"Howdy" back at ya, Shovelhandle. :jointsmile:

Also, I forgot to mention that immediatelly after I cut the root ball down to size, I sprayed the root ball with ph'd water, and sprinkled some rooting hormone on the roots before re-potting. Not sure it was a good idea, or a bad idea.

Ammendment: Rooting hormone promotes roots in unrooted stock. Not necessary to apply to roots that already exist. :thumbsup:

[Skihigh]

:thumbsup: Kinda-sorta ripped right now.
I had a question or a response.
........But I can't remember..................:stoned: