Nope, never once really heard people talk about using the roots for something........you can tell by the fact that we immediately guessed your question wrong.

I myself would not put dead/dying/old roots into new soil as I agree with Daddy that it is inviting pathogens and unwanted things into your soil. Dead roots acidify things btw as they go.

Composting sounds like a good one. Otherwise nada I can think of....sorry.
Weedhound Reviewed by Weedhound on . Root Mass Ok guys, so I just began flowering of my first ever crop and yesterday culled the males outta there. The question is, is there anything at all functional or useful about the root masses? There were two boys, grown hydroponically in 6" pots meaning 216" cubic inches of root mass per plant. That just seems like a lot of material to dispose of. Any info is appreciated. Thank s guys. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Kame543/IMG_4342.jpg Rating: 5