A Try At Rusty's Bonzai

[Rusty Trichome]

From a 3 gal. to a 1 1/2 gal. bucket.
The root ball just before the deed is done.
The trimmed roots.

Did you shake-out the old soil from the rootball before replanting? If so...why? Shaking-out the soil from rootball allows roots to tangle, stretch, die. Dead roots rot.
After the trim I end-up with a rootball that looks a bit like a half-gallon of milk. I trim off as much as necessary to fit in new home, plunk that into the new pot, and replace soil around rootball with fresh soil.

In her new pot.
The last pic. is a close up of what's still there before the root trim & repot.

Ok...looks cool. Except for the stress and possible ph issue.

Before covering the rootball, I sprayed it until fairly damp with Olivia's Cloning Solution mixed per instructions on the bottle.
I also laid some flat stones in the bottom of the pot, covereing them with a piece of cloth, then the new soil, the root ball and finished filling in around the rootball.

Well...cloning gel is to used to form roots from non-rootstock, and doesn't benefit this process. Thought I mentioned this in the thread.
Covering the drain stones with a piece of cloth will retain water. I used plastic shade cloth. Now-a-days I place the stones in the drip tray, instead of inside the pot.

I watered it in with Fox Farms Grow Big and Big Bloom at 1/2 strength with a Tbl. spoon of unsulfured molasses.
This all took place yesterday afternoon. I'll post another pic. later today.:jointsmile:
I think I need this plant to stretch a bit before putting her back into flower so i'm gonna keep her not so close to the lights...Maybe about 18-20" away.

The nutrient mix sounds right, but hold-off on the molasses till flower cycle.
Putting it in flower now would likely be a death sentance.
I would either re-pot and flush, or flush really good (after soil dries a tad) and ride it out. What kind of cloth is covering the drainage rocks? Remember...cloth holds moisture, and cannabis prefers a wet-dry cycle. If heavy enough, the cloth might be retaining too much moisture for too long, which can promote root rot.