I want to trim back rootball/dwc...suggestions?

[notanovice]

I dont think that cutting the roots is a good thing to do. My buckets are full of roots also, but i think that if you cut the roots, it's the same as if you cut one lung? I keep all the roots, they need them to feed themselves.
Fhydro

you can trim the feeder roots with out harming the plant or putting it into shock, as long as you dont harm the tap root(fat root of plant) i`m not suggesting to trim all feeder roots, just some to get it under control.
belive me, your plants will love you for it, just dont trim the feeders down to nothing, and your plants will grow quickly

notanovice Reviewed by notanovice on 08-09-2005. I want to trim back rootball/dwc...suggestions? I was reading here the other day and Zandor mentioned cutting off the rootball (to stimulate new growth) above the water line and I may need to do it. Started grow with 4 plants in one res/tub...culled 2 after 12/12 produced males...I left the roots, a mistake, I believe, and when I checked my water levels by lifting the netpots I noticed the rootball rotting off. :( the plant I have flowering in that res is MY biggest plant MONGO and I hate to do something to hurt yield, but clean roots Rating: 5