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Thursday, May 28, 2020
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Impressive Bottom Roots: Indoor 1989.5 Daletas ’17 dmg
This vine recently was covered and the extent of the bottom root development is impressive. The top tap root has not had a chance to reach the soil line, but when the bottom root has that much surface area the plants ability to adsorb water and nutrients is very efficient. This high degree of efficiency may be a contributing factor to the crown foam issue.
Many growers want to know what does it take to get roots like this and there is a combination of factors, but the main contributors are carbon dioxide enrichment and the addition of CloneX gel while maintaining even moisture levels. The plant is efficient with the carbon dioxide enrichment which is leading to the ability for more carbon to be produced in the plant and the hormones (an Auxin in the CloneX gel) really drives cell division of the roots.
If a leaf node is missed with a CloneX application it becomes quickly visually evident as the root formation is not nearly as impressive as then it is applied on the same vine. For what ever reason one node is either occasionally missed or it is a poor application point (could be washed off), but this is only in a few isolated cases. This is just a great check to know the impact this application can have because it is labor intensive, but based on the plants response the results justify the costs.
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