Let’s Talk Roots and Overwatering
Hello fellow cultivators and thank you for being a part of this sub/community. I know we have mentioned about wanting to do discussions on various topics relating to cannabis cultivation. So I figured I’d get us started by talking about roots (as pertaining to soil as I am a living organics grower) and what happens to them as it pertains to overwatering. Through my years of cannabis cultivation and through experimenting, reading, listening etc I’ve learned that MOST cannabis cultivation issues arise from OVERwatering. This is in particular true regarding the root system. The roots are comprised of various parts, like our own circulatory system. The roots we see, are the “carriers”. Meaning, they are simply responsible for transporting water and nutrients up and down from soil to plant and back. However, the actual absorption of those nutrients is done by fine root hairs that grow off the main root(s), similar to the capillary beds in animals. For those hairs to properly function in a soil medium, they need to have the proper air:moisture:medium ratios. By overwatering, and disturbing that balance, the root hairs simply rot off and the plant is no longer to absorb nutrients efficiently. I hope the graphic helps. Please let us know what you think. Good luck to all our fellow cultivators!