Hi Everyone
I'm starting my 3rd season of growing and had a couple of thoughts about growing in "Smart Bags" versus pots. I used the bags last year and my growth was good. I had lots of foliage... but... low yield of pods. I know there could be many reasons for this (started late, too nitrogen rich, wrong night-time temperatures etc etc) but it just occurred to me that the bags may contribute to the problem.
POT: roots get more and more confined as the plant gets bigger. Does that contribute to increased signaling for the plant to bloom and fruit?
BAG: roots are air-pruned and don't get so confined but continue to receive the "keep growing signal"..... maybe the fact that the root growing really never turns off interferes with the signal to "flower and produce fruit".
So the question: could this air-pruning just cause the roots to keep growing .... interfering with the signal to bloom and fruit?
Thanks!
I'm starting my 3rd season of growing and had a couple of thoughts about growing in "Smart Bags" versus pots. I used the bags last year and my growth was good. I had lots of foliage... but... low yield of pods. I know there could be many reasons for this (started late, too nitrogen rich, wrong night-time temperatures etc etc) but it just occurred to me that the bags may contribute to the problem.
POT: roots get more and more confined as the plant gets bigger. Does that contribute to increased signaling for the plant to bloom and fruit?
BAG: roots are air-pruned and don't get so confined but continue to receive the "keep growing signal"..... maybe the fact that the root growing really never turns off interferes with the signal to "flower and produce fruit".
So the question: could this air-pruning just cause the roots to keep growing .... interfering with the signal to bloom and fruit?
Thanks!