Week 6.0

We are now just beginning the sixth week of the Dirt to Dank cannabis grow. (Though, technically, the following photos are all taken during the plants' fifth week of life--)

Things have been going quite beautifully, as you can see by the buddies' lush, green growth :)

As you can see, the plants have been moved from the dixie cups to these larger plastic pots. Although transplanting can be quite traumatic for the plants sometimes, I've been lucky so far, and they seem to actually be liking their new, more spacious homes.

One strange thing has occurred, and I'm hoping someone out in Steemit-land might be able to help me.

If you look closely at the picture below, you will see, coming from the bottom of DJ Blueberry's planter, what almost looks like a piece of vermicelli pasta, but is most likely a long-ass root.

My question is, I thought that when/ if you ever see this scenario, it is due to the plant wanting to be in a bigger container. But they were just transplanted! Granted, they have "blown up" substantially, even in the few days since the move, but, could they already be ready to move again??

After getting over the initial shock of seeing what looked like gross, ectoplasmic snot-rockets coming from two of my plants, dI did a bit of research and found out that the phenomenon can be considered normal, and not something to be too worried about. Common theory seems to be that the roots are, in a sense, still becoming acclimatized to the new surroundings, and are "stretching out" in order to "test their bounds," so to speak--just like any normal "teen-ager" ;). This "extra" root will basically fall off on its own accord, due to something called "air-pruning" (https://www.rollitup.org/t/roots-starting-to-come-out-of-bottom-of-flower-pot.414686/).

Here are another couple pics; the first is of my Pink Panther #3 which has also developed an errant root:

Then one of the same plant, top view, and then the Blueberry Short from the same angle.

As always, stay green.