Root structure
What I really love but also what has been an incredibly different experience with Growpito is the way the roots grow. When I grew in Coco or rooted in an aerocloner roots would typically grow long, white, and explode from the bottom of the pots. Seeing the difference in root growth brought me some different perspective.
Rooting in Coco tended to create long thick roots with less feeder roots that would go where the water went. In Growpito it's more complicated with the sub irrigation and the expectation that the roots will go down in search of water. They do not with GSM, in fact they branch many feeder roots that connect to the fibers that are filled with air and water.
Below are examples of the root structures I've gotten and I may add more but for now this gives a general idea.
The roots go everywhere while branching aggressively creating a complex system that looks much different than Coco or soil. I do believe this creates better plants while the cubes create strong microbiological zones. It has been my experience that I will find after a full grow that several cubes have been struck by roots or a main stem and nearly destroyed.
Rooting in Coco tended to create long thick roots with less feeder roots that would go where the water went. In Growpito it's more complicated with the sub irrigation and the expectation that the roots will go down in search of water. They do not with GSM, in fact they branch many feeder roots that connect to the fibers that are filled with air and water.
Below are examples of the root structures I've gotten and I may add more but for now this gives a general idea.
The roots go everywhere while branching aggressively creating a complex system that looks much different than Coco or soil. I do believe this creates better plants while the cubes create strong microbiological zones. It has been my experience that I will find after a full grow that several cubes have been struck by roots or a main stem and nearly destroyed.
