Previously in February 2018 in a thread entitled “Root Training” I described a method of training recalcitrant neofinetia roots to change their direction in order to enter the bark medium for those growing in bark as I do.
That method is somewhat tricky and does require experience to become proficient at it and does not always have a successful outcome.
What is described here is a way that that method can sometimes be avoided.
As the root is creeping along the top surface toward the edge of the pot, you know what it most likely is going to do, creep over the edge.
That chance can sometimes be avoided by using a toothpick to brush aside some of the medium between the tip and the edge. This can frequently encourage the tip to angle downward into the void created.
Top picture a few days after bottom.
Root Training (Part 2)
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