S/h newbie question.

[OfLeafandLimb]

No, you are both misunderstanding me, now.

I did know what he meant, but there is a difference between a root that is young and still growing, like in the initial post, and a root that has stopped growing, and started again with the new growing season.

The root that is starting from the base, like you showed above, is ideal, yes. A young root that is still in its first active growth phase, like what is shown in the initial post is also adaptable. A root that grew to maturity, and stopped growing for that season, and then started anew from the root tip, is not adaptable to s/h culture.

What I am saying is that since the plant has begun new growth for the current growing season already, it won't be long before new root growth from the rhizome emerges. The fact that the newest root growth got broken off will probably spur the plant to work harder to replace those roots.

Is that making more sense, now?