Crippykeeper
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Found the runt of the liter which wasn't really drinking much fluid dead with dried limbs when I tipped the pot out the roots looked like this. 
Anyone know why roots grew balls
Anyone know why roots grew balls
Root issue diagnosis please
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Bear420
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This must be a Joke ? I have never in all my life seen anything like that, Could you post it with the rest of the plant, Because this my be a first, and we need to know more about it . The Roots look just horrible, I don't want to make you feel bad because you probably took a lot of time to do what ever that is, But holy shit, Never seen anything like that I tried research and can' t find a thing.
I would go as far as may be a new strain called Potato root LOL, I wish I could help, More info needed. and pics of the whole plant. When You Squeeze them does Clear Fluid Come Out ? I did read one article but I need to know a bit more and see a bit more. Thanks
I would go as far as may be a new strain called Potato root LOL, I wish I could help, More info needed. and pics of the whole plant. When You Squeeze them does Clear Fluid Come Out ? I did read one article but I need to know a bit more and see a bit more. Thanks
Crippykeeper
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That a pic of her heathy sister.the runt wasn't developed at all so no full bodied pic roots were the oddity. Just clipped the sister yesterday and root system was normal. More about her og hybrid in soil fox farm products 1000watt hps
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Hessam
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It's an infection caused by a microscopic parasite, known as root knot nematode. What are the temps in your grow area? Where did you get your soil?
That's funny I was thinking the same thing reading that and lookin at the pics.
Crippykeeper
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Thank you I'll look into the cause of those. Temps were regularly 73-75 day time 60s night time temp. Lambert potting mix Home Depot been using for years on all kinds plants. Thanks for the info really appreciate it.
Hessam
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There is not much you can do about it. This is mainly caused by infected soils and high temps. On the other hand, some plants are more prone to these infections than others. What OG hybrid is this?
Crippykeeper
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Just finished reading a little on them these are some bad fuckers it's a clone I got from a friend of a friend said its diesel and og I takes forever to finish so I believe it's more diesel thanks again on helping me identify this issue gonna bleach everything
Hessam
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So your clone was infected. No doubt. I thought you've grown them from seeds.
Crippykeeper
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No this is like the 3rd time I run them. I got the clone from friend bout a year ago. Never had an issue must be a bad batch of soil. Going to try another brand any recommendations lol.
Hessam
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These kind of infections can spread to your grow area by infected cutting tools, clones, soils, runoffs, ... . So proceed with caution.
Crippykeeper
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Guess I must start doing the same knock on wood I've never had pest beside fungal gnats Cause soil wasn't drying between feedings. I only run 6-8 plants so clean up maintenance won't be much of a hassle. So rubbing alcohol do you dilute at all do you think clones taken from this plant would contain the parasite? I may have taken a cutting
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Hessam
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I wouldn't take cuttings from it.
First of all, I wash and rinse my solo cups, plastic containers and reservoir with plenty of warm water and washing liquid before every grow and let them dry for a few minutes. Then I soak a piece of cloth in alcohol and clean all of them with it. I do the same thing with my tools (scissors, knifes, mini shovel, ...) before using them each time.
Crippykeeper
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Thanks for the run down. As for not taking clones may be to late now to try to identity.I wouldn't take cuttings from it.
First of all, I wash and rinse my solo cups, plastic containers and reservoir with plenty of warm water and washing liquid before every grow and let them dry for a few minutes. Then I soak a piece of cloth in alcohol and clean all of them with it. I do the same thing with my tools (scissors, knifes, mini shovel, ...) before using them each time.
twistedwords
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You will need Nematacide or other insecticide to kill the roundworms
Hessam
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Won't work!
twistedwords
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It does, the home user can't get it though. Only commercial farmers have access to it. Although very difficult to get rid of, you might as well just pull the soil and start over.
Bear420
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Nematodes
Nematodes are tiny roundworms, also called eelworms. Nematodes are not closely related to earthworms. Built on a much smaller and simpler scale, they have no respiratory nor circulatory systems. Their nervous system is so simple it can be described at the level of individual cells. Caenorhabditis elegans, for instance, has exactly three hundred and two neurons.
Crop damage by nematodes is underrated due to their small size and the unseen (mostly underground) nature of their pathology. Above-ground symptoms consist of stunting, reduced yield and insipient wilting (drooping of leaves during midday with recovery at night). Farmers may misinterpret symptoms as mineral deficiencies or drought, mysteriously arising despite adequate nutrients and moisture. These symptoms do not occur uniformly across a field, but in pockets of scattered infestation. Below ground symptoms are more distinctive, including root knots or galls. Six nematodes are known to infest Cannabis. All species attack roots except one.
Root knot nematodes embed themselves in roots and induce plants to form giant cells or syncytia. Syncytia swell into root galls and stimulate formation of adventitious rootlets, creating a bushy root. Compound galls arise on larger roots forming "root knots": hypertrophied roots with a rough surface. The southern root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, has been reported on fiber cultivars in Europe, the former USSR, Brazil, and the southern United States. M. incognita is the most widely distributed worldwide, and attacks hundreds of hosts. Two other species are rarely reported: the northern root knot nematode Meliodogyne hapla and the Java root knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica.
The stem nematode, Ditylenchus dipsaci, uniquely lives above the ground and does not infest roots. Initial symptoms arise in stems, branches and leaf petioles, which swell and become chlorotic. Stems subsequently become twisted and distorted with shortened internodes. Plants are stunted. D. dipsaci is found in North America, southern Africa, Australia, and temperate areas of Asia. But Cannabis disease has only been described from fiber varieties in Europe. Other nematodes are rarely reported: cyst nematodes (Heterodera schachtii, H. humuli), needle nematodes (Paralongidorus maximus), and root lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus penetrans).
Thanks Hessam I tried to find them but without ever seeing them or knowing what they were was frustrating, Thanks I was able to pull this off a website and posted for anyone who may have a problem with those little buggers.
Nematodes are tiny roundworms, also called eelworms. Nematodes are not closely related to earthworms. Built on a much smaller and simpler scale, they have no respiratory nor circulatory systems. Their nervous system is so simple it can be described at the level of individual cells. Caenorhabditis elegans, for instance, has exactly three hundred and two neurons.
Crop damage by nematodes is underrated due to their small size and the unseen (mostly underground) nature of their pathology. Above-ground symptoms consist of stunting, reduced yield and insipient wilting (drooping of leaves during midday with recovery at night). Farmers may misinterpret symptoms as mineral deficiencies or drought, mysteriously arising despite adequate nutrients and moisture. These symptoms do not occur uniformly across a field, but in pockets of scattered infestation. Below ground symptoms are more distinctive, including root knots or galls. Six nematodes are known to infest Cannabis. All species attack roots except one.
Root knot nematodes embed themselves in roots and induce plants to form giant cells or syncytia. Syncytia swell into root galls and stimulate formation of adventitious rootlets, creating a bushy root. Compound galls arise on larger roots forming "root knots": hypertrophied roots with a rough surface. The southern root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, has been reported on fiber cultivars in Europe, the former USSR, Brazil, and the southern United States. M. incognita is the most widely distributed worldwide, and attacks hundreds of hosts. Two other species are rarely reported: the northern root knot nematode Meliodogyne hapla and the Java root knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica.
The stem nematode, Ditylenchus dipsaci, uniquely lives above the ground and does not infest roots. Initial symptoms arise in stems, branches and leaf petioles, which swell and become chlorotic. Stems subsequently become twisted and distorted with shortened internodes. Plants are stunted. D. dipsaci is found in North America, southern Africa, Australia, and temperate areas of Asia. But Cannabis disease has only been described from fiber varieties in Europe. Other nematodes are rarely reported: cyst nematodes (Heterodera schachtii, H. humuli), needle nematodes (Paralongidorus maximus), and root lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus penetrans).
Thanks Hessam I tried to find them but without ever seeing them or knowing what they were was frustrating, Thanks I was able to pull this off a website and posted for anyone who may have a problem with those little buggers.
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Hessam
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When it comes to root knot nematodes, nematicides are only effective on some plant species as preventive solutions. Also I highly recommend against using this stuff, because of the serious human health risks.