Root rot or not?

Trying2Bbetter

Trying2Bbetter

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AlexHarryy said:
plants look very sick... i am am giving them only 1/8 of nutrients recomended... Is it possible to clone weak plants?
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Can you post a pick? How old are they now? I would think if you get them better now you wont have an issue cloning. Sometimes that issue can carry over and just like In Human genetic sequencing it can cause lower quality medicine, and not recover. But, what do I know.
 
xtsho

xtsho

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I've saved plants that developed root rot that I couldn't get rid of by removing all the dead material, thoroughly washing the roots, and then transplanting into soil. It's a last resort but is probably easier to salvage your plants. You need to rework your environment to prevent this from occurring in the first place before trying to grow using the same method.
 
herballuvmonkey

herballuvmonkey

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Ok I just got over this problem running a DWC. I first bought some hygrozyme from Amazon (great stuff). Used as directed(I have 5 gallon buckets at 8 to 10 ml per gal). After the initial shock of the hygrozyme I switched to h202 every day added 62 ml which was a calculation for my res which I got online. It took about 5-6 days til they started drinking water correctly again and within 2 weeks the PH stopped rising which means everything in the res was dead. Best thing if they are not to big definately take them out rinse all the slime off the roots and cut out whatever nasty brown or dead roots you can. Pithium is a bitch, it was the first disease Ive ever had but they came back awesome and looking like a good harvest coming. BTW it took about two and a half weks before the plants started to smell like good bud again so dont be surprised.. The following is the calculation I used to daily dose them.
Application:

US Standard
1.28*G/C= Liquid Oz's per day

Metric
10*L/C= Ml per day

Where;
C= % concentration of H2O2
L= Number of liters in reservoir
G= Number of Gallons in reservoir

Example: How much 3% H202 should I add to 7 gallons of nutes?
1.28*7/3=2.986 Oz's each day.

Where to get it

35% food grade is called “food grade” because it has no toxic impurities. Of course, your local hydroponics retailer or web stores have it (there may be shipping restrictions on high strength peroxides). The local feed supplier may have it in small towns. Prices range from fifteen dollars per quarter liter to eighty dollars a gallon. One gallon will treat up to fifty thousand liters of water.

3%5%, 8% Can be found at most drugstores or pharmacies, prices start at a less than a dollar for one hundred-ml bottle that will treat one hundred liters.

If you don't have hygrozyme or another one of the treatments you can dose them heavily with h202 at water change at approximately 60 ml per gallon. After that use the calculation to dose them daily til your roots come back fully. Also if you can, change buckets, hoses air stones anything that was in the res with the pithium. just get all new stuff or clean thoroughly with bleach and h202 or you will be re-fighting the battle again (i know from experience). Good luck!!!!
 
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AlexHarryy

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Thank you all guys for response. Cleaned all the tubes and the res multiply times, desinfected all the equipment with H2O2, rot still present... Cannot just cut the roots becouse it is present on 99% of them... Just to figure out where it could come from, picked up my air pump, and the hole under (which is sucking the air in) is dirty, and the floor that thing is standing on was quite dirty too...
So is it possible it came throught the air pump into the res?
Another thing is cheap hydroton I used, I washed it well with hot water, but should I been boiling it for a while maybe?
 
Jypsy Dog

Jypsy Dog

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chris42393 said:
There is plenty of evidence, myself included, that hydroguard helps correct root rot. Here are just a few quotes of people who used HydroGuard for root rot. (there are a shit ton, just thought id post of few)

"Had an issue with root rot in a DWC caused by using limes as an emergency PH control. Was dang sure those roots were done, but 3 days after adding this they were healed. I'm talking new roots, healing of sick roots, explosive vegetative growth. I have no idea what these bacteria are doing, but it sure as hell works!"

"Love it, love it, love it, and so do my plants!! Use as directed and never see root rot again! I had a plant that had been inadvertently neglected, and developed a rather nasty case of root rot. I treated it with Hydroguard, and within 24hrs. the worst of the rot was gone, and the plant was showing signs of new root growth. A few days later I could hardly tell that there had been a problem. This stuff should be at the top of every hydroponic gardeners shopping list!"

"I bought this to address a soil root rot problem I was having and it cleared everything up. I use this in hydro, but I mix it into ferts for houseplants and the garden"

"reat stuff for root rot. For some reason every batch I've gotten from amazon is expired but they are always ready to help me out."

"My bottle is in its fifth month and still going strong. It got rid of a little root rot in one week, and now the roots smell perfect."

"Helped a lot with root rot!"

"Roots were in root rot stage and I thought my tammatoes were gonners, nope purchased hydroguard and my plants were producing healthy new root growth in a day. A great product must buy for any hydroponic growers beginners or pros."

"The best solution for root rot ever!, Your plants will love you for it! Creats huge healthy root mats in deep water culture"
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Hydroguard is watered down to 11% Bacteria. If you want REAL strength use Southern AG's Fungicide. I run DWC Cucumbers outside in AZ. My tank temps hit the90's. Never have RR. I use AG @ 1mil./gal. It's 1000x stronger the Hydroguard.
https://southernag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Garden-Friendly-Fung-1.pdf
 
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