Fixing root rot in soil?

I watered my plants with a solution of 30mL neem oil + 10 mL soap per gallon, to try to kill any pests in the soil -- and I heavily damaged the roots/soil.

Do you think I can recover the plants? They are showing clear signs of root rot / stress Has anyone had experiences with this?

Pics: (kinda looks worse due to the LST but you get the idea)

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Neem and soap doesn't cause root rot. You are on the high side for neem oil per gallon, the problem is the soap, why would you dump that much soap in the soil? The "cure" is to start watering normally again and give them time to recover. Trying to "flush" it out might just make the problem worse.

Rurumo said:

Neem and soap doesn't cause root rot. You are on the high side for neem oil per gallon, the problem is the soap, why would you dump that much soap in the soil? The "cure" is to start watering normally again and give them time to recover. Trying to "flush" it out might just make the problem worse.

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I was going off the ratio the bottle said but yeah something was wrong. Thanks

Look into bare root transplant and root rinsing with H2O2. Fabric pots complicate things. I suggest no Neem oils or soap in soil. Oil and meal or whole fiber are very different things.

There are alot of professional products available to kill or prevent pests in soil, and many of them, like nematodes, Ditomacious Earth or bacillus thuringiensis israelensis do not harm the plant in any way.

I have read that one solution for root rot is to let the soil dry out occasionally
for a short period of time. Do the experts agree?

If yes, for how long do you let them dry out? Just a few hours?

Does anyone put worms in their grow-pails for outdoor grows?