Will this seed sort itself out or do I need to turn it?
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What a day...been concerned about res temps all day. They were around 71-72 (assuming my TDS/temp meter is fully accurate - I'm not sure it is)...
Then I've just started to smell a mild whiffy smell from the res - possibly the beginnings of root rot, even though I don't have any visible roots.
Possible causes of this are:
1) Res temps
2) Pathogens getting into the res from me being in there
3) Unclean materials (hydroton, airstones etc, even though I boiled them prior)
4) Root riots too wet (until yesterday when I removed all the hydroton, squeezed them out and replanted them)
5) Not leaving a gap of air in between net pots and water (even though that was recommended for plugs without roots showing)
I've now placed a fan over the air pump (outside of the tent) to cool that down, since I believe the warmth of that was a cause of the heated res temps.
Since they're probably going to die anyway, I just plonked a capful of bleach into the res (it probably won't work, but it was worth a try seeing as leaving them overnight would have definitely killed them.
If this does die, I'm doing Coco. I can't be arsed with all of this shit again. There's too much conflicting information out there and I spend most of my time scouring the internet for advice.
Then I've just started to smell a mild whiffy smell from the res - possibly the beginnings of root rot, even though I don't have any visible roots.
Possible causes of this are:
1) Res temps
2) Pathogens getting into the res from me being in there
3) Unclean materials (hydroton, airstones etc, even though I boiled them prior)
4) Root riots too wet (until yesterday when I removed all the hydroton, squeezed them out and replanted them)
5) Not leaving a gap of air in between net pots and water (even though that was recommended for plugs without roots showing)
I've now placed a fan over the air pump (outside of the tent) to cool that down, since I believe the warmth of that was a cause of the heated res temps.
Since they're probably going to die anyway, I just plonked a capful of bleach into the res (it probably won't work, but it was worth a try seeing as leaving them overnight would have definitely killed them.
If this does die, I'm doing Coco. I can't be arsed with all of this shit again. There's too much conflicting information out there and I spend most of my time scouring the internet for advice.
PhaseHB
Active Member
Did your plants die?
They’re hanging in and growing slowly after a nice growth spurt. It’s a resilient plant!
JustBlazin
Well-Known Member
do your self a favor....use living soil and just feed straight water m....nothing easier than that, you can just buy bagged living soil and just ad water and you will have a successful grow, just cut the bagged soil at about 1/3-1/4 for after a seedling starts,once its a decent size in a beer cup transplant to big pot with full strength soil and your good to go, might just need a top dress in flower
but it's pretty easy, just soil and tap water doesn't get any less complicated than that
