proudstoner
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I will bro and in my past experience when I break branches by accident a use cloning gel and tape
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JonnyBtreed
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hmmm... never thought of that... Have you ever had root nodes (little white bumps) form on the branch around the break?
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lid of weed
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I need some Deep Water Culture advise. I thought I may have the same problem as was discussed on post #2700 about amphids. After reading that this morning, I checked my roots and they had a black stain on the roots where they clump togather and then it spread downward. I cut some roots and felt the black spots and they felt griddy. Then I found bb sized black slug-looking pieces with a consistancy of jell-o. Can anybody tell me what this is and how to handle it?
Saturday I did my 4th res change and everthing looked good. My ph stays around 5.8 and the plants are growing vigorously and appear healthy except for some dark brown spots on the side tips of the leafs. My four plants are 5 weeks old, growing in a Sh set-up
and I wanted to start 12-12 next week.
Sorry about the lack of photos. This looks like it could become a problem soon, but right now I am getting good growth with a steady ph.
Saturday I did my 4th res change and everthing looked good. My ph stays around 5.8 and the plants are growing vigorously and appear healthy except for some dark brown spots on the side tips of the leafs. My four plants are 5 weeks old, growing in a Sh set-up
and I wanted to start 12-12 next week.
Sorry about the lack of photos. This looks like it could become a problem soon, but right now I am getting good growth with a steady ph.
HomeGrownHairy
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RP - I could use another tote as well. WHERE did you pick up that one? Is United Plastics online?
Hubebaba
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very much everyone! I am feeling better about my "less-than" super-cropping. I +repped where I could.I taped & splinted the 2 breaks and the rest is really opening up! The light is gonna get everywhere, kewl!
Thanks again!
I need some Deep Water Culture advise. I thought I may have the same problem as was discussed on post #2700 about amphids. After reading that this morning, I checked my roots and they had a black stain on the roots where they clump togather and then it spread downward. I cut some roots and felt the black spots and they felt griddy. Then I found bb sized black slug-looking pieces with a consistancy of jell-o. Can anybody tell me what this is and how to handle it?
Saturday I did my 4th res change and everthing looked good. My ph stays around 5.8 and the plants are growing vigorously and appear healthy except for some dark brown spots on the side tips of the leafs. My four plants are 5 weeks old, growing in a Sh set-up
and I wanted to start 12-12 next week.
Sorry about the lack of photos. This looks like it could become a problem soon, but right now I am getting good growth with a steady ph.
Hmmm.... doesn't sound like root aphids. Are they critters at all?
Any chance we could get a pic? Let us see them.
If I know what it is, or have an idea, I'd be more then willing to help you through it.
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lid of weed
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RPSMOKE, Thanks for the come back. I will try to get some photos but I am not very good with computers. I cut some roots that had these black spects
and some seemed dryand griddy and others are like black jell-o. I looked at them with a magnifying class and could not see any legs or wings or any sign of life. The soft ones look like tiny tar balls and the griddy ones look like dried crispy tar balls. The roots are stained like they had contact with used motor oil.
These black spects and stained roots was a complete surprise because my Saturday res change was normal,my ph is stable and my plants look healthy and growing.
not very good with computers. I cut some roots that had these black spects
and some seemed dryand griddy and others are like black jell-o. I looked at them with a magnifying class and could not see any legs or wings or any sign of life. The soft ones look like tiny tar balls and the griddy ones look like dried crispy tar balls. The roots are stained like they had contact with used motor oil.
These black spects and stained roots was a complete surprise because my Saturday res change was normal,my ph is stable and my plants look healthy and growing.
No problem, just something I always ask for!
Hmmm... using a scope, you would be able to tell if they are critters or not. Sounds maybe more like "something" else growing in there, just not sure what.
How is the smell? Anything "funky"? Or a nice clean almost fresh lettuce type smell?
What nutes are you using? And at what level?
Temps? Res temps?
Do anything different? A new additive maybe?
How does the canopy of the infected plant(s) look? Showing any signs of stress or nute issues? Or growing tall and strong and green?
We'll get it figured out. No worries.
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Sounds like fungus gnats to me. Those jello slug looking things are the larvae and you probably have ome adult winged gnats flying around or just hanging around the root mass above the water line. What the larvae do is eat the roots or suck them dry so they become useless. The fix is neem oil at 1/2 the recommend rate and leave it in the res for a couple of days. Then cut the damaged roots off, clean things up well (it will be very gunky) and set it back up with ph'd water only for a couple of days to let the roots grow back before you add any nutes. Start out slow when you do.
CellophaneSam
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This one was broke in half at the base. Rapped it with tape and now the tape has split as the plant came back !! Too bad it was a male !! He's compost now !!
Hey Old Hippy
Do you think the shock of having the plant split at the base was the reason it might have turned out male?
Peace
Sam
lid of weed
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No problem, just something I always ask for!
Hmmm... using a scope, you would be able to tell if they are critters or not. Sounds maybe more like "something" else growing in there, just not sure what.
How is the smell? Anything "funky"? Or a nice clean almost fresh lettuce type smell?
What nutes are you using? And at what level?
Temps? Res temps?
Do anything different? A new additive maybe?
How does the canopy of the infected plant(s) look? Showing any signs of stress or nute issues? Or growing tall and strong and green?
We'll get it figured out. No worries.
RPsmoke, My res smells okay and air and water is about 71 degree. At the res change I added a full dose of SH Nutes with 6 tsp of hygrozyme and 6 tsp of peroxide. Nothing new added and I was surprised I did not have any slime on my airstones during the res change. The canopy looks good except some brown spots on the leaf edges on one plant. I was really optamistic until I saw black on my roots.
Could very well be !! that poor plant was a runt from the start, than just as it was starting to take off I dropped something on it and oops , taped it up and it took off again !! This one got bigger and bushier than anything else than it sprouted BALLS ! and it was history !!
lid of weed
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Sounds like fungus gnats to me. Those jello slug looking things are the larvae and you probably have ome adult winged gnats flying around or just hanging around the root mass above the water line. What the larvae do is eat the roots or suck them dry so they become useless. The fix is neem oil at 1/2 the recommend rate and leave it in the res for a couple of days. Then cut the damaged roots off, clean things up well (it will be very gunky) and set it back up with ph'd water only for a couple of days to let the roots grow back before you add any nutes. Start out slow wh
MostlyCrazy, I am on my way to get some neem oil. By using the word "gunky", I think you know my problem. Do you think I should spray the canopy too?
RPsmoke, My res smells okay and air and water is about 71 degree. At the res change I added a full dose of SH Nutes with 6 tsp of hygrozyme and 6 tsp of peroxide. Nothing new added and I was surprised I did not have any slime on my airstones during the res change. The canopy looks good except some brown spots on the leaf edges on one plant. I was really optamistic until I saw black on my roots.
Ok.
To be honest, I would put hygrozyme to the side. It can bring way too many issues to the table. Of course people grow in DWC with great success using it, but in my humble opinion, it is far more trouble then it is worth. I could be wrong, but after my last battles, I feel strongly of running nothing organic, no enzymes, nothing in DWC. But to each there own.
What I would do, is drain out the nutes. Refill with only PH'd water and 1-2 tablespoons 3% h202 per gallon. Trim any gunk or funk off. Trim roots if needed. Then go back to normal feeding. You can try leaving the hygrozyme out, and see what happens. Or add it back in if you have had success in the past. See if the problem comes back.
Some neem wouldn't be a bad idea either. I try and always keep a bottle handy. Great stuff. I would make up a foliar spray.
I suggest finding 100% pure cold pressed neem oil and mix 1 teaspoon pure neem oil in a quart of warm water and 1/4 tsp. liquid dishwashing soap (non-antibacterial, mild soap e.g. ivory). Shake it well to mix properly. Quantity of neem oil can be increased proportionately for making spray in larger quantities. I usually mix the soap in with the warm water first, then add the oil.
good luck!
I am Lion In Zion over "there". In fact I unfortunately got into a pissing match with the "bird brain" over there today. Someone asked a simple question about their Deep Water Culture system and he had to stick his beak in with the "tubes aren't needed ever" crap again. A real bunch of sour grapes over there.
This site is very different.....very different. Very peaceful, rules are enforced fairly and evenly, with patience and best ententions too.
That Ostrich is something else. He sneaks over here and gets banned.
Glad you 're here, hope you hang around. I tried to show them how to keep members instead of being a revolving door.
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Hello, and I thought I just did. LOL. Is there a special thread for that I may have missed?
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Check out the forums theres one for introduce yourself. Welcom Tuff-Gong this is a real nice place to talk grows or meds !