Actinovate, Mycostop and Rootshield

[wiesser]

Hey everyone, I recently had a small issue with my watering regime and overwatered my plants. Nothing serious but I def want to take some preventative measures. I picked up some actinovate and ordered some Mycostop and Rootshield. All these products seem fairly similar, I've never used any of them before. I'm just wondering if I should just make a big cocktail with the three and hit my plants hard. I was thinking of adding the mix to my worm tea and doing a soil drench. Anyone have any insight/experience with these products or combining them?

 

[Granger2]

Simply using Botanicare HydroGuard should do it. If you want to know about combining, check each mfgrs websites for info. Probaby won't hurt, but you never know. The strains may spend more time on fighting each other than other stuff. My guess is that using any one of them will work. Good luck. -granger

 

[Dave Coulier]

Hey everyone, I recently had a small issue with my watering regime and overwatered my plants. Nothing serious but I def want to take some preventative measures. I picked up some actinovate and ordered some Mycostop and Rootshield. All these products seem fairly similar, I've never used any of them before. I'm just wondering if I should just make a big cocktail with the three and hit my plants hard. I was thinking of adding the mix to my worm tea and doing a soil drench. Anyone have any insight/experience with these products or combining them?

Rootshield is a great product. Ive used it to great success when having root problems, but in reality, we should be using these products as a preventative measure. Its alot easier to prevent the problem, than deal with it afterwards.

A simple tip for watering is to use the pulse method if you water by hand. Water/feed your plant with half the solution you normally would, wait 3-5 minutes to allow the solution you've applied to wick throughout the media. Then apply the remaining solution you have, but of course do it slowly. If you water this method, over-watering will be difficult, and you'll see much healthier roots rather than drenching your rootzone in one go.

Btw, Id recommend against drenching your rootzone once your ready to apply the product(s). Rootshields directions recommend 4-8oz of solution applied when transplanting. A little goes a long way. Besides that, if you've already wiped out your root hairs by over-watering, drenching the media again isn't going to help.

Below is a picture of a plant that had serious root problems before transplant, but rootshield and 2 weeks later things were back on track.

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[wiesser]

Thanks for the insight Dave, sounds like all three of these products work well. I'm thinking Ill just do a drench with the Actinovate, once pots are dry and plants are back on track of course. I'll probably just hold on to the root shield and mycostop, maybe just use add them to my mix next year when I re-ammend.

 

[gogetta4293]

Rootshield is a great product. Ive used it to great success when having root problems, but in reality, we should be using these products as a preventative measure. Its alot easier to prevent the problem, than deal with it afterwards.

A simple tip for watering is to use the pulse method if you water by hand. Water/feed your plant with half the solution you normally would, wait 3-5 minutes to allow the solution you've applied to wick throughout the media. Then apply the remaining solution you have, but of course do it slowly. If you water this method, over-watering will be difficult, and you'll see much healthier roots rather than drenching your rootzone in one go.

Btw, Id recommend against drenching your rootzone once your ready to apply the product(s). Rootshields directions recommend 4-8oz of solution applied when transplanting. A little goes a long way. Besides that, if you've already wiped out your root hairs by over-watering, drenching the media again isn't going to help.

Below is a picture of a plant that had serious root problems before transplant, but rootshield and 2 weeks later things were back on track.

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Great info. Thanks! ...I've actually saw an advanced grower (I'm fairly new) that I follow on YouTube who sprinkles this on the hole that he's transplanting to after he makes an indentation into the dirt with the pot before he sets the new root zone directly onto the powder..think that's my move today when I transplant...GG