[HairlessCaveApe]

Every once in a while when I let my conditions get less than perfict I develope a condition that attacs the base of the stem where the plant goes into the grow rocks. I flower aero and the condition only occurs after I put freshly rooted and barly veged clones into the aero system and only after somekinda problem caused the plants health to fail enough for this rot problem take hold. In other words, it dont happen only but when somethin goes wrong and fukks them up. Il tryan get some pics later when the lighta go out. I already brushed some h202 on the afflicted arias and it dont look like it hurt none. Dose anyone see any danger in brushin h202 directly onto the base of your stem where the plant goes into its medium? I brush it on with a li'l artist brush. Any thoughts on this? Dose anyone think that the h202 itself could damage the stem? Mabey Im just bein noidy but I figured Id post up an see if anybody elce had any simular experiances. -Blessins!

are they in a mediumless system? if so what is holding them in? even in less-than-ideal conditions your stem should not be rotting.

h2o2 is safe to use on mature stalks, sure..it's when theyre babies that the problems come in, stunting, etc

u can try to fight it if you want but if it has any color (the fungus) it has liekly sporulated all over the place and will just spread to whatever plants are susceptable (ie: sick, otherwise diseased or dying tissue presents an opportunity for lower fungi to attack)

i use it in a sprayer, you can just twist off the white cap, replace with a sray nozzle, squirt a bit into the sink to get a nice stream goin, and blast the affected areas directly... iso alchohol works better but can dry out plant tissue but it will melt some molds on contact.. just becareful notto get either of these into the reservoir/roots

iso on the roots is ugly, h2o2 isn't a disaster but they dont like it straight, nothijng does hehe put a drop on the back of your tongue to see what i mean.

be well HCA and get back with a pic so the aero growers can offer u some assistance, sounds like a design issue to me, the collars too tight maybe? a pic will be golden andf then a re-engineering of the design may be in order, just a slight tweaking may make all the difference in the world..


okay im done rambling sorry for the lengthy post powered by haze..

be well and merry Christmas

cj

oops, to answer your question, h2o2 is just water and oxygen so it won't hurt your stems no

[HairlessCaveApe]

Thanks Captain Jack! I feel beter about brushin the h202 onem now! I might even try the iso if I have to but I dont think I'l need to. Theyr growin in rocks. Sometimes I think that if I lowered my foggers inside my root chambers the fog wouldnt travel up threw the rocks and keep my stems so damp at the base by the rocks. Mabey them collars would be a good idea too. I bubble root directly into the rocks without any cubes or anything,just 3" net pots with rocks, then when they rooted and veged for a month total from cut they go into the aero system. I think Im just gonna haveta keep my shitt runnin tight to keep the plants health up and Il givem preventative doses of the h202. Heres a pic of my 3 week olds. Its the one week olds Im tryinta treat, these ones will prolly snap off in another week or so. Peace and Blessins! Thanks for your insight Capt Jack! Lemme know if ya got anymore thoughts on this. :smile:Heres a pic.

hey, check rH in room...the stem is the hardiest part of the plant, if THAT is rotting, you have vulnurabilities elsewhere, it does look like standard slime tho hehe boosting fresh air exchanges will help this bigtime.

i would just treat them the same way you have cured them in the past and be sure not to get any iso or h2o2 into the grow rocks, a sprayer is nice but im thinkin it would dripdown, go buy BD brand or another brand alchohol swabs from the pharmacy dont sray because it will surely drip into the roots..
take clones of any keeper plants just in case the disease spreads.

when these plants are out, bleach clean the entire setup, and grow room, equiptment, etc.. bleach clean your grow rocks or use new ones (should also be bleach or hot water cleaned)*

also, the more FRESH air to the effected area the better,

the only thing i would possibly experiment with if the problem continues is perlite as a medium would allow a ton more o2 to the area just a thought (pm me for a link to a wholesale supplier of chunky perlite 'spongerok' actually the same size of the small droton balls) i think 00420 uses em not suretho.. his perlite looks chunky as hell in his net cups and go check out his 'closet case; thread to see his results with the perlite, if you have any doubts.
sick growth, fuckin redbull can stalks LOL

no matter what, boost air exchanges...is the room being exhausted? is the air coming into the room conditioned or from outside? or is it stale air being recirculated?

do you have fans circulating air within the room? this is a must as well, and will help with your problem

*Use a Bleach Dilution of 1 part Household bleach to 10 or 20 parts water for a hospital grade disinfectant, iso alch. (straight) or steam (dishwasher) work as well, dont skimp on the net pots and reservoirs when doing your bleach bomb over-haul

be well, Hairless Cave Ape, and Merry Christmas

I don't have much of an appetite thank you

cj

another thing many growers look over is the positioning of their intakes

99.9% of the dirt, dust, disease, pollen, and mold spores lay within ONE FOOT (31.5 cm) of the floor.

Even in the cleanest of living (or growing for that matter) spaces, these things settle and are in the air in HIGH abundance... just because you cant see hear or taste the air contaminats doesn't men they are not there..

so do the bleach bomb and make sure your intakes are over 12" from the ground and filtered if possible.

be well and Merry Christmas
cj

[Bigmone357]

If I was u i'd put a fan to blow directly on the (base of the plant) affected area .Goo' luck hairlesscaveape . Bm357

word.

it does look like standard slime tho hehe boosting fresh air exchanges will help this bigtime.

no matter what, boost air exchanges...is the room being exhausted? is the air coming into the room conditioned or from outside? or is it stale air being recirculated?

do you have fans circulating air within the room? this is a must as well, and will help with your problem

also, the more FRESH air to the effected area the better

[HairlessCaveApe]

Thanks Captain Jack! Thanks Bigmone357! I think thats it. Im gonna tryan reposition my fans to blow more directly onto the stems. I think Il tryan upgrade my xhaust and intake too. Blessins on Ya's and Happy Holidays!

[Bigmone357]

Thank you HCA merry crissmas to you also! Glad I could be of assistance ,let us know how u makeout bro! LAterz Bm357