Aero Clone to Coco - plants Wilt and die.

[sureshot66]

sounds like multiple problems, whats your runoff measure? as stated already 600 ppm is really high for babies i flower full grown plants at 800,clomes @ 200 tops.. if you have this many issues before youre even rooted well id start over...bayer complete kills root aphids, gonats and stickys for gnats

 

[Centrum]

Okay, it is possible that there where aphids along with the gnats, but i didnt see aphids, although from what i was reading they are almost impossible to spot with the naked eye.

I have been treating with mosquitto dunks. and will continue to always have a peice of the dunk in the RO water resevoir as part of the feeding schedule for future prevention.

I have moved the clones to a seperate room.
I have Squeezed the coco and put the (Aero) clones into the coco. under a flo light with 16 on 8 off.

They are starting to take root, i see healthy white roots on the sides of the cups ( i used very small clear cups, like the kind at doctors office, so i can observe roots)

Anyways they seem to be coming back to life.
And the Cloners that i treated, BLEACHED Cleaned, then Physan 20 cleaned.
Have new clones producing healthy WHITE roots.


So far Fingers crossed.

Thanks everyone,
Granger thanks for the suggestion about giving them a dark period it seemed like they pointed to the sky after they got some sleep, really weird. But thanks

 

[Centrum]

The 600 parts per million Calmag dose Its not actually 600 all calmag.

The well water is like 300ppm from the hose.

When i soak the coco I use well water.
And rinse and rinse and rinse and rinse until i get a run off as close to the well water as possible.

Then i add calmag to a bucket of water from the tap and pour it over the coco. ( so 300 well water ppm + 300 cal mag = 600)
Then i do a final rinse with a 10ppm RO water just one bucket flush.

I know this seems like im wasting my calmag, but it seems to flush my coco to a run off at about 330ppms.


I Keep clones and babies around 300.
And barely every if only by accident go over 800-1000ppm even on Full grown bloom.

Ideally i like to stay at 600ppm with veg and flower.

I read a post a long time ago Heath robinson, had a chart and it showed that anything over 600ppm was a waste for the plant. So i have kinda tried to stick with it.

 

[budleydoright]

I transplant out of an aero when the roots are just an inch or two. Aero plants develop different roots than soil or plants grown in a medium.

Rarely have any problems.