For the last year, I have been battling some sort of pathogen that has been ruining my plants. Could be pythium....not sure, but this is my best guess, since I haven't been able to get rid of it. My last harvest, 4 runs ago, produced only 25% of normal yield. My next two attempts were scrapped altogether, since growth was slowed to a crawl, and plants had severe yellowing, droop, spots on the leaves, etc. Hundreds of dollars of seeds gone to waste. So, I scrapped all my mother plants, as all cuts produced clones that started out well, but after 2 weeks, would start to show problems. I threw out everything: all plants, media, and anything reusable. I cleaned like never before. Sterilized all surfaces with physan 20. Vacuumed like crazy, installed hepa filters to clean the air. I thought I was good to go, so started another round of seeds after waiting a month. Well, these started out well, but after 2 weeks, started to show the symptoms again. No growth, yellowing leaves, spots on leaves. I was at wits end as I prepared to scrap another grow. I was speaking to a girlfriend on the phone, and told her I had some sick plants. She blurted out, "use aspirin".
So I thought, why not, nothing to lose.
Well, I put one aspirin in each gallon of water, and drenched the plants. Within 2 days, I saw a dramatic turn around. Plants were starting to "look up" and produce new growth. I was flabbergasted by the improvement, so decided to give them another round. Mixed the aspirin in with nutrient solution, and hit the plants again. It is now one week later, and the plants couldn't look better. Tremendous growth spurt, lush new growth, and the plants look happy, with leaves all pointing up and a nice green color. Plants may still have the infection, but the aspirin has stimulated the plants immune system to overcome the pathogen.
I have never seen plants make a comeback as dramatic as this. The effects of the aspirin are truly amazing. Don't know if cuts from these plants will still show the same problems. My guess is they will. But the effects of the aspirin is so powerful, I believe it can overcome almost anything.
I know aspirin like compounds are used in products like "Voodoo Juice", however these are very expensive compared to a bottle of regular aspirin.
I will be using aspirin from now on as a regular part of my regiment.
If you have sickly plants, try aspirin. It works like a "miracle".
I am truly shocked by the effectiveness, and the growth of the plants seems to be stimulated to a great extent.
A side by side will be required to quantify the improvement, but one week ago, I had dying plants that were about to be scrapped, and now I have lush growth.
I am putting one aspirin tablet per gallon of nutrient solution from now on.
So I thought, why not, nothing to lose.
Well, I put one aspirin in each gallon of water, and drenched the plants. Within 2 days, I saw a dramatic turn around. Plants were starting to "look up" and produce new growth. I was flabbergasted by the improvement, so decided to give them another round. Mixed the aspirin in with nutrient solution, and hit the plants again. It is now one week later, and the plants couldn't look better. Tremendous growth spurt, lush new growth, and the plants look happy, with leaves all pointing up and a nice green color. Plants may still have the infection, but the aspirin has stimulated the plants immune system to overcome the pathogen.
I have never seen plants make a comeback as dramatic as this. The effects of the aspirin are truly amazing. Don't know if cuts from these plants will still show the same problems. My guess is they will. But the effects of the aspirin is so powerful, I believe it can overcome almost anything.
I know aspirin like compounds are used in products like "Voodoo Juice", however these are very expensive compared to a bottle of regular aspirin.
I will be using aspirin from now on as a regular part of my regiment.
If you have sickly plants, try aspirin. It works like a "miracle".
I am truly shocked by the effectiveness, and the growth of the plants seems to be stimulated to a great extent.
A side by side will be required to quantify the improvement, but one week ago, I had dying plants that were about to be scrapped, and now I have lush growth.
I am putting one aspirin tablet per gallon of nutrient solution from now on.
