Morgan Seedman
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Zerotol or (Hydrogen Peroxide X Peroxyacetic Acid) and Oxyphos (Hydrogen Perpxide X Phosphoric Acid) are relatively new products but I’ve had great success with them in soilless systems.
In an era where most growers share clones with each other pests and pathogens are abundant. Root aphids can vector bacterial and fungal root pathogens into the root zones of numerous plants before detected. In a garden where root aphids are present it’s almost certain that systemic disease is also present.
Getting rid of the pests is the first step to a clean garden. Pyrithrin and azadactrin are probably your best bet for that. But in a clone only environment one might ask ‘how do you get rid of systemic pathogens passed down through the cloning process?’
The answer is hydrogen peroxide, but not your typical 3% brown bottle intended for topical application.
Hydrogen peroxide seems to be much more effective and bio available when in the presence of an acid.
Use 7 mL per Gal of Zerotol in your usual feed once per week instead of using pH down. This landed my pH at 5.7 and kept the pathogens away as long as I continued the regime. Before Zerotol, some coco samples came back positive for as many as 7 different pathogens including pithium and fusarium. After Zerotol treatments only minor presence was detected in certain samples but most were clean.
Oxyphos is intended to be sprayed on the leaves as a foliar. The phosphorous is taken up through the leaves sterilizing deeper into the leaf tissue than normal Hydrogen Peroxide. Great for treating powdery mildew.
These two products can save a grow. I’ve seen it happen. Best of luck growing I hope this helps someone.
Questions comments concerns?
In an era where most growers share clones with each other pests and pathogens are abundant. Root aphids can vector bacterial and fungal root pathogens into the root zones of numerous plants before detected. In a garden where root aphids are present it’s almost certain that systemic disease is also present.
Getting rid of the pests is the first step to a clean garden. Pyrithrin and azadactrin are probably your best bet for that. But in a clone only environment one might ask ‘how do you get rid of systemic pathogens passed down through the cloning process?’
The answer is hydrogen peroxide, but not your typical 3% brown bottle intended for topical application.
Hydrogen peroxide seems to be much more effective and bio available when in the presence of an acid.
Use 7 mL per Gal of Zerotol in your usual feed once per week instead of using pH down. This landed my pH at 5.7 and kept the pathogens away as long as I continued the regime. Before Zerotol, some coco samples came back positive for as many as 7 different pathogens including pithium and fusarium. After Zerotol treatments only minor presence was detected in certain samples but most were clean.
Oxyphos is intended to be sprayed on the leaves as a foliar. The phosphorous is taken up through the leaves sterilizing deeper into the leaf tissue than normal Hydrogen Peroxide. Great for treating powdery mildew.
These two products can save a grow. I’ve seen it happen. Best of luck growing I hope this helps someone.
Questions comments concerns?
