Hi all, new to hydro growing and would like so e advice on my plants roots.
They are around 2 weeks in and at first the roots where pure white, but now they have gone a slight brown colour.
I'm not sure if it's the start of rot or is it because I changed the water yesterday and it's just the nutrient solution staining them.
Thanks all.
by Chemical_Pop2623
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I grow in pro mix hp so i cant see my roots until i harvest but if i had to guess, yes there is something wrong with the roots. I would do the normal testing of ph, ec and maybe give it some myco to help with the roots
i use soil so don’t take my advice first but it definitely looks like you have some issues, test ph and like the other guy said add myco.
Thanks all.
PH is good at 5.8, ppm of the solution is at 1000ish ppm.
I’ll look I to mycol
Root issue. Are you running sterile or beneficial bacteria? If sterile, try hitting it w a few mL of 3% h202 first.
Id go with the H2O2, but thats cause i try to run a sterile system. The color change could also be staining from your nutrient solution. A little H2O2 wont hurt. As long as they don’t get slimy you’re probably ok.
Im a newb too. i had root rot starting. not saying thats what you have but now i add aboit 2ml h2o2 per gallon of water to my reservoir. it cleared up my root issues.
Plant leaves will show you if root rot becomes an issue by drooping (as if they haven’t been watered for a while). It sometimes happen if you refill your container to a higher level than it previously was right before, essentially drowning roots that were used to ambient air (at least that’s how I explain/see it).
DWC? What’s your water temperatures?
What are you doing with h202?
What kindd of nutrients do you use some make the roots a dark color but make sure your temps in the water are kinda low and try to use beneficial bacteria if not.