Hey guys I have 6 plants in soil and I think 5 of them have root rot. The leaves have discoloration but they're not droopy. So how do I tell if they have it and also what is the best way of getting rid of them. Also first time grower. I appreciate all the feedback thank you.
Check the temp on it and I'm pretty sure I have root rot. Sent from my moto e5 play using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Is the best way to cure it or do I need to transfer pots and do the bleach thing. And if you guys have any helpful videos greatly appreciated Sent from my moto e5 play using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Root rot is almost exclusively found in hydroponic systems that only use water for the root medium like DWC. If you use a medium like coco, perlite, promix, or just a weak soil you won't get root rot. Just looking at your pictures my first thought is you have a subpar mix of ingredients in your soil. The symptoms the plant is showing is potassium deficiency. It doesn't necessarily mean that it's lacking potassium but the problems the plant is experiencing isn't allowing it to uptake nutrients. Aeration to the roots is one of the most important factors in growing. It's one reason systems like DWC perform so well. They have mechanical root aeration. If you rely on the air to simply penetrate the medium to get oxygen to the roots you want to construct the medium so it can allow this to happen easily. If you don't you risk waterlogging the plants and causing all kinds of issues. It doesn't take much time for the ph to get off from buildup from lack of feeding. Until it's corrected the plant will continue to spiral downhill. Looks like your plastic pots are resting in the runoff from the pot. Elevating the pots out of the drain tray keeps them from soaking back up the excess feed and exposes more of the pot to air. With a plastic pot the only way air can get in is through the top or bottom of the pot. If you block off the bottom by resting it in the drain tray you reduce the aeration of the pot by at least 50%. If those were my plants I would transplant them to fabric pots with promix/15% course perlite and elevate them out of the drain trays. With light daily feeding they would bounce back in a few days.
