desplegado
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I just started growing and this plant has started to go brown towards the roots I might have overwatered once or twice.
Could someone tell me what this is caused by?
Could someone tell me what this is caused by?
Why is the bottom of my stem brown?
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Hugo Phurst
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might be "damping off"
good luck
good luck
Damn it does indeed look like damping off next time less water cos if it is there ain't nothing u can do
For future reference
www.rhs.org.uk
For future reference
Damping off / RHS Gardening
Damping off is a disease of seedlings caused by several different fungi and fungus-like organisms. This disease causes emerging seedlings to collapse, often submerged in a mass of white fungal growth. It is particularly a problem when sowing seed indoors or under glass.
HydroKid239
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Add more soil to hold it upright, and only water around the perimeter of the pot. (Far away from the stem.) it’s not dead yet. 
desplegado
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I got 2 more ill just try again next time
desplegado
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Alr not really a big deal except it's farther along than the other 2 I'll just try again next timeDamn it does indeed look like damping off next time less water cos if it is there ain't nothing u can do
For future reference
Damping off / RHS Gardening
Damping off is a disease of seedlings caused by several different fungi and fungus-like organisms. This disease causes emerging seedlings to collapse, often submerged in a mass of white fungal growth. It is particularly a problem when sowing seed indoors or under glass.
desplegado
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Alr if it does not a big deal I got 2 more this one is just farther along on its 3rd setAdd more soil to hold it upright, and only water around the perimeter of the pot. (Far away from the stem.) it’s not dead yet.
SnidleyBluntash
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That’s just a woody layer of bark. Show us the whole plant. Maybe it’s also not healthy.
desplegado
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medidedicated
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What snidley bluntash said is my vote. To me damping off just happens blink of eye IME the few times I ever seen it with clones, maybe a seedling once?
I do dtw coco so never have that. I did soil a few times and it looks good for a soil grow. I think its the stem forming a wood like trunk.
I do dtw coco so never have that. I did soil a few times and it looks good for a soil grow. I think its the stem forming a wood like trunk.
medidedicated
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I could absolutely be wrong but after another look it gets blury when zooming in. One looks like what I said, the other looks like is bruising/mushing making some think dampoff.
But yea with dampoff one second its upright next second its on its side with shriveled stem. Makes sense because fungal infection by time you see it its dead plant.
But yea with dampoff one second its upright next second its on its side with shriveled stem. Makes sense because fungal infection by time you see it its dead plant.
desplegado
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If I put more soil in it would it prob fix it I doubt it but is it worth a try?
desplegado
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Well I haven't checked on them in like 2 or 3 days for another watering it might have been happening but I just noticed it
medidedicated
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They look fine as is idk what size pots theyre in but they seem in a big pot for its size. Luckily that didnt cause watering issues and you got to this point. Id keep doing what youre doing and keep consulting experienced gardeners.
All my work was dtw coco, soil I winged it and didnt get good results. I enjoyed the harvest but yea. Looking back I still dont know why it was so tough, I listened and some methods just dont work for others.
All my work was dtw coco, soil I winged it and didnt get good results. I enjoyed the harvest but yea. Looking back I still dont know why it was so tough, I listened and some methods just dont work for others.
desplegado
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It's in 5 gal bc I didn't want to transplant I thought I would mess it up so I just started it in its final pot I'm definitely thinking about using coco next time
medidedicated
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I mean you could, growing in soil is diverse people do that just fine. With dtw coco I usually see everyone doing the same thing, more universal. It comes with its downsides and responsibility but it works for me.
I originally wanted to move away from coco to soil but yea just didnt grow the same for me. I was eapecially tempted by the method of just water and top dress more soil nothing more, if only it was that simple.
HydroKid239
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This is what’s causing mayhem for you imho. If planting in a big pot from the start.. you have to be aware on how to water it right. Hence what I mentioned. “Water around the perimeter” however being in a 5gal pot.. I would water around the plant. Never where the stem is. Make the roots reach for the moisture. You won’t be sorry.
desplegado
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That's what I've been doing I use a spray bottle and spray about an 1inch away from the stem I have 2 others that are thriving and look nothing like this one this one might have just been a dud for me
This is 1 of the other plants
HydroKid239
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Water further away from the stem. 2-4” away, but use more than a spray bottle to mist. Actually water it, just not to full saturation yet. Make a ring around the plant.
Here’s what I mean in the 1st pic. Second pic is the same plant at the size where I start fully saturating the pot when watering.
