I have three plants that are having issues getting bigger. There been in dwc for a month and have lots of leaves. But are six inches tall and three wide. The leaves feel very dry whole plant feels dry. The root are a light tan. Room temp is 68 ish ph is 6 to 6.2. Using a little floraduo at 160ppm. 180 watt led. I thought they would get big. Am I missing something?
stunted growthgrowth
- Thread starter Galaxie
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Terry385
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Roots are starting to rot try some hydroguard
peaceandlove600
Member
yup def root rot
Read about algae. They're definitely infected. Make some tea. I think it's pinned in the hydroponics thread. You can do it for around 50 dollars. Your plants will look twice as good with that junk as they would've even if they weren't sick.
You can tell by the red/purple leaf stems. They're oxygen is cutoff because the algae is suffocating the roots. Those red streaks won't go away but new growth won't look like that if you kill the algae. They're too young for hydrogen peroxide BTW so don't go near it. Just make the tea.The light tan on the roots will fade also.
And definitely include hydroguard in your tea.
And when they heal up people a little more aggressive with your nutes. You can have your ppm at most 500-600 for where they're at right now and they'd still be good. Not in this condition though.
You can tell by the red/purple leaf stems. They're oxygen is cutoff because the algae is suffocating the roots. Those red streaks won't go away but new growth won't look like that if you kill the algae. They're too young for hydrogen peroxide BTW so don't go near it. Just make the tea.The light tan on the roots will fade also.
And definitely include hydroguard in your tea.
And when they heal up people a little more aggressive with your nutes. You can have your ppm at most 500-600 for where they're at right now and they'd still be good. Not in this condition though.
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