Foam on the base

[asher1er]

well i have a plant that started looking a bit sad.. as the day went on it got worse so i took a closer look and found this..

shes looking this

while the rest are still looking good as of right now..

Thanks to PureSativa420, he found this article.

This is called wetwood or slime flux.
The bacterial wetwood is found in the roots, branches, and trunks. The cause of the condition is an infection of the heartwood caused by several common types of anaerobic soil bacteria (bacteria to which oxygen is toxic). These bacteria feed on substances in the wood, releasing fatty acids, methane and carbon dioxide gases. The fatty acids go rancid leaving the wood of the tree water soaked and foul smelling.


The gaseous by-products create a hydraulic pressure which forces liquids out of cracks in the bark, branch crotches and pruning wounds. These fluids will turn brown once they come in contact with air, and leave a slimy, fetid ooze dripping down the bark. The liquid raises the pH of the tree making the interior more alkaline. The bacteria do not cause any wood decay, and infected wood is also very resistant to decay.
There is no satisfactory control for bacterial wet wood. It does cause die back of branches, but the raised pH prevents decay fungi from rotting out the centre of the tree.



Sap may continue to ooze for several weeks or months, but usually it eventually stops with no treatment and no apparent damage to the tree. This slime flux may be triggered by heat, drought and other stress.



There is no curative or preventive measures for slime flux except to maintain trees in a general good state of vigor and minimize wounds and injuries. More damage can be done to the tree in attempting to cure slime flux than the flux will do alone. If there is loose or dead bark in the slime flux area, remove all of the loose bark and allow the area to dry. Do not apply a wound dressing. A solution of 10% sodium hypochlorite (1 part household bleach to 9 parts water) will help surface disinfect the area around the damaged area. This will help discourage insect attraction and help restrict damage to the bark below the damaged oozing area.

anyone ever had this happen to them? if so what did you do n what was the outcome?

thanks

 

[FreezerBoy]

Never experienced this. I admit to paranoia here but, I'd cull that thing ASAP and wash down the whole cab in a 5% bleach solution. I've no idea if air-borne transmission is possible but, I'd imagine manual transfer (touching a wall or another plant after handling the bad) is possible if not probable.

 

[asher1er]

it says its not harmful to the plant but at the same time the slime drops the ph internally, tomorrow is feed day, lets see what happens.. air wont be moving the slime around but yeah you never know

its a pretty big cab, dont know how i feel about taking all the plants out n wiping everything down lol

 

[Chaghatai]

Sure looks harmful to your plant though. If I saw a plant unhappy looking like that, and then saw what you posted on the main stem, I'd be sure that plant had a problem. If the slime is not the direct cause of the distress, it is certinly a symptom.

I'd suspect overwatering for one. You probably water them all the same, but this one may have retained more moisture near the stem and root mass.

I'd cut back on watering a bit, and hit the afffected area with some physan 20. Like all agro-products, the bottle has all kinds of warnings, but I'm certian they are covering their bases there as it sees wide use in the nursery business and they don't treat it like nuclear waste or anything. Plants seem to tolerate it fine as a disinfectant. Think of it as a plant-friendly bleach.

Keep it out of ground water though as fish doesn't like it.

 

[asher1er]

this was def not caused by over-water. some article states where this infection causes the ph to drop and i assume its messing with the roots aswell, the plant look worse this morning so she will be pulled outta the room.. we'll see what happens..