A number of people have been there. It's hard to ditch the time spent etc when you are new and especially if you are on a budget. I get where he is coming from. But yes, that thing just needs to dry out a bit. It has no real deficiencies etc, its just too damn wet.
Noob with root rot
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A number of people have been there. It's hard to ditch the time spent etc when you are new and especially if you are on a budget. I get where he is coming from. But yes, that thing just needs to dry out a bit. It has no real deficiencies etc, its just too damn wet.
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Well at this point i would just play it out and do everything I could to pull her out and if nothing else you get the experience of what not to do next time. I think you gave it too much nitrogen and water, but i am a novice to. Listen to the more experience guys around here they know. Do not let it discourage you keep on growing that is how we learn and there are no dumb questions.
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Yep what Gadget said. As has been said in the infirmary since time began killing with kindness is the most common cause of issues. Too much water, light, heat, nutes etc.
Well I am pretty sure she is a goner. I am using her as a learning experience. I pulled her and replanted in a new pot. There were very few roots out of the rockwool and those that were were pretty brown with a few hairs. I have not totally given up on her so I gave her a 1\2 cup of straight water directly on the rockwool. We will see I guess. Thanks for all the input.
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darthcultivator
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im a noob myself and have problems of my own, but i vote for overwatering. i if you do water again, i would collect some run off and test the ppm to see if its a salt build up. if not, in an extreme case such as this, i would water with a specific ratio of 35% h2o2 to ro water with a light bloom fert and then follow that up with a dose of beneficials to replace all the dead ones. this will kill all the bad and goo bacteria and provide a clean slate for new good ones as well as boost the oxygen levels at the root zones whish will rapidly reverse effects of over watering. you nay also want to back the light off a bit so the plant has a vhance to catch up with photosynthisis and green back up.
darthcultivator
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concider that a tip for next time. sorry for your loss
You may need to add more perlite to your soil mix so it will have more aeration. I like to do 1 part perlite to 3 parts soil myself. If the rockwool is soaking wet all the time you can also get stem rot so if she totally dies I would peel that rockwool open and inspect it to see what you find. Don't sweat it, I've killed my fair share of plants over the years.
Well it was definitely overwatered. Rockwool can hold moisture for some time especially if the medium around it doesn't dry very well. I would add more perlite next time, I like the big chunky stuff. This will give you better drainage and more aeration. Just back off on the water and add a little more perlite next time and I think you'll be good to go.
If the stem was rotten and mushy then it was too wet. You have to be careful in the early stages because you don't have enough roots to drink all the water and less is more at that point.
If the stem was rotten and mushy then it was too wet. You have to be careful in the early stages because you don't have enough roots to drink all the water and less is more at that point.
darthcultivator
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definitely need more perlite next time
