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Root rot using Botainicare nutrients?
Momma_munchiestarted grow question a year ago
Help! Do I have root rot? I've followed botanicares nutrient line to a T for week 3. I grow in DWC. My humidity is 65% water temp is 70, ppm 1060. Is it just due to my nutrient line being more brown colored? My first time in hydro.
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Roots. Color - Brown
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Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question a year ago
if not slimy or stinky, probably just stained.
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damianfoxanswered grow question a year ago
Possibly also needs more oxygen to the solution (more bubbles). Yes 1060 is to high. Also your humidity is way too high. Needs to be around %40 at all times. Don't go below %35
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Ezzjaybruhanswered grow question a year ago
Probably stains from nutes if they’re colored similar.
1060 is quite high for such a small root mass. I’d consider toning that down quite a bit
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Hashyanswered grow question a year ago
That looks more like stains from the nutrients rather then root rot. Make sure you have a gap between the bottom of the net pot to the top of the water level.
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canetaaleanswered grow question a year ago
Peebles and rock wool are to much moist. drop a bit the level of water. I had the same problem on my first dwc.
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