Rotting stem

[terky]

Hello,

I have a few plants that seem to be rotting right at the soil line. Its not all of them 4 out of 30. I am thinking I may not have transplanted them at the correct elevation. The plants affected are runts. The others seem fine.

I am going to add some H2O2 to the system to sterilize.

I was thinking that maybe I should ad some hydro-ton to make them deeper in the medium.

I also had the system flooding every 2 hours for 30 minutes. Maybe too much water. I turned It down to every 3 hours. Should I turn it to every 4 hours?

Thanks guys and gals.

 

[ozzydiodude]

I'm not a hydro guy but it sounds to me like you are watering to much

 

[pcduck]

You are using soil in a flood and drain?

I had that happen to a few of mine and it was from watering to much. The rapid rooter plugs I used to start with hold moisture a lot longer then the rockwool. The rockwool would feel dry but the plugs were still wet.

 

[terky]

No soil. I got the clones in soil and transplanted them into the hydroton buckets.

I suspected I was watering too much. I ran it on that schedule before without problems. Still putting experience under my belt.

 

[ozzydiodude]

MJ is just to hard to grow by schedule you have to watch the plants and give them the attention they want.

 

[maineharvest]

True words of wisdom Ozzy.