Too many roots

[boxu]

Hi al im back again with another problem, in my flowering waterfarm (1 gal res) i suspect my plant in 3 week of flower(veged 2 week) may have some sort of stem or start of root rot going on so im doing all the usual drills, upon inspection of the roots they appeared to be packed, in a fairly solid square, i tried to poke my finger into it but roots started breaking, it just seemed a bit tight, im afraid it may cause problems later on. they do look slightly tanned however didnt look black anywhere, they where kind of brittle in places. no really funky smell to the water.

Ive added fans to the stem and increased extraction to dry things up, created shield from cut plastic bottle to keep stem dry from dripper, ive removed the small layer of what seemed to be rotting bark from one side of the stem and sterelized stem with h202, im flushing the plant with h202 while i finish mixing a new res with some fresh bene bacteria and maybe cannazym not sure yet.

My question is because im new to this DWC type growing, is it common to end up with too many roots in your tub? should i be wary of this and not use too much rhizo? ive heared it can cause root rot and im thinking maybe trimming the roots due to current circumstances may be the best idea to try and finish out the plant for some sort of yield, the plant looks well otherwise, im just thinking if im gonna be fighting the rot to try and finish out then this wont help things at all especially seen as im only 3 week in flower on an 8 week strain, the tub will be packed tight with roots if they keep going the way they are. should i trim? is it common practice in my situation?

As always i appreciate any advice people can give, thanks.

 

[batf1nk]

One of the many reasons people go DWC is for exactly this reason, root growth is explosive! You say the plant looks fine, roots aren't rotted so dont touch the roots or that may change very rapidly and you could either herm the plant, or kill it messing with the roots at this stage of growth.

 

[boxu]

Thanks for the reply, well thats what i was thinking, if i were to trim the roots its just that bad of a compact ball i dont think i would even be able to remove them from the rest of the rootball so im afraid they would just end up staying entangled and linger in there and rot, im just worried that maybe ive overdone it with the rhizotonic and bene bacteria's and it is getting too cramped in the tub. do people usually use BB's and rhizotonic throughout the grow? or just start? canna says to use throughout.

It all just seems strange to me maybe im worrying about nothing, because its only a 2 week veged plant and people veg for much longer in the farms usually so.. and i only started using the rhizo and BB's at week 1 1/2 in veg, i have a farm im just switching to flower thats had 3 week veg and rhizo and BB's and that farm has had rhizo and BB's right from the very start so im concerned for both grows because if this one has a problem then the bigger plant now on the way to flower will have a much worse problem and may require trimming or converting my grow space for a bigger res to prevent root rot. modifying my grow unit for a bigger res will be quite a big job so i dont want to be doing it if its not necessary, thats why i was thinking towards trimming the roots.

 

[fallinprince]

DONT mess with the root ball. You will give yourself problems such as root rot or some kind of pest. MY current lady is massive inside her 5gallon bucket she fills the top half FULL of roots. Its to be expected to have a LARGE ball of roots

The root colors should be a bright white or SLIGHT and i really do mean SLIGHT yellow, If it reminds you of lose spagetti and tears very easily at touch (if u touch them CLEAN UR HANds) then your getting rot.

If you get rot. Cut all the tops of the plant and clone them out and kill the rotted plant as you will spend longer saving it than cloning it and starting over

 

[sadielady]

If you get rot. Cut all the tops of the plant and clone them out and kill the rotted plant as you will spend longer saving it than cloning it and starting over

In my opinion this isn't always good advice. Root rot varies a lot in terms of severity and starting over without trying any available remedies seems silly-no?

 

[jakefresh]

I agree do NOT kill the plant! Sure, take some clones IN-CASE, but there are a lot of remedies for root rot that can help keep it at bay. Root rot is NOT certain death.

 

[faller200]

I agree do NOT kill the plant! Sure, take some clones IN-CASE, but there are a lot of remedies for root rot that can help keep it at bay. Root rot is NOT certain death.

I agree I had a few last summer with root rot in the earlier stages but as the plant got older it did fine. There were still some roots that were rotted but most were nice white and healthy

 

[batf1nk]

I share the same views. Do not kill the plant but if your worried I would take a few clones so its not a wasted effort. If she looks fine now run with her and bet she will turn out fine.

Peace.

 

[BigBuddahCheese]

I have trimmed roots for various reasons and no ill effects maybe couple days to recover but all the plants turned out danktastic. Just use common sense and don't trim if you don't absolutely need too. You stated rot? No matter how many roots you have that alone will NOT cause rot, you have other issues going on you need to address.