How tf do you prevent root rot!!!!!!!!!!!

Caliverner said:

If you can get some merit that shit cleans roots hard to get but works also have you been using big time enzyme that also helps huge.

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TJ_BASS said:

Try using smart fabric pots.
The watering schedule will depend on the plant and how much it drinks. Bigger plant more water, smaller plant less water. It doesn’t need to be watered everyday unless you got a really good draining soil, high temps, and hella airflow and you notice your pots feel light and medium feels dry.
For me since I grow Organic in Coco (same goes for soil) I give Heavy waterings when the pot is really light as in lifting the pot and feeling how heavy or light it is. When the pot is light that means it needs to be watered soon and the medium will be on the dryer side.
If the pot still has some weight to it then it probably doesn’t need to be watered just yet maybe wait a day and feel if the pot still feels a little heavy.
I also like to keep my top soil moist since I grow organic.

For seedlings I water lightly about a shot cup or more, and increase watering when I notice it’s starting to drink more and grow faster.

It all depends on the plant! You gotta read the plant and be one with it! Hope this somewhat helps.

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Ayokiwi717 said:

I was looking at those pots, but i really need to stop buying and focus on what I got soil and perlite. I could spend alot more money, but i don't know how affective it will be. Im going to try small pots as my next start. Hopefully the smaller pots will help my issue

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Ayokiwi717 said:

im getting soooooo fuckin pissed. There is never a good answer on any of these forums. Just a hole bunch of conflicting answers! There seems to be almost no way possible to water my plants and they don't get root rot. Once they get it, there dead as well, there is no saving them. My soil doesn't even look soaked. When I stick my hand way down, you can feel coolness, but nothing majorily wet. I don't even see how this crap grows outside, and how others do it. I guess I will keep trying, and keep killing until I get it. Way to much money invested now to quit. Im going to add perlite to my mix next time, as well as use happy frog instead of OF. This last grow was bad. My first grow, I had all for seedlings sprout, all live for a couple day to a week. I was giving them prob 3 cups of water a day!!!! Now this time around I used way less water, and had problems with some of them sprouting, the ones that did died quick. Only one lasted for 4 days. I reused old soil last time which may have been the reason I had some many issues. Idk why I had better results the first compared to this time, like I said I am using less water and still getting the same results. Nobody on here can give you a safe guess on how much water to give your plant, and for how long. Just check the soil they say, it always feels dry, they say check the pot, you can barely feel a weight difference. I just don't fuckin know how to do this. I either plant seed to deep, dont plant deep enough, underwater the seed when it hasnt popped out of the soil yet, or give it root rot.

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The Gram Reaper said:

I was under the assumption root rot is hard to get in soil because of the live microbes keeping the roots so healthy. You may be drowning out your roots by watering too frequently.

Its ok for the pot to get dry, I hear autoflowers don't like a soaked medium also. Feel the weight of your pots after watering and allow them to lose a lot of water weight before watering again.

Your topsoil is going to dry out a lot easier than the rest of the medium, until the plants get enough foliage to shade it, it can make you think they need watered. A majority of the roots are at the bottom and sides of the pot where the moisture stays a lot longer than the topsoil.

I agree with others on using a smaller pot, introducing a small root system to a large pot risks drowning the roots. You don't want a medium that will take forever to dry, either.

Sorry to hear about the troubles, best of luck to you.

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