Reddit reviews Botanicare HGC704078 Hydroguard Bacillus Root Inoculant, 1-Quart, Natural
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Lowest dilution rates of any competing productUse within 6 months of openingNo excess gassing or foul odors common with other beneficial bacteria productsDoes not produce slimy biofilms or cause pH fluctuationsHydro guard produces high levels of beneficial enzymes. This product is good for 2 years AFTER the date on the bottle and it should be used within 6 months of opening.The date printed on units are in Julien format manufacture date, Use within 6 months of opening
why in the heck are you watering 4 times a day? That's why you have this. STOP.
What I would suggest is you pour a little hydrogen peroxide mixed with water into a spray bottle, and spray this down. Then do nothing. Let everything dry out.
Watering 4 times a day is drowning the roots. They aren't able to get any oxygen. You should be watering once every 4 days or something. When you water, you should get 20% runoff each time. Only water once the soil is dry. You can check by dipping your finger an inch or two down.
Now setup a simple house fan to blow continuously on the plants. This will help prevent some pests as well as bud rot.
I think you might be looking at the onset of root rot so start using this alongside your nutrients: Hydroguard
edit: Your garden does look great though I just noticed the bonus pictures. Perhaps airflow is fine, but you really want to back off on the watering man
The light scorching is probably due to root rot, the plant just kind of shuts down if its roots aren't working right.
The top part of the aerogarden is actually made of two pieces of plastic. Dead roots can get in-between the two pieces.
I don't think the instructions cover taking the top apart. there are little tabs on the underside that you kind of have to push in with a slotted screwdriver then pry the two pieces apart. I bet if you do that you'll find a bunch of rotten crud in there. I take the whole thing apart (including removing the water pump), wipe everything down with antibacterial wipes then run everything but the water pump through the dishwasher on "sanitize".
Beneficial bacteria (such as Hydroguard) will prevent problems. I can't recommend it enough, just add a bit with every water change. you can also use enzymes (such as Sensizym or the fertilizer Mega Crop) that will break down dead roots so they don't rot. You could also add a supplemental air pump to get more oxygen in the water.
also (sorry if this is obvious) make sure you completely cover any unused holes so that no light can get to the water reservoir.
At the beginning the growth was amazing (I don't know how to compare it) but by the end I'd be fighting root rot that ended up reducing my overall yield to just a couple ounces.
Make sure you keep an eye on your tubing, my tubing was getting strangled by my roots and the air stone would stop working. I also had problems with air pumps dying on me.
It didn't help that I hated cleaning those buckets, it wasn't so bad at first, but when your whole bucket is all roots it's a huge pain the ass.
Others have suggested coco, I did my first grow in coco (in hempy buckets) and I ended up yielding a 1/2 lb per plant. But I had to water it everyday so I stoped doing that.
Also this can help with root rot: hydroguard
Thank you. I added hydrogaurd to the list
https://www.amazon.com/Botanicare-HYDROGUARD-Bacillus-Inoculant-1-Quart/dp/B00IGFH25M/
also added sensizyme to the list
https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Nutrients-Sensizym-Cleanser-Enhancer/dp/B00FDYMRWC/
Get you some Hydroguard
I had this happen on my last grow. Turned out to be root rot due to overwatering. Picked up some hydroguard and it cleared it up in about 2 weeks. http://www.amazon.com/Botanicare-Hydroguard-Bacillus-Inoculant-1-Quart/dp/B00IGFH25M It only last 6 months so just make it part of your normal feeding schedule. 2ml per gallon from day 1.
I use this stuff in my buckets and haven’t had an issue, I change water once a week and add 2 ml/gallon and it has worked like a charm.
Botanicare HYDROGUARD Bacillus Root Inoculant, 1-Quart https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IGFH25M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_KO86AbSE2DCDZ
I forgot the other day when I replied about the H2O2 above; but I have used a product called Hydroguard. I found it on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Botanicare-Hydroguard-Bacillus-Inoculant-1-Quart/dp/B00IGFH25M IIRC I used this in every water change at about 1/2 teaspoon per gallon but be careful that was a while ago. My memory might not be all there! In coconut coir pots I used the same 1/2 teaspoon per gallon in my nutrient solution - that's a measurement I'm sure of.
water doesn't need to change so often if you are using inocculant to help prevent root rot/buildup(a popular one is hydroguard). i've seen some people go a few months between full changes, only amending the water with more water/nutrients every week by what their ec meter tells them.
The reason to use 1 big reservoir vs using many separate buckets is you can just amend the reservoir and do the mixing there. If you have separate buckets then you will have to test and amend each bucket separately. Or can do a hybrid system like some RDWC setups on youtube.
if you need an idea of everything you want in a single dwc bucket look at the kits and copy their part list. (or maybe just buy a kit to start out with, then when you have more experience you can diy). (there is no water pump in single bucket setups)
I have had the same issue multiple times with my aero system and my basil plants. It is root rot for sure. Here are the steps that I did to fix and save my plants.
Good luck and I hope that helps