Almost as often as overwatering being the culprit, underwatering can be the cause. Without enough water the roots will shrivel up and dry therefore losing the ability to absorb water properly. Then after that point the roots will rot.
Yeah completely valid point, I cannot believe I forgot to mention that it applies to underwatering too, I will pin your comment to the top so hopefully more people see it. 💚🌿😊🙌🙌🙌
This video was so well timed for me! I’ve lately been watching a tragedy unfold at the local plant shop as the sign in the window went from “help wanted” to “EXPERIENCED help wanted”… but still two weeks ago I bought a Pink Princess that was obviously overwatered but that I knew hadn’t been there long, hoping for the best… And in the past week I’ve been watching the bottom leaves slowly wilt out. I know now what I’m checking next! Thanks for sharing your time and knowledge with us 😃
Ohhhh wow yeah it does sound like you were kind watching the drama unfold. definately an experienced helper would be needed for them if they are overwatering and causing root rot! Hopefully your PPP recovers 🤞🤞🤞🤞🌿💚
Thank you so much!! Literally I been watching lots of videos about rooted roots but your video was the most helpful 🖤🫶🏻I subscribed Already you your Chanel xoxo
Thank you for what you do, I learn so much from you. My attempt is to say this with as much respect as I can, your view is commonly what I've found amongst most if not all enthusiast. Here's my hypothesis, we propagate in water so how is it possible that over watering is the problem. Now here's the part you highlighted in this video that I hadn't thought of, the amount of oxygen the roots need. In water propagation one of the reasons the water is changed is replace the oxygen that has been consumed. What I purpose is that in the soil environment the additional water supports the fungus growth on the roots therefore reducing the exchange of oxygen. We see more root rot in the winter because the evaporation of excess water is much slower, of course in the absence of plastic containers. A practice I started a few years ago to combat this issue is to add hydrogen peroxide to my water. The hydrogen peroxide oxygenates the soil thus killing any fungus around the roots. You also have to keep in mind that this process is also harming other living things in the soil that are needed to maintain the ecology in the medium. Everything has its give and take. I also use Epsom Salt during the winter, very diluted once a month, to nourish the roots for the upcoming growing season. So, there's my two cents for what it's worth. Please don't stop what you're doing, we need you. My part of the world is in Kansas. Thanks so much
Damn. I have watched countless videos on this over that last two days. This is by far the best, and most clear to follow. Thanks. Feeling the color of the leaves. My baby started dropping the odd older smaller leaf everyfew weeks, the color was very different in senses. I knew something seemed off with it. This rubber plant Unique is tough as hell to make a long story short. Only upon going to repot (after) my baby did I notice what has to be a mild or early case. Not many mushy roots, but definitely off. I didn't even clue in at first as is often the case on our plant journeys when things seem off. I removed just some bottom roots and cleaned them up they all seemed still pretty tough but further assesment is required, again. I spend a lot of time in meditation with Unique. He has been through hell and back and still has grown over two feet in 1.5 years. Its definitely a sad time when any of our friends fall ill. I have to once again take him out (yah did not fully clue in until after even though I did trim snd clean some roots). So now the real assesment and treatment begins. I cant imagine not having this amazing being, my friend with me. You really tocuh on alll that. Man, this is a long comment. Like my own little talk session to deal with this. I think as well another rubber plant has even earlier stage. You notice as well kind of small patches blackish doscoloration that starts on the bottom of the leaf before they turn that bizzare tone and drop. Man! It can be stressfull. Sending love to all my plant loving friends who are dealing with this. Awesome video bro. Best hands down of about 15 I have watched. I will update on this journey.
Feel so sad today i lost my zz plant from root rot. Me and my damn over watering. I have re potted the roots that were left but i don’t know what is going to happen now. Wish i had come across you before
The method that I use to dry the roots out quickly is to sprinkle Ceylon cinnamon in paper towels or newspaper and wrap around the roots. The cinnamon stops the rot in its tracks and the towel/paper absorbs the excess moisture away. I leave it for up to 24 hrs (finer roots are a lot less) and then assess the full extent of the rot and chop away what needs to go. I then pop it in water to rehydrate before doing a repot without watering for up to a week before gradually increasing the water over the next 2-3 weeks. I always look at how much roots are left after the chop and cut back the plant leaving whatever fraction I've removed; so if I removed 1/3 of the roots I would leave 1/3 of the plant. I've never experienced rot going into the stem but if this was the case I would remove all the roots, wait for the cut to callous over and reroot in damp perlite or moss. BTW the stick tutorial was genius 👏👏👏
Hey Carey, yes I know so many people that use Cinnamon in one form or another, so it must help for sure. Awwww glad you enjoyed the stick analogy, wasn't too sure if that would land well. 😅💚🌿😬
Very informative 👏 Yes hydrogen peroxide is quite affordable here in Canada 🇨🇦.... you can even purchase it at the dollar store for a couple of dollars for a small spray bottle of it.
Root rot the growers nightmare! My P.Verruscosum suffered this, so I used a weak solution of bleach as it had travelled from the root to the base of the stem, and I did cut some of the stem off but it looked as though it had travelled too far up for me to cut more off. It did work and I let it dry for a few hours after the treatment. I repotted into a small pot using Orchid bark which I have found provides enough aeration and I can water frequently without the worry that roots are sitting in soggy compost, as the water goes straight through very quickly.
Very interesting and helpful, thank you!! I found what root rot was when I got my first five "indoor" plants and drowned them with all of my love. And constant air deprivation obviously. Ah rip Schelly and Firo... 😅
Great energy and very informative! Someone left a dragon palm in the giveaway area 7 feet tall but so sad. I've taken cuttings and repotted it and noticed root rot :( I've cut the rot but didn't let it air out! I'll have to do that. Ty
Thank u,thank u, thank u just lost one hoya and losing another because of the soil from the green house I got them from which was in California was way to dense for where I am now. I’m traveling in an rv across the US and it being Fall now the weather where I am isn’t warm anymore. I’m thinking the plant just can’t take up enough water. I am potted it but off all the roots and I’m trying going to propagate what I have left. Your video has been so informative thank you so much.
Γειά σου Μέμο. Ωραίο και χρήσιμο video about root rot. Επειδή ο κήπος μου είναι στη νότια Ελλάδα έχει αρκετή ζέστη εκεί. Πολλά χρόνια έχω έξω στο κήπο αναρριχητικά φυτά όπως τα monstera deliciosa, philodendrons scandens and bippenatifidum, golden pothos, coloureful caladiums. Ποτέ δεν μου σάπισε αροειδές φυτό, που είναι στη γη η πάνω στα δέντρα. Ούτε σε γλάστρα τερρακότα. Μου είχαν σαπίσει ρίζες μόνο σε πλαστικές γλάστρες, αυτές κρατάνε πολύ υγρασία.
Thank you for your video. I reused soil a couple of my plants bc I ran out of soil and it was a disaster. My plant is droopy and dying as I look at it now. It's been 24 hours not sure if ther3 is anything else I can do to save him at this point.
Great video. I suspect i have root rot in my cedars - planted for 2 mo, zone 5a Canada- they are 6 feet tall, and seemingly were field grown with roots chopped to fit in a container and sold in big box store. These trees are notorious for dying off not long after planting. Entire tree is developing brown branches/ crisping and dying off. I thought at first it was underwatering, Of the 5 I bought 3 are in various stages of dying, but I think at least 2 of them will be salvageable if I can figure out what to do . Ive just pulled them up out of the ground to let the roots breathe wasnt a lot of resistance, as there is not much root development, even after 2 months. Virtually nothing aside from a couple of 3 inch new white roots. Suggestions? i;'m thinking dislodge any soil / trim offending roots/ spray w diluted h peroxide/ change soil, add root medium, replant? or ...any suggestions?
Sometimes I have roots that are firm, not mushy, but have a coating of brown stuff that can be scraped off with my thumbnail. Is that the start of root rot?
Thank you for a great conversation, lots of great insights! PBD - with respect to “both sides”, you would want to hear from experts who disagree, not from quacks from the left la-la-kand or right cuckoo-land. For example, If you want to learn about cosmology you want to hear from a couple of disagreeing physicists but not from a flat earth society guy. Same goes for this Cooper “historian”
Hi Memo, hope you are well!💚Last night I watched your video on growing plants on planks, and you said you think it's the best option- do you still think the same thing? Also am I supposed to wet/mist the plank of wood? Very informative video as always- love your videos!💚🌸
So Some questions: 1-Isn't wet areas have water, and water is H2O, which is oxygen, and those bacteria can't live with oxygen? 2-How come outdoor plants never get root rot? You can spray them water all day no issue. 3-I believe Plants consume CO2 from the air and release Oxygen via their root system. Shouldn't this kill the bacteria? 4-I saw people in online videos that literally blast their soil with water but they get no root rot. For me any amount of excess water I will get immediate root rot. How much perlite should be in there?
I have a Thai constellation that got root rot. I need your opinion. I cut all the rot part off. Soak in hydrogen peroxide and put cinnamon and let it air out overnight. Pot it to moss but a week later rot again. Now most of the root gone. Should I root it in water instead of moss?
Wonderful advice! I just rotted my FIFTH monsters deliciosa. Meanwhile, I've got an Addiantium radianum pushing new fronds constantly, my Alocasias are thriving, as is my Dieffenbachia reflector. How? Just... how?
My small Monstera had this white fungus on top of the soil. Today I removed it from the pot and the substrate was a bit wet and a bit too dense even though it was in an aroid mix but I have used too much coco coir. I removed the soil and a few roots were already falling off. I washed the roots in water, put them in a bowl and covered the roots with cinnamon powder because I don't have hydrogen peroxide. I put the plant in new aroid mix with more clay granules - now the substrate is coarse and fluffy. I did not water it yet. How many days should I wait before giving her a bit of water?
I've actually discovered that especially in plants with thick roots, cutting just the infected part of the root + some extra doesn't work at all. This year, my Scindapsus Moonlight, Scindapsus Exotica and Spathyphyllum got root rot at some point and all the roots rotted away in clean water with a hydrogen peroxide solution I changed often. Every time, I had to remove every single part of the roots in the end as they rotted completely. Have your or anyone else's roots actually recovered after cutting? With all of these plants, I ended up losing very little foliage, but ALL the roots. I tried all the tricks, letting them dry before putting them in water, hydrogen peroxide, planting them directly into perlite instead of water... total loss of roots every time. Al the plants survived and recovered beautifully, they just lost their root systems. Any idea why that happens?
Wow very interesting story I have never experienced this and as far as I am aware have not heard of it before. Is there any chance there might have been a pest in the soil eating the roots? how odd!!! Hopefully they are recovering nicely now.
Cool informative video. What about root rot & pon? If I have a water propagated plant living and blooming happily in pon for months in a self-watering pot (a normal plastic pot with holes on the bottom, roots already out of the pot, sitting in 1-2 cm of water in a pretty cover pot) - could it be overwatered? Could it get root rot? Should I wait before refillment of the self-watering and let the pon dry out a bit? And if so, for how long? I´m still trying to figure out this set-up, so any advice would be greatly appreciated :-)
I've heard that the plants grown in PON that have been allowed to dry out too much (roots) become more susceptible to root rot. The trend is to let your Hoyas dry out so much you do the "taco" test on them. Personally I've never done this but like you switched about 95% of my plants slowly over to PON. Mainly because of my battle with fungus gnats. So done with them. Since then my collection is exploding with new growth! Only a few plants didn't love the transition to PON.... eucalyptus died almost immediately... and my African violet... I know while I was transitioning my soil roots to water roots I watered my PON very carefully until I began to see at least a few roots popping out the bottom of the pot. This took about three months for me in my conditions. I now use the reservoir but wait about three days to refill it after the water gaudge reads empty. That's just the way I've been doing it but so far my plants all have roots as well as new growth in the lechuza PON.
@@cannuck3577 Thank you for sharing your experince. I started with pon in July with water propagated marantas and they grew way better than in soil. But then autumn came and a few leaves look as if they are overwatered, so I wondered whether I'm watering them correctly. OK, so I'll wait a little before refilling the water reservoir.
Hydrogen peroxide releases oxygen radicals that kill all bacteria, not just anaerobic ones. It is true that end product is 02 but it is not what kills the bacteria when you use hydrogen peroxide.
@@Houseplantygoodness I water mine the same way i do my Alocasias. Basically let 3 quarters of the soil dry before watering, but never let it dry out completely or you'll get brown edges on the leaves. Come to think of it, this is the way i water all my plants except succulents and ferns. Of course this changes based on several factors (humidity, sunlight etc). Someone living in the southern hemisphere probably has a completely different method than us Europeans 😜.
Almost as often as overwatering being the culprit, underwatering can be the cause. Without enough water the roots will shrivel up and dry therefore losing the ability to absorb water properly. Then after that point the roots will rot.
Yeah completely valid point, I cannot believe I forgot to mention that it applies to underwatering too, I will pin your comment to the top so hopefully more people see it. 💚🌿😊🙌🙌🙌
Yes, I’ve done this after repotting zz plant- I let it dry out too long.
"Change, progress, move on..." I love your pragmatic advice. Your videos are incredibly helpful and entertaining. My plants thank you!
Awww thanks Dave, that is awesome to hear, glad you are enjoying and the plants are happy 💚🌿😊
I like the plant insurance with a friend taking care of the plant. 😀💚
It works really well and such a simple idea too 😊
This video was so well timed for me! I’ve lately been watching a tragedy unfold at the local plant shop as the sign in the window went from “help wanted” to “EXPERIENCED help wanted”… but still two weeks ago I bought a Pink Princess that was obviously overwatered but that I knew hadn’t been there long, hoping for the best… And in the past week I’ve been watching the bottom leaves slowly wilt out. I know now what I’m checking next! Thanks for sharing your time and knowledge with us 😃
Ohhhh wow yeah it does sound like you were kind watching the drama unfold. definately an experienced helper would be needed for them if they are overwatering and causing root rot! Hopefully your PPP recovers 🤞🤞🤞🤞🌿💚
Thank you so much!! Literally I been watching lots of videos about rooted roots but your video was the most helpful 🖤🫶🏻I subscribed Already you your Chanel xoxo
I learn something every time! Not a bad idea to have a plant friend who is good with plants.
Thank you for what you do, I learn so much from you. My attempt is to say this with as much respect as I can, your view is commonly what I've found amongst most if not all enthusiast. Here's my hypothesis, we propagate in water so how is it possible that over watering is the problem. Now here's the part you highlighted in this video that I hadn't thought of, the amount of oxygen the roots need. In water propagation one of the reasons the water is changed is replace the oxygen that has been consumed. What I purpose is that in the soil environment the additional water supports the fungus growth on the roots therefore reducing the exchange of oxygen. We see more root rot in the winter because the evaporation of excess water is much slower, of course in the absence of plastic containers. A practice I started a few years ago to combat this issue is to add hydrogen peroxide to my water. The hydrogen peroxide oxygenates the soil thus killing any fungus around the roots. You also have to keep in mind that this process is also harming other living things in the soil that are needed to maintain the ecology in the medium. Everything has its give and take. I also use Epsom Salt during the winter, very diluted once a month, to nourish the roots for the upcoming growing season. So, there's my two cents for what it's worth. Please don't stop what you're doing, we need you. My part of the world is in Kansas. Thanks so much
Damn. I have watched countless videos on this over that last two days. This is by far the best, and most clear to follow. Thanks. Feeling the color of the leaves. My baby started dropping the odd older smaller leaf everyfew weeks, the color was very different in senses. I knew something seemed off with it. This rubber plant Unique is tough as hell to make a long story short. Only upon going to repot (after) my baby did I notice what has to be a mild or early case. Not many mushy roots, but definitely off. I didn't even clue in at first as is often the case on our plant journeys when things seem off. I removed just some bottom roots and cleaned them up they all seemed still pretty tough but further assesment is required, again. I spend a lot of time in meditation with Unique. He has been through hell and back and still has grown over two feet in 1.5 years. Its definitely a sad time when any of our friends fall ill. I have to once again take him out (yah did not fully clue in until after even though I did trim snd clean some roots). So now the real assesment and treatment begins. I cant imagine not having this amazing being, my friend with me. You really tocuh on alll that. Man, this is a long comment. Like my own little talk session to deal with this. I think as well another rubber plant has even earlier stage. You notice as well kind of small patches blackish doscoloration that starts on the bottom of the leaf before they turn that bizzare tone and drop. Man! It can be stressfull. Sending love to all my plant loving friends who are dealing with this. Awesome video bro. Best hands down of about 15 I have watched. I will update on this journey.
Feel so sad today i lost my zz plant from root rot. Me and my damn over watering. I have re potted the roots that were left but i don’t know what is going to happen now. Wish i had come across you before
The method that I use to dry the roots out quickly is to sprinkle Ceylon cinnamon in paper towels or newspaper and wrap around the roots. The cinnamon stops the rot in its tracks and the towel/paper absorbs the excess moisture away. I leave it for up to 24 hrs (finer roots are a lot less) and then assess the full extent of the rot and chop away what needs to go. I then pop it in water to rehydrate before doing a repot without watering for up to a week before gradually increasing the water over the next 2-3 weeks. I always look at how much roots are left after the chop and cut back the plant leaving whatever fraction I've removed; so if I removed 1/3 of the roots I would leave 1/3 of the plant. I've never experienced rot going into the stem but if this was the case I would remove all the roots, wait for the cut to callous over and reroot in damp perlite or moss. BTW the stick tutorial was genius 👏👏👏
Hey Carey, yes I know so many people that use Cinnamon in one form or another, so it must help for sure.
Awwww glad you enjoyed the stick analogy, wasn't too sure if that would land well. 😅💚🌿😬
Mm… NyCe.
Very informative 👏
Yes hydrogen peroxide is quite affordable here in Canada 🇨🇦.... you can even purchase it at the dollar store for a couple of dollars for a small spray bottle of it.
Root rot the growers nightmare! My P.Verruscosum suffered this, so I used a weak solution of bleach as it had travelled from the root to the base of the stem, and I did cut some of the stem off but it looked as though it had travelled too far up for me to cut more off. It did work and I let it dry for a few hours after the treatment. I repotted into a small pot using Orchid bark which I have found provides enough aeration and I can water frequently without the worry that roots are sitting in soggy compost, as the water goes straight through very quickly.
"A place where I like to geek out about my big passion - root rot" hahaha
Yeah missed the tropical houseplants bit 🤦🤦🤦🤦😂😂😂😂
Lol I was laughing about this too
This is so informative I’ve saved it to my library. Thank you!
The best video I have seen on root rotting. Thank you very much!!
Very interesting and helpful, thank you!! I found what root rot was when I got my first five "indoor" plants and drowned them with all of my love. And constant air deprivation obviously. Ah rip Schelly and Firo... 😅
Awwww I know the feeling I think most of us do the same with our first plants, RIP Schelly and Firo 🙏💚🌿
I absolute needed this video. I have a cebu blue pothos that is exhibiting symptoms. Thank you.
No worries, glad it came in time, hopefully the cebu blue pulls through 🤞🏻🌿💚
Great energy and very informative! Someone left a dragon palm in the giveaway area 7 feet tall but so sad. I've taken cuttings and repotted it and noticed root rot :( I've cut the rot but didn't let it air out! I'll have to do that. Ty
Thank you for an exceptional informative video
Awww no problem glad you found it useful 😊 💚🌿
Thank u,thank u, thank u just lost one hoya and losing another because of the soil from the green house I got them from which was in California was way to dense for where I am now. I’m traveling in an rv across the US and it being Fall now the weather where I am isn’t warm anymore. I’m thinking the plant just can’t take up enough water. I am potted it but off all the roots and I’m trying going to propagate what I have left. Your video has been so informative thank you so much.
Hello from Puerto Rico!!! Thank you!!! This video was so informative!!! 💚🌿🪴🙋🏼♀️🐩
Γειά σου Μέμο. Ωραίο και χρήσιμο video about root rot. Επειδή ο κήπος μου είναι στη νότια Ελλάδα έχει αρκετή ζέστη εκεί. Πολλά χρόνια έχω έξω στο κήπο αναρριχητικά φυτά όπως τα monstera deliciosa, philodendrons scandens and bippenatifidum, golden pothos, coloureful caladiums. Ποτέ δεν μου σάπισε αροειδές φυτό, που είναι στη γη η πάνω στα δέντρα. Ούτε σε γλάστρα τερρακότα. Μου είχαν σαπίσει ρίζες μόνο σε πλαστικές γλάστρες, αυτές κρατάνε πολύ υγρασία.
Thank you for your video. I reused soil a couple of my plants bc I ran out of soil and it was a disaster. My plant is droopy and dying as I look at it now. It's been 24 hours not sure if ther3 is anything else I can do to save him at this point.
Great video. I suspect i have root rot in my cedars - planted for 2 mo, zone 5a Canada- they are 6 feet tall, and seemingly were field grown with roots chopped to fit in a container and sold in big box store. These trees are notorious for dying off not long after planting. Entire tree is developing brown branches/ crisping and dying off. I thought at first it was underwatering, Of the 5 I bought 3 are in various stages of dying, but I think at least 2 of them will be salvageable if I can figure out what to do . Ive just pulled them up out of the ground to let the roots breathe wasnt a lot of resistance, as there is not much root development, even after 2 months. Virtually nothing aside from a couple of 3 inch new white roots. Suggestions? i;'m thinking dislodge any soil / trim offending roots/ spray w diluted h peroxide/ change soil, add root medium, replant? or ...any suggestions?
Sometimes I have roots that are firm, not mushy, but have a coating of brown stuff that can be scraped off with my thumbnail. Is that the start of root rot?
@@kellypearsall4540 yes
Thank you for a great conversation, lots of great insights!
PBD - with respect to “both sides”, you would want to hear from experts who disagree, not from quacks from the left la-la-kand or right cuckoo-land. For example, If you want to learn about cosmology you want to hear from a couple of disagreeing physicists but not from a flat earth society guy. Same goes for this Cooper “historian”
Hi Memo, hope you are well!💚Last night I watched your video on growing plants on planks, and you said you think it's the best option- do you still think the same thing? Also am I supposed to wet/mist the plank of wood? Very informative video as always- love your videos!💚🌸
Ohhh glad you enjoyed, yeah still think planks are a great option, no need to wet them either 😊
So Some questions:
1-Isn't wet areas have water, and water is H2O, which is oxygen, and those bacteria can't live with oxygen?
2-How come outdoor plants never get root rot? You can spray them water all day no issue.
3-I believe Plants consume CO2 from the air and release Oxygen via their root system. Shouldn't this kill the bacteria?
4-I saw people in online videos that literally blast their soil with water but they get no root rot. For me any amount of excess water I will get immediate root rot. How much perlite should be in there?
Thank you 👍
I have a Thai constellation that got root rot. I need your opinion. I cut all the rot part off. Soak in hydrogen peroxide and put cinnamon and let it air out overnight. Pot it to moss but a week later rot again. Now most of the root gone. Should I root it in water instead of moss?
Wonderful advice!
I just rotted my FIFTH monsters deliciosa. Meanwhile, I've got an Addiantium radianum pushing new fronds constantly, my Alocasias are thriving, as is my Dieffenbachia reflector.
How? Just... how?
Thank you
My small Monstera had this white fungus on top of the soil. Today I removed it from the pot and the substrate was a bit wet and a bit too dense even though it was in an aroid mix but I have used too much coco coir. I removed the soil and a few roots were already falling off. I washed the roots in water, put them in a bowl and covered the roots with cinnamon powder because I don't have hydrogen peroxide. I put the plant in new aroid mix with more clay granules - now the substrate is coarse and fluffy. I did not water it yet. How many days should I wait before giving her a bit of water?
I've actually discovered that especially in plants with thick roots, cutting just the infected part of the root + some extra doesn't work at all. This year, my Scindapsus Moonlight, Scindapsus Exotica and Spathyphyllum got root rot at some point and all the roots rotted away in clean water with a hydrogen peroxide solution I changed often. Every time, I had to remove every single part of the roots in the end as they rotted completely. Have your or anyone else's roots actually recovered after cutting? With all of these plants, I ended up losing very little foliage, but ALL the roots. I tried all the tricks, letting them dry before putting them in water, hydrogen peroxide, planting them directly into perlite instead of water... total loss of roots every time. Al the plants survived and recovered beautifully, they just lost their root systems. Any idea why that happens?
Wow very interesting story I have never experienced this and as far as I am aware have not heard of it before. Is there any chance there might have been a pest in the soil eating the roots? how odd!!! Hopefully they are recovering nicely now.
Cool informative video. What about root rot & pon? If I have a water propagated plant living and blooming happily in pon for months in a self-watering pot (a normal plastic pot with holes on the bottom, roots already out of the pot, sitting in 1-2 cm of water in a pretty cover pot) - could it be overwatered? Could it get root rot? Should I wait before refillment of the self-watering and let the pon dry out a bit? And if so, for how long? I´m still trying to figure out this set-up, so any advice would be greatly appreciated :-)
I've heard that the plants grown in PON that have been allowed to dry out too much (roots) become more susceptible to root rot.
The trend is to let your Hoyas dry out so much you do the "taco" test on them. Personally I've never done this but like you switched about 95% of my plants slowly over to PON. Mainly because of my battle with fungus gnats. So done with them. Since then my collection is exploding with new growth!
Only a few plants didn't love the transition to PON.... eucalyptus died almost immediately... and my African violet...
I know while I was transitioning my soil roots to water roots I watered my PON very carefully until I began to see at least a few roots popping out the bottom of the pot.
This took about three months for me in my conditions. I now use the reservoir but wait about three days to refill it after the water gaudge reads empty. That's just the way I've been doing it but so far my plants all have roots as well as new growth in the lechuza PON.
@@cannuck3577 Thank you for sharing your experince. I started with pon in July with water propagated marantas and they grew way better than in soil. But then autumn came and a few leaves look as if they are overwatered, so I wondered whether I'm watering them correctly. OK, so I'll wait a little before refilling the water reservoir.
Very informative video. Yes hydrogen peroxide is affordable in the United States usually under $2
Ahhh that makes sense why everyone uses it there, it is quite cheap, that is great!
Hydrogen peroxide releases oxygen radicals that kill all bacteria, not just anaerobic ones. It is true that end product is 02 but it is not what kills the bacteria when you use hydrogen peroxide.
would drenching your soil in hydrogen peroxide get rid of root rot bacteria (enough) to be able to reuse the material?
I got a big, beautiful dieffenbachia and drowned it to mush 😩😅
Oh no, I am sorry to hear that, I always struggle with how much water is too much water for dieffenbachia 😬😅💚🌿
@@Houseplantygoodness I water mine the same way i do my Alocasias. Basically let 3 quarters of the soil dry before watering, but never let it dry out completely or you'll get brown edges on the leaves. Come to think of it, this is the way i water all my plants except succulents and ferns. Of course this changes based on several factors (humidity, sunlight etc). Someone living in the southern hemisphere probably has a completely different method than us Europeans 😜.
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