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We made some interesting observations that may add some ideas to fungi and disease or lack of nutrients discussions.
Friends of friends were growing in a fungi infested basement that was tested positive for different even toxic fungi strains, so nobody wanted to live there. They put black and white plastic at the walls and did not care too much for their plants growing in coco with conventional watering by hand. They were always underwatering and showed up only every second or third day. Sometimes the plants were thirsty for days and waiting desperately for water. The plants grew well and only some weak plants catched a fungus and died soon. The rest, 95%-99% stayed healthy and grew normal although Santa Maria was used, a very fungi sensitive strain. Air ventilation was very good and they used a very good root stimulator (Atami) so the plants could build up very strong roots right from the beginning. They used a cheap standard weed fertilizer, nothing special and did not check anything, just putting the fertilizer in tap water.....
Another friend was using the same strain but was growing in a big grow box that was 100% desinfected and cleaned. All his pots and stuff were desinfected. Air ventilation was very good. He used also coco and was caring for his plants like a mother for babies. He was always overwatering and overfeeding a bit, looking at his plants 3 times a day at least. He was using the most advanced and expensive fertilizers and nutrients and was testing for ph and shit all the time. About 30% of his plants catched some root fungus and later developed fungal and bacterial superinfections because of the weakness of the plants. Although he used all kinds of natural and toxic stuff to get them right. When I asked him what root stimulator he used he showed me some crap. I checked the roots and they were all underdeveloped and weak. He stopped watering for days until they were really thirsty and gave them only Atami root stimulator in a little bit of water. later he gave them fertilizer plus root stimulator but always kept underwatering a bit. Most of the plants could recover.
Our idea: Overwatering and bad root development in the first two weeks seem to be the greatest dangers for the plants health. If you do not get this right, problems will continue.
Friends of friends were growing in a fungi infested basement that was tested positive for different even toxic fungi strains, so nobody wanted to live there. They put black and white plastic at the walls and did not care too much for their plants growing in coco with conventional watering by hand. They were always underwatering and showed up only every second or third day. Sometimes the plants were thirsty for days and waiting desperately for water. The plants grew well and only some weak plants catched a fungus and died soon. The rest, 95%-99% stayed healthy and grew normal although Santa Maria was used, a very fungi sensitive strain. Air ventilation was very good and they used a very good root stimulator (Atami) so the plants could build up very strong roots right from the beginning. They used a cheap standard weed fertilizer, nothing special and did not check anything, just putting the fertilizer in tap water.....
Another friend was using the same strain but was growing in a big grow box that was 100% desinfected and cleaned. All his pots and stuff were desinfected. Air ventilation was very good. He used also coco and was caring for his plants like a mother for babies. He was always overwatering and overfeeding a bit, looking at his plants 3 times a day at least. He was using the most advanced and expensive fertilizers and nutrients and was testing for ph and shit all the time. About 30% of his plants catched some root fungus and later developed fungal and bacterial superinfections because of the weakness of the plants. Although he used all kinds of natural and toxic stuff to get them right. When I asked him what root stimulator he used he showed me some crap. I checked the roots and they were all underdeveloped and weak. He stopped watering for days until they were really thirsty and gave them only Atami root stimulator in a little bit of water. later he gave them fertilizer plus root stimulator but always kept underwatering a bit. Most of the plants could recover.
Our idea: Overwatering and bad root development in the first two weeks seem to be the greatest dangers for the plants health. If you do not get this right, problems will continue.