black bugs, be gone!
of the roots that is responsible for
taking up water and nutrients.
When the aphids eat this portion of the roots, it reduces
your plant's ability to take
up plant food. Cutting the
fertilizer in half reduces the
concentration of plant food,
which in turn normally slows
the onset of wilting because of
osmosis. It also helps with plant
deficiency like signs of
over fertilization.
The fifth step
The fifth step is to reduce the temperature of your water
reservoir to 65ºF. This will help control the spread of other
plant diseases because it will reduce the temperature of the
water and the rate at which root rot can spread.
The sixth step
The sixth step is put some Vaseline around the base stem of
your plant. This is preparation for the next step when aphids
try and climb up and get away.
The seventh step
The seventh step is to completely drown your entire root
system with an oil-based soil drench. To put it simply, root
aphids are extremely hard to kill and an oil-based soil
drench solution is the only thing that will do a great job.
MY
System Sterilization
Checklist
1.
2.
3.
4.
Kill your plants
Remove all growing media
Fog your room before you start sterilizing
Clean everything:
a. Inside and outside hoods
b. Lenses and bulbs
c. Walls
d. Reservoirs and other H2O systems
e. Get new irrigation if auto watering
f. Fans
5. Apply fogger
6. Shut down room for two to four weeks to insure
complete death
7. Start from scratch (that means new motherplants) and do
not go back to the person that gave you the aphids—go to
a new nursery!
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