When it comes to growing indoors or outdoors the old adage "cleanliness is next to godliness"
could not be more true. Simple things like removing any dead leaf matter that falls onto the floor,pots system are critical. Botrytis spores from a decomposing dead leaf are just as active as those from a live leaf. Insects like thrips will descend from the plant in the early afternoon and spend most of their time among the debris below the plants. Old soil and soiless medium left in a pot that is goin to be re used can be a great habitat for any number of fungal and viral diseases, aswell as certain insects. So make sure you clean all your equipment between grows including pots, trays everything and steralise with a 10% bleach solution or a room clean product specially formulated to be non harmful to your plants. These simple sanitation methods will reduce the number of problems in your grow room, and make the occasional problem that does arise easier to handle and as we all know prevention is easier than a cure.
could not be more true. Simple things like removing any dead leaf matter that falls onto the floor,pots system are critical. Botrytis spores from a decomposing dead leaf are just as active as those from a live leaf. Insects like thrips will descend from the plant in the early afternoon and spend most of their time among the debris below the plants. Old soil and soiless medium left in a pot that is goin to be re used can be a great habitat for any number of fungal and viral diseases, aswell as certain insects. So make sure you clean all your equipment between grows including pots, trays everything and steralise with a 10% bleach solution or a room clean product specially formulated to be non harmful to your plants. These simple sanitation methods will reduce the number of problems in your grow room, and make the occasional problem that does arise easier to handle and as we all know prevention is easier than a cure.
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