Plants not taking any water?

[curious101]

Ok...so i have 3 plants...two of which were having major problems (check pics below) so i flushed em for a second time in 2 weeks...gave em water with 1/4 bio-bloom and cal-mag...pots are literally the same weight as when i watered them...after i water there is a horrible smell (using happy frog so it could be the guano)...plants look even worse than when pics were taken and the ph is fine...any ideas...the fan leaves on the bottom have all withered and fallen...leaves are even more yellow than b-4 the flush...buds have now stopped growth which was continuing b-4 the flush...here are pics from b-4 the flush which was 3 days ago

[surreys princess]

hi...just to check first....

ph is 7? lots of air? what is your lighting? do you have any pools of water?

[curious101]

ph is around 6.8...lighting is a 400w hps...have 4-6in. fans blowing 24/7...three sided room with white curtain...room is 3x3ft...curtain is hung so there is 8in of opening at top and bottome to allow cool air in the bottom and hot through the top...temp of roots at top of pot is 68-71def. F...temp of room is between 70-76 with no co2...temp drops between 8-10 degrees at nite...by pools of water do u mean in the pot or on the floor cuz the answer would be no...soil has extra perlite added so it drains well...pots 12in. tall and 17in. wide...plants are between 2 and 3 ft...hope that sums it well:thumbsup:

[curious101]

ok...since the flush doesn't seem to help and the plants look worse...should i tranplant...i know it could be dangerous but at this point...the plants shown above have lost bout half their leaves since shot was taken a few days ago...thinking some fresh happy frog in a new sanitized pot may help...gonna use hydrogen peroxide and 4 part water to wet the plants b-4 the transplant...hopefully killing whatever is destroying my plants...the grow room stinks of rot or death when i water the plants and think it may be bacteria or mold from overwatering...think it will work?

[stinkyattic]

If you suspect root rot...
-Soil drench with bacillus subtilis
(serenade can be found at box stores)
-Repot into larger container with a sterile mix containing an outrageous amount of perlite for air circulation/drainage
-Cross your fingers

[surreys princess]

how many fans? what do you have for venitlation? humidity range?

fixing it is great, but we have to figure out how this happened so it doesnt happen again...........

[Zandor]

Can you separate the ones with bad smelling roots? Maybe water them by them self with 10% H²O² and 5% bleach. If you have common root problems that should take care of them. If you don't then it will not do much because Pythium wilt is not recoverable that I know of still.

Pythium wilt at this point in the cycle is rare but it can happen in soil if you don't have enough drainage and old minerals are still present in the bottom of the soil.

Here is an FAQ on that subject you may find intresting.

http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-faqs/36996-damping-off.html

[Weedhound]

Bleach....seriously?

[curious101]

so i followed zandor's advice...didn't use the bleach b/c my Ask Ed book said that 1 part peroxide and 4 parts water would do the trick...3 days later the leaves are becoming green and the buds are gaining both size and a sweet aroma that did not exist b-4 the treatment...thanks all...fed em today cuz they were mighty dry...dropped bio-bloom and switched to botanicare pro bloom which is giving me a more ph balanced nute mix...all in all things are shaping up...post a few pics in a couple of days

[4x5]

I would've used the bleach, I like the smell.....