Live Stoners Live Stoner Chat - Jul-Sep '23

[InkAddict$]

I'd double check that info. A little algae probably won't hurt anything, but a bunch of it is really not the kind of biology that works with the plant to help it grow.
All you need for "sunblock for the roots" is some straw mulch.
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How To Protect Your Cannabis Crop From Algae - RQS Blog

Algae can deprive cannabis plants of oxygen, increase the risk of pests and disease, and alter the soil pH. We'll teach you how to prevent and treat the issue.

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I use hydroguard I don't still don't trust it...

 

[N/A-Greengo]

Frontiers | Algae as New Kids in the Beneficial Plant Microbiome

Previously, algae were recognized as small prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms found only in aquatic habitats. However, according to a recent paradigm shift...

www.frontiersin.org

 

[Blue_dreamer]

My tomatoes in kratky hydroponics are outside in 90* weather and the last month and a half the roots have been absolutely covered in green algae. They don't seem to give a crap and are producing like absolutely crazy.

 

[InkAddict$]

I wouldn't use it on my plants. It does stink alot though, and will plug the outlet.

Me either...it don't look good for them..I'm just saying what he said...and I seen the pics..it's crazy how much there was and didn't effect his plants...

 

[InkAddict$]

My tomatoes in kratky hydroponics are outside in 90* weather and the last month and a half the roots have been absolutely covered in green algae. They don't seem to give a crap and are producing like absolutely crazy.

From what I've seen no harm..

 

[Blue_dreamer]

From what I've seen no harm..

Yeah, people on the hydroponics subreddits freak out about algae. And I'm just not seeing any real issues. I mean, yeah, too much and its taking away nutrients from your plants, but a little isn't going to hurt anything. Besides, they are breaking down nutrients into small components, so its good for the roots for nutrient uptake.

 

[InkAddict$]

Yeah, people on the hydroponics subreddits freak out about algae. And I'm just not seeing any real issues. I mean, yeah, too much and its taking away nutrients from your plants, but a little isn't going to hurt anything. Besides, they are breaking down nutrients into small components, so its good for the roots for nutrient uptake.

I get algae in my pots all the time..the perlite seems to carry it and I have no issues....

 

[Hog_M@Gundy]

Frontiers | Algae as New Kids in the Beneficial Plant Microbiome

Previously, algae were recognized as small prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms found only in aquatic habitats. However, according to a recent paradigm shift...

www.frontiersin.org

Okay, well maybe it can be beneficial! Still, without knowing what species of algae I have on my soil, and how it interacts with cannabis, I'll be hesitant to further encourage its growth.

 

[InkAddict$]

Okay, well maybe it can be beneficial! Still, without knowing what species of algae I have on my soil, I'll be hesitant to further encourage its growth.

I just let it go...I use hydroguard it helps but there isn't one rockwool cubes that I havnt gotten algae on....

 

[JP1]

Have you seen @420autoflower algae he says it's like sun block to the roots and causes no harm....I've never seen so much algae...it was nutz and the plants were beast....

That's algae in the flood tray, not algae in the rez...