photoperiod to a flowering photoperiod your plant must undergo metabolic changes before it can proceed with flowering. This period occurs in two stages.
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In the first stage the cells in the plant’s apical meristem become “competent,” or able to change developmental fate. In the second stage, these cells, now able to respond in a new way, do so. These cells are now said to be “determined.” The plant then goes on to express its flowers. I predict a high level of success for you given your keen observational skills. Arts from The Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost in Pittsburgh. When not traveling, he lives in Colorado with his hound dog.
Q: I grow in a deep-water culture system and have made no changes. What could possibly be causing root rot to my plants and how do I save them?
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A: Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but once you have pythium, your plants are almost certainly doomed.
Q: I see my plants every day. Usually I can visually see the new growth, however, over the past several days, it appears that they have not grown AT ALL. What would cause my plants to stop growing? They’re in their first week of flower.
This would be a good time to review the disease process triad. There must be met, for any disease to occur, three conditions. The three conditions are pathoge n, h os t a nd e nviro n m e nt. Eliminate any one and you cannot have disease.
A: You are an astute observer of plant development! What you are describing is called floral evocation. When you switch your plant from a vegetative light
Pythium (pathogen) is always present in the air (and therefore, your water); it is only a question of whether the conditions favor its proliferation or not. What
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