If you’ve grown any kind of potted plant, you’ve probably lost a plant to root rot at some time or another. Root rot is caused by overwatering and is extremely hard to treat. Fortunately, if you catch the disease soon enough there are a few ways that you can easily treat root rot. Below, I’ll explain how to do so. This is the best root rot treatment.
What Is Root Rot?
To treat root rot, it’s important that you know what it is. Root rot occurs when you have overwatered a plant to the point that a deadly fungal disease has grown in the soil. This deadly fungal disease will literally kill your plants from the inside out.
Plants commonly struggling from root rot usually have yellow leaves (beginning at the bottom of the plant and then rapidly moving their way up). Stunted growth is also common for plants struggling with root rot. Additionally, as the disease spreads, it will give the trunk of your tree or plants a “shriveled” look. Now that you have determined whether or not your plant is suffering from root rot, and why it was caused, let’s learn how to treat it!
Root Rot Treatment
If you think that your poor plant is struggling with root rot, use these tips and tricks to treat it.
First, remove your plant from its pot and inspect the roots. Are the roots soft, mushy, and brown? There might even be a bit of a smell coming from the soil. If so, your plant definitely has root rot.
Remove all of the soil from the roots of your plant and throw the soil away. The soil is now contaminated by the fungus, so new soil is needed. After you have thrown the soil away, make sure to clean the pot to prevent spores from returning to your fresh soil.
Next, thoroughly examine the roots of your effected plant. Use clean scissors to remove any and all rotting roots from the plant. Root rot definitely spreads, and cutting off the effected areas is the best way to treat the problem.
After all of the roots have been removed, place your plant into the pot with fresh potting soil. Make sure the potting soil chosen is the right kind for your plant. For example, succulents prefer a dry, sandy mixture instead of something dense and rich like Peace lilies do. Use this guide to water your plant!
If you treat the problem with the root rot treatment above as soon as symptoms show, you can save your plant in most cases.
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