Hello,
In an AeroGarden, the roots to a plant are submerged in water pretty much 24/7 (unless you let your Garden run dry which is a no-no). Yet I’ve never had a plant get root-rot.
Yet when you over-water stuff in a plant-pot, the plants are very likely to suffer/die from root-rot. Why?
Thank you!
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Hydroponics, aeroponics especially, you have very oxygenated water, preventing any kind of rot from forming. Something that CAN form however, which can resemble root rot is different forms of algae. That’s why for these forms of gardening dark water tubes, pots, and water reservoirs are used, to prevent algae from forming. Even then, sometimes different kinds of algae can get in that like aerated water and darkness. Soooo, growers can either aim for a sterile environment, typically achieved with a dilution of bleach or chlorine, or they can add bacteria that will outcompete these algae and other bacteria that might try to grow. Basically, the bacteria growers add grows faster than the algae, and it prevents the algae from growing because of how abundant it will become.
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