Help! Botched compost tea and now plant is wilting

LunarFantom · 08-20-2020, 10:09 PM

I messed up hard. I was making compost tea for the first time, I brewed it too long and hot and without enough stirring, aaaand didn't realize a bucket o poop water is not meant to smell bad so I used it anyway. ): And now. (Blue java) banana plant is sad and drooping about 3 days later.

I presume this grew some bad bacteria, so the question is: how to damage control? Should I hold off on watering in the hopes of drying it out? Is there an antibacterial I could try? Or do I write of the main and try to rescue the shoot?

Auuugh I feel so bad. Poor plant. ):

cincinnana · 08-21-2020, 06:06 PM

You did well....

Your tea is a tad bit strong for your small plants....

I, and others have done this many times over.....the stuff is too strong.

Dilute your solution by 3/4 ....1 to 3 and see how your plants react.

Just a guess.

Let your plant chill/rest a while ....3 weeks before you consider applying another dose,.

Put the plant outside.......if you can.

LunarFantom · 08-21-2020, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by cincinnana

You did well....

Your tea is a tad bit strong for your small plants....

I, and others have done this many times over.....the stuff is too strong.

Dilute your solution by 3/4 ....1 to 3 and see how your plants react.

Just a guess.

Let your plant chill/rest a while ....3 weeks before you consider applying another dose,.

Put the plant outside.......if you can.

Hm.. Its too cold where I live to move it outside. Since over ferilization and root rot both involve clogging the roots with things that prevent water uptake, and since my tea was VERY strong heres the plan;

Tomorrow I shall carefully take out the banana plant and rinse/examine the root system. If theres rot I shall cut off the infected roots. Regardless I'll place in a bucket with water and maybe a tiny smidge of copper antifungal if its rot based.

While roots take a bath I'll sterilize the "pot" (garbage can) with diluted bleach, rinse, and add new soil, then transplant plant back to new fresh home. (Its a big pot so I can sterilize some bun fertilizer and place near bottom for when the root recover enough to reach them.)

edwmax · 08-22-2020, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by LunarFantom

Hm.. Its too cold where I live to move it outside. Since over ferilization and root rot both involve clogging the roots with things that prevent water uptake, and since my tea was VERY strong heres the plan;

Tomorrow I shall carefully take out the banana plant and rinse/examine the root system. If theres rot I shall cut off the infected roots. Regardless I'll place in a bucket with water and maybe a tiny smidge of copper antifungal if its rot based.

While roots take a bath I'll sterilize the "pot" (garbage can) with diluted bleach, rinse, and add new soil, then transplant plant back to new fresh home. (Its a big pot so I can sterilize some bun fertilizer and place near bottom for when the root recover enough to reach them.)

Your soil looks tooo fine. Add about 50% perlite or course sand. Perlite is lite weight; while sand is heavy. .... What about drain holes in the container? Excess water must drain out! .... I think this is you biggest problem.

LunarFantom · 08-22-2020, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by edwmax

.... What about drain holes in the container? Excess water must drain out! .... I think this is you biggest problem.

It has holes drilled in it already.

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