new strawberry growth curling and burning - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T19:48:58Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/new-strawberry-growth-curling-and-burning?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A637356&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOk - glad you could pin the p…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-12-05:4778851:Comment:6376312016-12-05T09:03:13.696ZPieter Swanevelderhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PieterSwanevelder
<p>Ok - glad you could pin the problem. Hope you've got a bumper crop.</p>
<p>Ok - glad you could pin the problem. Hope you've got a bumper crop.</p> Thanks Pieter, I removed all…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-12-02:4778851:Comment:6376102016-12-02T21:16:27.531ZAqua Danhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/dan308
<p>Thanks Pieter, I removed all but one 'old' strawberry plant and planted 20 new ones. The other 6 'new' ones in the verts said it all, with new growth including many buds told me, as you said, plant new ones! At 80 cents each it's a no brainer. I even planted a few in my nft hydrosys. Also, my ph has stabilized at about 6.4...I see the range for strawberries is 5.5-6.5, so...gotta keep my fish and bacteria happy too, right? thanks again<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Pieter Swanevelder…</cite></p>
<p>Thanks Pieter, I removed all but one 'old' strawberry plant and planted 20 new ones. The other 6 'new' ones in the verts said it all, with new growth including many buds told me, as you said, plant new ones! At 80 cents each it's a no brainer. I even planted a few in my nft hydrosys. Also, my ph has stabilized at about 6.4...I see the range for strawberries is 5.5-6.5, so...gotta keep my fish and bacteria happy too, right? thanks again<br/> <br/> <cite>Pieter Swanevelder said:</cite></p>
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<p>As I remember Calsium mask Magnesium deficiency. I ussually add egg shells to increase calsium slowly and add epsom salt for magnesium. struvite is also a good addition - but don't tell my wife....</p>
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<p>Just mulched over the below? Maybe you can get an extra Strawbery plant and check if its not age related?</p>
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Figures seems OK - th…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-11-29:4778851:Comment:6373562016-11-29T07:37:11.866ZPieter Swanevelderhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PieterSwanevelder
<p>Hi Dan</p>
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<p>Figures seems OK - the pH could be a tad lower though? - and the ammonia seems to be border line. strawberries prefer pH 5.5-6.5 according to literature. If possible - do a few pH readings during the 24h day (including sunset/sunrise in your data set) as it's diurnal - it could be that your mean pH is too high (alkali).</p>
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<p>Hi Dan</p>
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<p>Figures seems OK - the pH could be a tad lower though? - and the ammonia seems to be border line. strawberries prefer pH 5.5-6.5 according to literature. If possible - do a few pH readings during the 24h day (including sunset/sunrise in your data set) as it's diurnal - it could be that your mean pH is too high (alkali).</p>
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<p>Regards,</p> Pieter, I removed all growsto…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-11-28:4778851:Comment:6373402016-11-28T13:58:58.042ZAqua Danhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/dan308
<p>Pieter, I removed all growstones out of the bed, rinsed and replaced about 3 weeks ago. I had lots of root mass at the time but only replaced the strawberry plants. as of 5 minutes ago my readings are as follows:</p>
<p>ammonia-.25ppm nitrate-approx. 150ppm nitrite-0 ph-6.4 kh-3 gh-stopped adding drops at 25,never turned green.(very hard water in florida).</p>
<p>fish are very healthy and happy, plants are not looking so good..again new growth looks horrible.</p>
<p>Pieter, I removed all growstones out of the bed, rinsed and replaced about 3 weeks ago. I had lots of root mass at the time but only replaced the strawberry plants. as of 5 minutes ago my readings are as follows:</p>
<p>ammonia-.25ppm nitrate-approx. 150ppm nitrite-0 ph-6.4 kh-3 gh-stopped adding drops at 25,never turned green.(very hard water in florida).</p>
<p>fish are very healthy and happy, plants are not looking so good..again new growth looks horrible.</p> Ok - how long since you 'clea…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-11-25:4778851:Comment:6374232016-11-25T15:12:25.579ZPieter Swanevelderhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PieterSwanevelder
<p>Ok - how long since you 'cleaned out the system' - is your system again fully cycled? </p>
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<p>Maybe post your amonia, nitrate, nitrite, pH, KH, GH levels?</p>
<p>Ok - how long since you 'cleaned out the system' - is your system again fully cycled? </p>
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<p>Maybe post your amonia, nitrate, nitrite, pH, KH, GH levels?</p> Age? actually the 6 plants in…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-11-25:4778851:Comment:6374222016-11-25T14:33:33.545ZAqua Danhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/dan308
<p>Age? actually the 6 plants in my verticals are new and even a couple of those are showing the same signs. thanks</p>
<p>Age? actually the 6 plants in my verticals are new and even a couple of those are showing the same signs. thanks</p> Not sure Dan
As I remember C…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-11-25:4778851:Comment:6371952016-11-25T14:14:24.382ZPieter Swanevelderhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PieterSwanevelder
<p>Not sure Dan</p>
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<p>As I remember Calsium mask Magnesium deficiency. I ussually add egg shells to increase calsium slowly and add epsom salt for magnesium. struvite is also a good addition - but don't tell my wife....</p>
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<p>Just mulched over the below? Maybe you can get an extra Strawbery plant and check if its not age related?…</p>
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<p>Not sure Dan</p>
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<p>As I remember Calsium mask Magnesium deficiency. I ussually add egg shells to increase calsium slowly and add epsom salt for magnesium. struvite is also a good addition - but don't tell my wife....</p>
<p></p>
<p>Just mulched over the below? Maybe you can get an extra Strawbery plant and check if its not age related?</p>
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<p><a href="http://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/9884/what-should-i-do-to-make-my-strawberry-a-perennial" target="_blank">http://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/9884/what-should-i-do-to-make-my-strawberry-a-perennial</a></p> Thanks Pieter, I have been ad…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-11-25:4778851:Comment:6374192016-11-25T13:55:24.662ZAqua Danhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/dan308
<p>Thanks Pieter, I have been adding potassium bicarbonate every few days trying to stabilize my ph and bring my kh up . with that being said, I have been adding potassium and still have the same bad issues with Most of the new growth. The chart you sent implies that I have a magnesium and calcium deficiency as well...maybe boron too? do you have any aquaponic safe recommendations for this? Last year we grew some beautiful berries but I recently did a system clean out. thanks</p>
<p>Thanks Pieter, I have been adding potassium bicarbonate every few days trying to stabilize my ph and bring my kh up . with that being said, I have been adding potassium and still have the same bad issues with Most of the new growth. The chart you sent implies that I have a magnesium and calcium deficiency as well...maybe boron too? do you have any aquaponic safe recommendations for this? Last year we grew some beautiful berries but I recently did a system clean out. thanks</p> Hi Aqua Dan
Here is a link o…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2016-11-17:4778851:Comment:6370792016-11-17T07:24:45.622ZPieter Swanevelderhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PieterSwanevelder
<p>Hi Aqua Dan</p>
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<p>Here is a link on nutrient deficiencies</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.mybsl.co.nz/Strawberry%20nutrients%20deficiency%20symptoms.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.mybsl.co.nz/Strawberry%20nutrients%20deficiency%20symptoms.pdf</a></p>
<p>Hi Aqua Dan</p>
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<p>Here is a link on nutrient deficiencies</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.mybsl.co.nz/Strawberry%20nutrients%20deficiency%20symptoms.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.mybsl.co.nz/Strawberry%20nutrients%20deficiency%20symptoms.pdf</a></p>