Problems with getting plants growing - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T19:38:22Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/problems-with-getting-plants-growing?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A567467&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHow is everyone doing?
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<p>I found that Loofah plants grow amazingly well in aquaponics this summer. Most everything else got wiped out by one thing or another. Leaf cutter ants are back trying to take out my ghost chilies again</p>
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<p>I found that Loofah plants grow amazingly well in aquaponics this summer. Most everything else got wiped out by one thing or another. Leaf cutter ants are back trying to take out my ghost chilies again</p> Devoid, your toms look Magnes…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-07-10:4778851:Comment:5706352014-07-10T09:42:03.828ZJon Parrhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JonParr
<p>Devoid, your toms look Magnesium deficient to me, which may be caused by excessive potasium rather than an actual mag def. It's easy enough to add some epsom salt to remedy low mag. Also beware of blossom end rot on the fruit, caused by low calcium. If you are borderline on cal, then adding mag will make it worse. Sounds complicated, but just throw in some epsom salt and observe. That's probably all that's needed.</p>
<p>Devoid, your toms look Magnesium deficient to me, which may be caused by excessive potasium rather than an actual mag def. It's easy enough to add some epsom salt to remedy low mag. Also beware of blossom end rot on the fruit, caused by low calcium. If you are borderline on cal, then adding mag will make it worse. Sounds complicated, but just throw in some epsom salt and observe. That's probably all that's needed.</p> Yeah that's what I'm guessing…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-07-09:4778851:Comment:5703452014-07-09T13:58:05.746ZDevoidhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Devoid
Yeah that's what I'm guessing. I'll cut them out and focus on the lettuce for a couple weeks.
Yeah that's what I'm guessing. I'll cut them out and focus on the lettuce for a couple weeks. Yeah, you can tell with your…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-07-09:4778851:Comment:5704252014-07-09T12:35:45.131ZAlex Veidelhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AlexVeidel
<p>Yeah, you can tell with your squash plant. Seems a tad stunted, and the bottom leaves are yellowing. Your system could use a nitrogen boost. That's probably what's going on with your tomatoes as well.</p>
<p>Yeah, you can tell with your squash plant. Seems a tad stunted, and the bottom leaves are yellowing. Your system could use a nitrogen boost. That's probably what's going on with your tomatoes as well.</p> Nitrate and Nitrite aren…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-07-09:4778851:Comment:5704152014-07-09T01:57:42.925ZDevoidhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Devoid
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<p>Nitrate and Nitrite aren't really showing up on the strips, but Ammonia has come down to 0.5 so the bacteria is definitely working. Can see how yellow the tomato plants have turned. Going to cut them out, too hot to set…</p>
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<p>Nitrate and Nitrite aren't really showing up on the strips, but Ammonia has come down to 0.5 so the bacteria is definitely working. Can see how yellow the tomato plants have turned. Going to cut them out, too hot to set fruit anyway. Will start more for fall. </p> How are those nitrate levels?…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-07-08:4778851:Comment:5703082014-07-08T18:01:41.848ZAlex Veidelhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AlexVeidel
<p>How are those nitrate levels? Also, I might be wrong about this, but the lower branches of tomatoes looks like they're dying because of lack of light. Pretty sure it's considered okay to trim some of the lower branches when growing tomatoes. Anyway, my guess is that your dense tomato leaf canopy is causing the lower branches to die off.</p>
<p>How are those nitrate levels? Also, I might be wrong about this, but the lower branches of tomatoes looks like they're dying because of lack of light. Pretty sure it's considered okay to trim some of the lower branches when growing tomatoes. Anyway, my guess is that your dense tomato leaf canopy is causing the lower branches to die off.</p> Wish I could add photos from…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-07-08:4778851:Comment:5701622014-07-08T01:18:04.511ZDevoidhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Devoid
Wish I could add photos from my phone.<br />
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Got my system covered with a 40% white shade cloth on Sunday. Got heat stroke and a bad sunburn putting it on, better be worth it.
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Got my system covered with a 40% white shade cloth on Sunday. Got heat stroke and a bad sunburn putting it on, better be worth it. Dead squash
Lower branch…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-06-22:4778851:Comment:5684512014-06-22T22:17:47.966ZDevoidhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Devoid
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<p>Lower branches of tomatoes going black</p>
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<p>Lower branches of tomatoes going black</p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772261064?profile=original"><img width="360" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772261064?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="360"/></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772261266?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2772261266?profile=original" width="405"/></a>Haven't come to a conclusion on whether these are serrano or jalopeno</p>
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<p></p> The only current pepper probl…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-06-20:4778851:Comment:5682242014-06-20T03:55:25.517ZDevoidhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Devoid
<p>The only current pepper problems are one plant grew too tall and tipped over. It continued to grow, and now the raft it is in is tipped up in the air. Looks funny. The other is bell peppers grew too big for the plants and bend them over, such tiny plants they are.</p>
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<p>I'll take photos of the squash plants or what's left of them, and the tomatoes tomorrow.</p>
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<p>Going to pick up new bottle of bacteria Saturday. Some more mosquito fish. And if I can net out the tilapia in…</p>
<p>The only current pepper problems are one plant grew too tall and tipped over. It continued to grow, and now the raft it is in is tipped up in the air. Looks funny. The other is bell peppers grew too big for the plants and bend them over, such tiny plants they are.</p>
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<p>I'll take photos of the squash plants or what's left of them, and the tomatoes tomorrow.</p>
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<p>Going to pick up new bottle of bacteria Saturday. Some more mosquito fish. And if I can net out the tilapia in my make up tank tomorrow I'll likely get some butterfly koi just because I love them.</p> If you've got time for pictur…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2014-06-20:4778851:Comment:5682232014-06-20T03:12:23.485ZAlex Veidelhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AlexVeidel
<p>If you've got time for pictures, I'd love to see them. Maybe we can figure out what's happening to your pepper or squash.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Devoid said:</cite></p>
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<p>Unfortunately I haven't been able to spend the time on the system this week. Need to get out there and cut those…</p>
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<p>If you've got time for pictures, I'd love to see them. Maybe we can figure out what's happening to your pepper or squash.<br/> <br/> <cite>Devoid said:</cite></p>
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<p>Unfortunately I haven't been able to spend the time on the system this week. Need to get out there and cut those suckers. Got a good batch of peppers I need to harvest. Serrano's have turned purple, cayannes are red as are the bell peppers.</p>
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<p>I did notice that some (or a good number possibly) of the lower branches have died off, not looking so good.</p>
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<p>The squash completely died off some reason. Not sure if it is lack of nutrient or something else. I know smokers can pass tobacco mosaic virus to tomato/pepper/eggplant, but is there anything that can get passed to squash? The seemed to go down hill immediately after a guy ruffled through them getting the grasshoppers.</p>
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<p>Checked the ammonia and it came back as 1 (ppm?) and no nitrate or nitrite showing.</p>
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