Im still new to these. I used an app to help me diagnose what was wrong. The app said it was late blight, but the symptoms seem to not match.
Anyone experience something like this? Should I trim the bad ones?
by Edbardoo
Im still new to these. I used an app to help me diagnose what was wrong. The app said it was late blight, but the symptoms seem to not match.
Anyone experience something like this? Should I trim the bad ones?
by Edbardoo
5 Comments
Tech can miss what a gardener spots! I’d trim those rough leaves and trust your instincts-the plants usually have the last word. You’ll get the hang of it.
I’m not an expert, but I think growing tomatoes in an NFT system like this is very difficult because the size of the roots of a tomato plant can get so large long and create blockages. Even with bush varieties of cherry tomatoes. I’ve tried to grow them myself and I figured out the space issue after a while. You may want to try deep water culture or kratky, where you have a dedicated container (such as a multi gallon bucket) as the space for them.
The size of the reservoir also makes it easier to manage nutrients and ph as these things, with their large root footprint can drink and consume a lot in a day. That makes it hard to balance without consistently tending to them. Whereas a larger reservoir makes it less hands on.
Lastly, I don’t think space is your issue here yet, these aren’t large enough. It’s most likely an EC or Ph issue. What are your measurements on the water you’re using in the system?
I grow tomatoes in a dwc bucket with air and that’s almost not big enough. My indoor tomato’s are 8 feet tall and the root ball is massive.
Ec? Ph? Nitrogen amount? Check also roots
You can’t really do tomatoes in NFT like this. The root mass is far too big. There are a couple hybrid systems that use NFT channels to wick up nutrients up into an inert substrate which are quite effective. If you want to grow tomatoes, you ought to switch to a DWC system. 5 gallon buckets, air stones, three inch netcups, 1 plant per bucket.