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| Author: | Sundkist1121 [ Jun 13th, '14, 19:57 ] |
| Post subject: | What am I doing WRONG |
Hey Friends, I have had an indoor system going now for about 2.5 months. I have plants that are 8 inches to almost 2 feet tall. The really tall ones are beans. The smaller ones are Cucumbers. I also had leaf lettuce going, and some tomatoes started which are about 6 inches tall. I also have a mild fungus that began but my fungicide is doing a good job. What I have questions about is that my indoor aquaponics system should be doing better than an outdoor planter, that's the way I understood aquaponics. Plants flourish and an indoor system can be run year round. I have done several water tests and the Nitrate levels are perfect, so the biological filter is running well. I know, ammonia, nitrites, and PH are all good too. What I'm confused about is that all my tomato plants are starting to wilt and die, so did all my lettuce. Oh, I have bell peppers going too but they're only about 2.5 inches tall. I really had the impression that once a plant is started in an aquaponics system that these plants would be harvestable a week to 2 weeks prior to their outdoor harvest life. Why are my plants not growing now? It seems as though they have plateaued. Thanks, |
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| Author: | 1luckeyfish [ Jun 13th, '14, 21:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What am I doing WRONG |
Can you give more information? Pictures would be great, but if you don't have that: What kind of lighting, and how long are they on? Can you tell us more about your system (size, flow, etc)? |
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| Author: | smatthew [ Jun 13th, '14, 22:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What am I doing WRONG |
If it's an indoor system, then lighting will be the limiting factor, unless you're prepared for a huge power bill. How old is your system? Most don't start "popping" until the second year. |
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| Author: | Ronmaggi [ Jun 14th, '14, 00:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What am I doing WRONG |
Correct, it is still early. What fungicide are you using? Potassium bicarbonate is good, but other stuff I would be quite wary of. They can and will damage your biofilter. |
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