|
| Hi folks,
First time grower and I have 3 week old Roma tomato plants that have been in the reservoir for almost a week now. They look like they are coming along fine until this evening when I noticed the original seedling leaves at the bottom drying, browning, curling and dying. For now it seems confined to those leaves only... the rest look beautiful. I just want to nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand. I've seen so many posts on this but the pictures I've seen look nothing like mine so I want to pass this on for advice if possible and make sure I go in the right direction. My setup: 18 gallon Roughneck
Overwatering / Underwatering / Nutrients... I've seen all type of suggestions. Anyone care to comment? |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
| Their fine, those first two leaves always die shortly after the real foliage begins to get big enough. That's normal.. |
|
- Posted by tcharris32 none (My Page) on Thu, Sep 29, 11 at 20:21
| First, those are the cotyledon leaves and it is normal for those to shrivel and fall off. They contain everything your plants need (nutrient wise) to survive until it gets real leaves and can start the photosynthesis process. Second, I'm assuming your setup is an aeroponic system? What media are you using? Just hydroton or do you have a rapid rooter in there as well? |
|
| It's aeroponic but it's a small pump which makes the droplets pretty large compared to true aeroponic system. I'm using Hydroton with Rapid Rooters. I just realized the other day I chose an indeterminate tomato variety so sadly, I'm going to have to thin these out very soon. Since posting those pictures a week ago, they have grown into a dense mass of plants. |
|
- Posted by tcharris32 none (My Page) on Sat, Oct 1, 11 at 8:16
| If they are growing good, I'd leave it on the schedule that you're on. With the rapid rooter in there it may be a little excessive since that will hold the moisture a lot more than just plain hydroton but like I said, if its working, go with it. Also, I believe that whether you are indeterminate or determinate won't matter on your setup. You are going to want no more than four plants in that bucket. Probably just two though. |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Hydroponics Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.