Dark smudgy spots...?

FreyaFL · November 3, 2012

I was checking my aquaponic growbed and noticed this on the lowest branch of my Purple Cherokee. I cut the branch off, just in case. But, is this something I need to be worried about? I do have white flies (grrrr...)

Thanks!
Freya

**mdvpc** · November 3, 2012

Freya-I posted a few days ago a photo that looks a lot like yours. Here is the thread and the comments:

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=25349

FreyaFL · November 4, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdvpc

Freya-I posted a few days ago a photo that looks a lot like yours. Here is the thread and the comments:

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=25349

Thank you! I guess I'll hope it's the nutrient imbalance as I can't spray anything (least of all copper) onto anything in my aquaponic system. (But I can add a little fertilizer. Maxigrow w/Iron, I think it's called.)

I didn't notice anything else wrong this morning. Fingers crossed!

Redbaron · November 4, 2012

What kind of fish do you raise freya?

FreyaFL · November 4, 2012

I have comet goldfish, atm, as I was just cycling the system (it's only a month old.) It's ready now and I'll be getting tilapia in a week. (Otoh, having goldfish is soooo easy and pretty much worry free. LOL)

Redbaron · November 4, 2012

The tilapia might solve the problem without any extra work.

FreyaFL · November 5, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redbaron

The tilapia might solve the problem without any extra work.

That would be nice!

November 3, 2012	#1
FreyaFL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: SW FL Posts: 152	Dark smudgy spots...? I was checking my aquaponic growbed and noticed this on the lowest branch of my Purple Cherokee. I cut the branch off, just in case. But, is this something I need to be worried about? I do have white flies (grrrr...) Thanks! Freya

November 3, 2012	#2
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Freya-I posted a few days ago a photo that looks a lot like yours. Here is the thread and the comments: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=25349 __________________ Michael

November 4, 2012	#4
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	What kind of fish do you raise freya? __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

November 4, 2012	#6
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	The tilapia might solve the problem without any extra work. __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture