My latest disease problem

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Here are the results today, June 24, from my experiment. The transplants (New Yorker)were all the same size, started exactly the same time, etc, and have been in the containers about 2 weeks. All are in the same exact container (5 gallon smart pot), all have the exact same mix (compost and crushed pecan shells), all are being fed the same fert-liquid soil drench.

From left to right, the first one has zeba and is being watered only with reverse osmosis water-so the water is about as pure as it can be. I am watering about every third day in this container.

"Zeba is a unique superabsorbent polymer based on natural cornstarch, making it biodegradable, nontoxic and odorless. As a starch-based polymer, Zeba is made up of glucose molecules, which are linked together chemically to become a water-insoluble, net-like matrix in the form of a hydrogel that holds and releases water for use by plants as needed."

The second is on the drip system, with regular water from our water utilities, but I have used clearex once to attempt to clear the salt that builds up. Drip comes on every night at 9pm.

The third is on the drip system, with the same water from our water utilities, but nothing has been used to attempt to clear the salt build up. Drip comes on every night at 9pm.

The temps have been 90-98 degrees since I put these in the containers.

Ami and Dice-thanks for your input on this.

Dice-No roundup anywhere. Plus I had the same problem in my closed greenhouse this past winter.

Ami-I never have ber-I bet in the last 5 years, I havent had 10 fruit with ber.

I called the master gardener's hotline here in el paso, and they suggested using gypsum in the containers-supposedly the gypsum attaches to and leaches out the salt. I got some and put some in containers that are in ICU, so they arent expected to make it anyway-we will see.