Mark's 2018 crop - Page 16

AKmark · August 6, 2018

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

Olive Hill is very high on my list too.

Marsha, did you send me Elgin Pink? It was you or Barb? At any rate, I got many nice tomatoes from just a couple of plants, saving loads of seeds.

ginger2778 · August 6, 2018

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Originally Posted by AKmark

Marsha, did you send me Elgin Pink? It was you or Barb? At any rate, I got many nice tomatoes from just a couple of plants, saving loads of seeds.

It was me. So glad they worked out for you. They're wonderful.

AKmark · August 15, 2018

Plant observation question. I recently noticed that I had a worsening Mg deficiency, and had a few BER show up, which I never get. What would you suspect, and adjust?

ginger2778 · August 15, 2018

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Originally Posted by AKmark

Plant observation question. I recently noticed that I had a worsening Mg deficiency, and had a few BER show up, which I never get. What would you suspect, and adjust?

Add more Calcium nitrate and Epsom salts, ratio off?

Tomzhawaii · August 16, 2018

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Originally Posted by AKmark

Plant observation question. I recently noticed that I had a worsening Mg deficiency, and had a few BER show up, which I never get. What would you suspect, and adjust?

Mark,
I thought maybe this was a joke or trivia quiz.
From what you have shared about your system and your nutrients. It can probably be blamed on a bad batch. Your cal- mag are together right ? My feeling is your knowledge and precise system will prove this. I wish you good luck in finding the culprit.
Aloha,
Tom

efisakov · August 16, 2018

Was the BER on all varieties or just one? I had this year the same variety getting BER in container and the tomato bed. It could be something with variety as well, like temperature is too high and it was designed for colder climates. Only one other variety had BER out of 40 + varieties.

PureHarvest · August 16, 2018

Potassium level is too high and antagonising Magnesium uptake.
Calcium is too high and antagonising Magnesium.
Nitrogen from NH4 form decreases Calcium uptake.

Koala Doug · August 16, 2018

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Originally Posted by PureHarvest

Potassium level is too high and antagonising Magnesium uptake.
Calcium is too high and antagonising Magnesium.
Nitrogen from NH4 form decreases Calcium uptake.

These seem to be the most likely potential culprits.

AKmark · August 16, 2018

It was Excess K, which caused both Ca and Mg uptake issues. I corrected it easily.

I ran an EC of 2.5-3.0 for sometime to see how high I could push it without adverse affects.

When I noticed the BER on top of the Mg deficiency I knew what was happening. First I cut out the KNO3, then simply reduced the 4-18-38 till my EC was 2.0-2.2. The plants look good, fruit production is still good too.

I posted this because it is good to know your element antagonists. When you see a deficiency many times it may not be a lack of, but an excess of. It is important to use an EC or PPM meter when growing in containers, or know your antagonists. Thanks, that was fun. LOL

http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/agricultu...ntagonism.html

AKmark · August 16, 2018

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Originally Posted by efisakov

Was the BER on all varieties or just one? I had this year the same variety getting BER in container and the tomato bed. It could be something with variety as well, like temperature is too high and it was designed for colder climates. Only one other variety had BER out of 40 + varieties.

It was mainly on one variety, and it was not that bad, but I never get it. I knew something was off, my watering is pretty tight, so I had doubts that it was the issue. I knew I had antagonism brewing.

PureHarvest · August 16, 2018

I was gonna say that maybe you doubled your Kno3 by mistake when mixing up stock tanks.
But you did it on purpose lol.

AKmark · August 16, 2018

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Originally Posted by PureHarvest

I was gonna say that maybe you doubled your Kno3 by mistake when mixing up stock tanks.
But you did it on purpose lol.

I also ran a 2.3 EC on seedlings, they did just fine. LOL A guy up the road uses the same mix on seedlings as well as mature plants, and his plants look great.

AKmark · August 16, 2018

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Originally Posted by Tomzhawaii

Mark,
I thought maybe this was a joke or trivia quiz.
From what you have shared about your system and your nutrients. It can probably be blamed on a bad batch. Your cal- mag are together right ? My feeling is your knowledge and precise system will prove this. I wish you good luck in finding the culprit.
Aloha,
Tom

Hi Tom, it was a sort of Trivia quiz, but some info was missing such as the high EC I was running. The Good part is I have tomatoes everywhere. Will post some pics later. Good luck with your own project. BTW, send your neighbors up here some sunshine, we are in need. LOL

Tomzhawaii · August 16, 2018

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Originally Posted by AKmark

Hi Tom, it was a sort of Trivia quiz, but some info was missing such as the high EC I was running. The Good part is I have tomatoes everywhere. Will post some pics later. Good luck with your own project. BTW, send your neighbors up here some sunshine, we are in need. LOL

Thanks, but we're on the 3rd hurricane watch in 2 months.
Sunshine is limited. Wind, we got it. Rainbows a plenty.
Aloha

AKmark · August 16, 2018

This GH is the one I frequently show. We are still getting tomatoes, and have been harvesting since early May. There is quite a bit of pruned up vines on the ground now.

August 16, 2018	#231
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	Was the BER on all varieties or just one? I had this year the same variety getting BER in container and the tomato bed. It could be something with variety as well, like temperature is too high and it was designed for colder climates. Only one other variety had BER out of 40 + varieties. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

August 16, 2018	#232
PureHarvest Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b Posts: 1,369	Potassium level is too high and antagonising Magnesium uptake. Calcium is too high and antagonising Magnesium. Nitrogen from NH4 form decreases Calcium uptake. Last edited by PureHarvest; August 16, 2018 at 08:31 AM.

August 16, 2018	#234
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	It was Excess K, which caused both Ca and Mg uptake issues. I corrected it easily. I ran an EC of 2.5-3.0 for sometime to see how high I could push it without adverse affects. When I noticed the BER on top of the Mg deficiency I knew what was happening. First I cut out the KNO3, then simply reduced the 4-18-38 till my EC was 2.0-2.2. The plants look good, fruit production is still good too. I posted this because it is good to know your element antagonists. When you see a deficiency many times it may not be a lack of, but an excess of. It is important to use an EC or PPM meter when growing in containers, or know your antagonists. Thanks, that was fun. LOL http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/agricultu...ntagonism.html Last edited by AKmark; August 16, 2018 at 12:32 PM.

August 15, 2018	#228
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Plant observation question. I recently noticed that I had a worsening Mg deficiency, and had a few BER show up, which I never get. What would you suspect, and adjust?

August 16, 2018	#236
PureHarvest Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mid-Atlantic right on the line of Zone 7a and 7b Posts: 1,369	I was gonna say that maybe you doubled your Kno3 by mistake when mixing up stock tanks. But you did it on purpose lol.