My seeds are sowed!

[crad]

I like the flora nova, I also added water tonight in my new system and added some nutes as my are under 500ppm. I add some of the FLORAMATO and will see how that affects my crop.

[fintuckyfarms]

I am still waiting for the floramato

[fintuckyfarms]

So my second batch of lettuce is doing the same thing as the first Could it be something besides dampening as it is only affecting the lettuce (all 3 varities) all of the other veggies are not affected and I was very careful to not over water the cubes. The first batch is still mostly alive and growing, just laying down. Could it be a nute shortage? They are getting a very week mixture right now with a PH averge of 6.2 sometimes higher sometimes lower.

[GpsFrontier]

seeds don't need any nutrients at all before they have begun growing their first set of real leaves. Then when starting to use nutrients on them, I wouldn't use any more than 1/4 strength. Your pH is fine, honestly I never really check pH for seedlings myself (I'm just lazy that way). But if your lettuce sprouts are still falling over, a few things come to mind. First what is the temperature? Lettuce is a cool weather plant, and may have trouble with temps above 80F. The second is even though you are careful not to over water the growing medium, their roots may still not be getting enough oxygen. You might try using a different growing medium, something that dosen't hold nearly as much moisture, and a lot more air like perlite or vermiculite. Lastly the relative humidity could be an issue. I don't seem to really have too much trouble, but I don't grow a lot of lettuce and I know it's more important for seedlings to have good humidity.

They should be able to start growing a couple pair of leaves without any nutrients. Even when starting to use nutrients a real weak nutrient solution is better, and a pH between 5.5 and 6.5 is in range. So honestly if the roots are getting enough oxygen, the temperature are in the mid to upper 70's, their getting enough light (and it looks like enough light for seedlings), and relative humidity is good, I'm stumped.

[fintuckyfarms]

So it's been a few days and I thought I would show you the growth... Still having issues with the lettuce but I upped the nute strength and everything is growing; even some of the lettuce that I though was a gonner.
On a side note: How do I know when to pick the beans? They look really big for the plant.

[fintuckyfarms]

I have squash flowers!!! 2 male flowers but I can see more coming It is getting so big now. Bought all the stuff for the new system 2 days ago, but then got food poisoning and I haven't been able to get it assembled.
On a side note, I have been giving my "gonner" lettuce a small daily dose of nutes with a dropper and they are goming back, still leaning over but growing and looking stronger.

[fintuckyfarms]

So the FLORMATO dry is still backordered so I sent an e-mail to the company and this is their reply. Just FYI for those of you still looking for it out there.

Hello Tracy,

"I am sorry to say that this product has been discontinued due to lack of demand. There is still some out on the marketplace but we have ceased production and are looking at re-branding it early next year. In lieu of the FloraMato you are encouraged to use our MaxiSeries dry nutrients. You can find out more about these products at the following link:

GENERAL HYDROPONICS

Have a great day,


Matthew Durst
General Hydroponics
Phone: 707-824-9376
Fax: 707-824-9377"