Aquaponics Digest - Fri 07/13/01
Message 1: Re: fish tanks and plant beds
from fishmanbruce 'at' webtv.net (Bruce
Schreiber)
Message 2: Re: grow beds
from fishmanbruce 'at' webtv.net (Bruce
Schreiber)
Message 3: RE: PH adjustment
from fishmanbruce 'at' webtv.net (Bruce
Schreiber)
Message 4: Re: Stawberry nutrient difficiency
from cmccarth 'at' wvu.edu
Message 5: RE: Radiant barier:
from "Wells, Mark CAR"
Message 6: Stawberry Shape/ Poor nutirent or
pollinating
from "Atlas Business Services"
Message 7: Tomato plant question
from Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com
Message 8: RE: Tomato plant question
from "Wells, Mark CAR"
Message 9: Electrical Pump fixes?
from dreadlox 'at' cwjamaica.com
Message 10: Re: E-mails
from fishmanbruce 'at' webtv.net (Bruce
Schreiber)
| Message 1
Subject: Re: fish tanks and plant beds
From: fishmanbruce 'at' webtv.net (Bruce Schreiber)
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:15:45 -0500 (CDT)
Pablo any thing that holds water will do the job I've
used tubs a time
or two.
Bruce
| Message 2
Subject: Re: grow beds
From: fishmanbruce 'at' webtv.net (Bruce Schreiber)
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:33:37 -0500 (CDT)
Claude any thing that holds water works hower ten
gals. are to small
for me personaly but I have about 20 drilled 10 gal.
tanks that could be
hooked up in seriz that would fit the bill. If you or
any one lived
close by you can have them
Bruce
| Message 3
Subject: RE: PH adjustment
From: fishmanbruce 'at' webtv.net (Bruce Schreiber)
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:59:05 -0500 (CDT)
Mark you might consider just plain old water changes
to alter PH. Fish
water gets more acid as the poop and piss build up so
if your plants are
not stripping the fish wiz fast enouph the water gets
acid also I use a
lot of lime stone as a substrate to buffer the acid or
my clams and
mussels shells start to desolve.
Bruce
| Message 4
Subject: Re: Stawberry nutrient difficiency
From: cmccarth 'at' wvu.edu
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 10:50:59 -0400
>My problem is that when the blossoms become fruit,
the fruit is misshapen
>and only completes half of its full cycle before the
fruit dries and turn
>brown.
>
>I assume that there is a lack of proper nutrients
that would allow the fruit
>to completely flesh out and flush red.
Check your plants for the very tiny bug "thrips" It
sounds a little like
the damage they do to me. Shake a misshapen fruit or
flowers over a white
piece of paper, if anything moves on the paper you
probably have thrips.
Carol
| Message 5
Subject: RE: Radiant barier:
From: "Wells, Mark CAR"
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 16:36:12 -0400
David,
I've not used a material like this in a
greenhouse,
so these are just thoughts, not experiences
.but if
you have
good cross ventilation, I would not think heat would
be a problem
and it could help in cooler weather.
Indoor growers have used reflective materials
for years to
increase light intensity and eliminate shading. I am
not sure
about node length, but I read one study where root
growth was
increased.
This was an interesting pdf file I found on
Environmental and
Mechanical Control of Tomato Height for Crop
Production in Space.
You may find it interesting.
http://nj-nscort.rutgers.edu/d_o_c_s_1_xyz/biomassproduction/Env_and_Mech_Co
ntrol_of_Plant_Height.PDF
If the material is made for greenhouses, I
would think the
manufacturer would have some info and maybe be able to
put you
in touch with some people using it who could be of
more help.
Mark
| Message 6
Subject: Stawberry Shape/ Poor nutirent or pollinating
From: "Atlas Business Services"
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 15:43:51 -0600
Thanks,
That may be enough to get me started. The pollination
may be my problem as
the plants are in a small greenhouse without much in
the of flying
pollinators inside. I have been rubbing my fingertips
on the opened flowers
and transferring the pollen to other plants in this
manner. Although I would
say that I am not a consistent or aggressive
pollinator (well not as far as
my strawberries go
.) It would be great if this (poor
pollination) were the
cause of the misshapen fruit. I will try the soft
brush technique for
pollination, which should work fine as I do not have
more than 4 dozen
plants at this time.
If anyone has any web links for strawberry
growers/growing/techniques please
pass them along.
Thanks,
Chris
Woodland Park, Colorado (8500' alt)
250 gal/comets(goldfish)/small
greenhouse/strawberries,peppers,onions,cherry
tomatoes,flowers
| Message 7
Subject: Tomato plant question
From: Andrei.Calciu 'at' hn.va.nec.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 17:29:45 -0400
Guys/gals,
I am having difficulty with my tomato plants. I have 8
different strains,
two plants each. All well pollinated. They are about 6
feet tall and have
multiple vines from the bottom all the way to the top.
I am getting a
number of flowers and fruit is now appearing.
My problem is with the unchecked growth. The darn
things sprout leaves all
over the place. I have trimmed some of the growth, but
I am doing it
blindly. I do not know what I should cut and what I
should leave behind. I
would greatly appreciate any advice and/or links to
pictures or websites
showing what to do.
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Andrei D. Calciu (VA-4270)
NEC America, Inc.
14040 Park Center Dr.
Herndon, VA 20171-3227
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| Message 8
Subject: RE: Tomato plant question
From: "Wells, Mark CAR"
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 18:15:37 -0400
Andrei,
What are you feeding them? Sounds like they
could be getting too much nitrogen causing
excessive vegetative growth, or your suckers
are growing.
On my indeterminate varieties I let one sucker
become another vine and pinch all remaining suckers,
some of which I use as clones for new plants. This
leaves 2 vines and with growth only coming from the
main
stems since the suckers are removed. I remove some
of the leaves from around the bottom of the plants
where there are no tomatoes. I just grow them for
myself
and family at this point and am still learning about
them myself. The more experienced growers can tell
you
more I am sure.
Mark
| Message 9
Subject: Electrical Pump fixes?
From: dreadlox 'at' cwjamaica.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 22:53:09 -0700
Wanna be electricians.
lookie
.
http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/55-509-1/toc.htm
Just helped me fix a submersible pump. Usual safety
applies!!
No Mcgyvering without prior training!!
Nice one mates!
Mike
JAMAICA
| Message 10
Subject: Re: E-mails
From: fishmanbruce 'at' webtv.net (Bruce Schreiber)
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 23:02:56 -0500 (CDT)
Folks since I am working long hours lately mostly 18
to 20hrs per day
ill be answering any of the E- mails that require
thought on sunday or
another short day OK
OH Arlos will be back with us from Idaho next
week he's in Idaho
to check out (GARF.net or com or org I'll betch yah)
any how it's a geothermal site that he is going to see
and the GARF one
is a huge coral farm
Bruce
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