Greenhouse 22-05-2018 - Tom troubles

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Greenhouse 22-05-2018 - Tom troubles
A week ago I had a hunch my toms were getting too much fertiliser and I've reduced the strength of the nutrient solution. It's not a hunch anymore; pretty certain now.

The leaves are thick, waxy and with a blueish hue.  
![20180522_081057.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdKwJpGTMSZnNaA5j93DoaEbEaeJei1happ11Rx6ATSg4/20180522_081057.jpg)

They're curling as well. 
![20180522_081102.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbT8GzBnaqXzLNoNLYuPwJhTZ9wokhirRY6sV68LdWK4c/20180522_081102.jpg)

Even though I've reduced the strength I think there was a bit of salts build up and together with the really high temps we've had recently the plants were not able to take in enough water.
![20180522_081115.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmVAQDKh69V9fKcB1e4qkLjEYVj4tbbTYqsZZw1AVAuoLj/20180522_081115.jpg)
Yesterday I've replaced the solution with plain water and today I've flushed every single bucket and changed the water again. This should hopefully get them to bounce back. I will keep them on plain water for at least a week from now. 

I think they will recover, the roots are looking good and quite happy so they weren't stunted by the salts. 
![20180522_095824.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmP78tsEYHkM4uuDD42WaSk9n2Cp1TUiesUTtbPoqXkYhY/20180522_095824.jpg)

There's plenty of flowers but there's a danger they will fall off now because of the plants being over fed; we'll have to see what happens. 
![20180522_090213.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSc2BN7XqtnX5TfPyyeu545TmT9yrJbx3KDipcw84TJgW/20180522_090213.jpg)

On the other hand the beans seem to not have had any issues with the increased amounts of nutrients; if anything they set more fruit. 
![20180522_081244.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSKerVkzkJB8pL5ynihf7fsXp3QRMW7AsUmyhDjZatWEE/20180522_081244.jpg)

Same with the salads, which is surprisingly as they're supposed to tolerate only half the nutrients tomato plants take. 
![20180522_081309.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXkqQ7QPMW4SNcrWfPAmuregLiDg7MFeyPMy79MMqV1Ch/20180522_081309.jpg)

Berries are still producing and I've got the first runner rooted. 
![20180522_081401_HDR.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWevDtmWXqs2j17GA38fBEjzpRjUdPDRVCJoRwTrHoZ6P/20180522_081401_HDR.jpg)

I'll give it a few more days for the roots to develop further and then I'll move it into the system. 
![20180522_081345.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUarHdrDvJwMmKYrKQXAZX4Hqufw7QmcNm2gXw35XFXxh/20180522_081345.jpg)

Alright, that's about it.

Cheers
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