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Hello, Matrix,
Thanks for the message. While I've been gardening for many decades, the decision to grow indoors is relatively recent, prompted by success in starting seeds for outdoor planting. With proper lighting, the wide variety of flowers and vegetables i grow thrive. I use Miracle Grow Organic potting mix from Costco as my medium. That seems to give many months of appropriate nutrition. When the plants seem to be doing less well, I merely give them one of the many different fertilizers I have accumulated over the years. Guess I am lucky with plants, as they always seem to do well. Sounds like you are doing hydroponics, which I have never done. Typically, if a problem arises, I will search for the symptoms exhibited and adjust nutrients accordingly. Here is a site that identifies strawberry problems:
https://www.yara.co.uk/crop-nutri...trawber
I should mention that when starting strawberries from bare root a couple of years back (Mara Des Bois variety), I noticed they flowered profusely under the lights. It occurred to me that I could have fresh berries all year long, thus presently have day-neutral Albion variety growing. Meanwhile the Mara Des Bois continue to thrive outdoors unprotected here in Zone 7A. I would feel very comfortable switching fertilizers as you have suggested, while keeping an eye on any changes of concern in the plants. As you may be aware, strawberry production declines after a couple of years, so I would encourage you to root some runners for continued production. Good luck, and enjoy your strawberries!
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Hello, Matrix,
Thanks for the message. While I've been gardening for many decades, the decision to grow indoors is relatively recent, prompted by success in starting seeds for outdoor planting. With proper lighting, the wide variety of flowers and vegetables i grow thrive. I use Miracle Grow Organic potting mix from Costco as my medium. That seems to give many months of appropriate nutrition. When the plants seem to be doing less well, I merely give them one of the many different fertilizers I have accumulated over the years. Guess I am lucky with plants, as they always seem to do well. Sounds like you are doing hydroponics, which I have never done. Typically, if a problem arises, I will search for the symptoms exhibited and adjust nutrients accordingly. Here is a site that identifies strawberry problems:
https://www.yara.co.uk/crop-nutri...trawber
I should mention that when starting strawberries from bare root a couple of years back (Mara Des Bois variety), I noticed they flowered profusely under the lights. It occurred to me that I could have fresh berries all year long, thus presently have day-neutral Albion variety growing. Meanwhile the Mara Des Bois continue to thrive outdoors unprotected here in Zone 7A. I would feel very comfortable switching fertilizers as you have suggested, while keeping an eye on any changes of concern in the plants. As you may be aware, strawberry production declines after a couple of years, so I would encourage you to root some runners for continued production. Good luck, and enjoy your strawberries!
EDIT: I just checked and actually have 12 plants under each light. the plants are in 16 ounce solo cups (with holes in bottom). Under one light, 12 tomato plants are about a foot tall and quite full. I expect they will begin to flower in a week or so.
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