I knew things were too good to be true! I went out to the greenhouse to find some of the newly forming tomatos on the hydroponics system had dropped onto the floor with blackened sides to them. After some more investigation, the problems appeared to be more substantial. I had a look at the roots and found mould.
After some research on tomato diseases, I came to the conclusion the problem was FUSARIUM WILT due to the mould within the roots and instead of them being white, they had become brown and mulchy. I had to make the call and couldn’t risk the disease spreading around the greenhouse so I have aborted the hydroponics experiment for this year. I will come back with a better system next time!
On a better note – the peppers survived from the hydroponics and I have now replanted them into soil…
…and I have lots of tasty courgettes
