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HILE STRAWBERRIES MAY BE THE
SIMPLEST FOR NEW GROWERS TO MASTER , THE MORE CHALLENGING BLUEBERRIES , RASPBERRIES , AND CRANBERRIES SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED AS INDOOR FRUIT . IF GROWN WELL , THEY CAN BE NOT ONLY BE HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE BUT A REAL TASTE SENSATION .”
from soil — should be used so that root rot pathogens are not introduced into the system . Solution warming is useful at 68 ° F , particularly when starting new plants that have recently been given a chilling treatment . The recommended EC levels for hydroponic strawberries vary depending on the environmental conditions and growing system . EC levels in NFT are recommended to be between 1.4-1.8 mS cm -1 , while levels of 1.4-3.0 are more common for those in media . A minimum EC of 1.8 is necessary during the harvest period to maintain good fruit quality from all systems . Running EC and potassium levels at moderately high levels is one way of concentrating both sugars ( brix levels ) and the aromatic volatiles that contribute to the distinctive strawberry flavor and aroma .
Hydroponic strawberries ready to be plucked from the plant .
80 grow cycle