Edema is caused mainly by high intake of water and low transpiration. That being said I have recently heard ( still looking for evidence) that a large amount of far red light can also make the condition worse. This is just a trimming to prevent further damage because it seemed to be worst with leaves that were closely over lapping and creating dead air pockets.
Over all everything is doing well. Thinking about investing in a small HID unit and just using the LED for veg for a while but only time will tell when it come to me making up my mind.
In Tomato, Edema has been proven to be caused by over exposure to Red light. Increased exposure to blue and far-red can mitigate the problem. Some studies have even looked at adding UV to mitigate edema. According to the research I have done it is a variety dependent phenomenon. It is interesting that you are seeing edema with a cherry variety, I have had edema in larger tomatos but cherrys have grown very well. Green Pine lane's Steve did very well with Tiny Tims in Aeroponics with a TI SmartBar.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should try building an aeroponics container out of one of the rough totes and give it another go?