Fungus Gnats? Or actual deficiency?

[Johnnyseed]

Strawberry Blue was pretty resilient. Let it dry for a week and a half. It doesn't like too much water anyway

 

[eebbnflow]

it could be mites or root aphids. Mites have a tendency to show up and feast on the shit created by FG larvae.

so would these mites that follow after FG infestation apply with a hydro set up ? i think i have these almost pale/clear looking mites on the dead roots ive been examining . i thought they were RA . they move really slow when i see one . hard to determine but i think i see only 6 legs . again its really hard for me to see with my 100x loupe also hard to find one crwling around . trying to clean this up . fresh clones off the same plant too the roots seem to rot at the tips :/

 

[medicalmj]

so would these mites that follow after FG infestation apply with a hydro set up ? i think i have these almost pale/clear looking mites on the dead roots ive been examining . i thought they were RA . they move really slow when i see one . hard to determine but i think i see only 6 legs . again its really hard for me to see with my 100x loupe also hard to find one crwling around . trying to clean this up . fresh clones off the same plant too the roots seem to rot at the tips :/

Yes mites will show up in hydro. Many of the thousands of species are well suited to a watery environment. What you are describing is a soil mite not an RA. Juvenile soil mites often only have 6 legs.

Have you seen any nematodes slithering on/in the roots?

 

[eebbnflow]

Yes mites will show up in hydro. Many of the thousands of species are well suited to a watery environment. What you are describing is a soil mite not an RA. Juvenile soil mites often only have 6 legs.

Have you seen any nematodes slithering on/in the roots?

ive only seen a few of what I thought were first RA. then after looking at more pictures I started thinking they look like soil mites I also cant find the tailpipes . trying hard to find one now so I can snap a pic . I had fungus gnats in sept. which ive cleaned up. ( I think) now trying to restore what I have in veg , very poor root growth though already started new beans in case I start over :/ thanks for reading

 

[Bongstar420]

You can see them eating the roots on the surface of the soil if they actually are a problem> I can usually find em at levels that are 100x away from being a problem.

They are in the cm size range with little black heads. They tend to be white.

There are bugs that eat these things you know. Also, if you are using fresh soil all the time, I don't really see how an economically important fungus gnat infestation would occur in the first place. The same is true for all non-flying soil borne pests.

If you haven't observed an actual pest, maybe consider changes to the nutrient and ph?