Tomatoe Growing

[kmoo]

hi, i use A LOT of tomatoes in my cooking and was wondering if someone could give me a basic outline of whats involved doing this hydro. I've currently got seedlings under MH and wandered if tomatoes could be added in with them...

and what is good to grow them in?

thanks in advance

 

[tom__420]

You can grow tomatoes in any system bro
I would just keep the tomatoes to their own setup

 

[kmoo]

tomato is what i meant LOL toes is a fun word tho.

so i can grow them in coco?

 

[stumps]

What tom said.

 

[tom__420]

Yup you sure can
Are you going to hand feed or drip feed? Ebb and flow?

 

[stumps]

My hydro shop is doing some killer plants in a bubble system.

 

[terrorizer805]

hi, i use A LOT of tomatoes in my cooking and was wondering if someone could give me a basic outline of whats involved doing this hydro. I've currently got seedlings under MH and wandered if tomatoes could be added in with them...

and what is good to grow them in?

thanks in advance

You can do whatever combo you want, I'm growing tomatos aswell I can't wait till they harvest.

 

[super2200]

You can do whatever combo you want, I'm growing tomatos aswell I can't wait till they harvest.

I am currently just growing mine in two 5 gallon buckets for ease in soil. Maybe DWC in 5 gallon buckets to keep them seperate. Not sure what your current setup is besides the MH lighting

 

[stumps]

Just remember to give them a shake when the flowers start showing. I grew one last year. I kept getting flowers but no fruit.

 

[Dirty Harry]

Just remember to give them a shake when the flowers start showing. I grew one last year. I kept getting flowers but no fruit.

I have grown them indoors in hydro. As stated above, you need to shake them around to help them pollinate themselves. Since your indoors, I assume no bugs, and in nature bugs pollinate the flowers.
I had fans blowing over them and I would use a cheap battery powered tooth brush to vibrate and touch each flower. That also aids in pollination as your "spreading the love".

But good air circulation and good shaking of the plants should spread enough pollen around for you to set fruit.

This helping pollination needs to be done daily for the duration of the grow for good fruiting results.

 

[MeisterYo]

if growing with other plants indoors, I would suggest a determinate tomato so it doesn't get too big.

 

[kmoo]

thanks guys, really informative! does the fruit come out amazing? i get crazy excited over such fresh food lol weirdo

 

[Dirty Harry]

thanks guys, really informative! does the fruit come out amazing? i get crazy excited over such fresh food lol weirdo

If done correct, the fruit will taste a lot better than the off season tomatoes that you get in the stores.
Be careful of the nutes you use, as there is no flushing with tomatoes.
If you grow organic, you will be very happy with what you get, but it will be more expensive to grow.
Do a google on hydro tomatoes and you will end up with all the info you will need.