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pinecone · 05-12-2009, 06:04 AM

I want to grow some tomatos, peppers, and herbs using my 4bulb T5 as a hobby, to provide sustanence, and to provide some cover for my vegging MJ.

Can anyone suggest varieties of tomato and pepper that would stay shortish and work well under a t5?

Pine

CannaDestroyer · 05-13-2009, 07:34 PM

i have a roma tomato growing right now that is rediculiously short compared to the other varieties. also i have a jalenpeno pepper this is short and kind of bushy. you might also try going to the nursury and asking what varieties stay short. hope that helps.

LlamaSchool · 05-25-2009, 08:04 AM

I have cayenne, habanero, and jalapeno (sic) peppers under a 600 watt hps. The tomatoes are rather tall but could be tied down. They are heirlooms of some sort - greenish, spherical, 1.5" diameter fruit. Very tangy.

One variety of peppers stays quite short. The other two are much taller. I believe the short/bushy one is cayenne though I will have to check when the lights are on.

Does anyone know if these are photosensitive? What triggers flowering? Mine have just been in 12/12 for most of their lives and seem to bloom quickly after moving them from germination/seedling stage in 18/6.

pinecone · 05-25-2009, 02:14 PM

After further research I think what I want is a dwarf tomato variety like the Micro Tom pictured below

Pine

Wait...What? · 05-27-2009, 12:30 AM

yup dwarf determinate tomatoes are what you want

as far as peppers go, try thai hot ornamental. lots of tiny little firecrackers on a very compact plant.

tomatoes and peppers are temperature-sensitive, not photoperiod-sensitive. once the temps get warm enough, and the differential between day and night temps shrinks enough, they'll start flowering and setting fruit. they're perennials so they dont care about what marks the end of the growing season. they just dont want to be cold.

maryjohn · 05-27-2009, 11:49 AM

I would just scrog an indeterminate variety. That way you have a cover for your scrog canopy.

wait are scrogging? under those t5's you should be!

pinecone · 05-29-2009, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by maryjohn

I would just scrog an indeterminate variety. That way you have a cover for your scrog canopy.

wait are scrogging? under those t5's you should be!

Yeah - but I'm mostly just growing them so that I have a legitimate reason to have the lights on. In the late-winter and early-spring vegetable and herb seed starting was a legitimate reason - but now I need something else so I'm relying on hobby growing.

Pine

Opus53 · 02-03-2012, 08:01 AM

id suggest roma for a very short stocky tomatoe plant, they take heavy illumination very well.

GP73LPC · 02-03-2012, 03:16 PM

i grow jalapenos indoors and recently started tomatos too...

link in my sig... dwc/led veggie/herb garden...

benjuanman · 02-05-2012, 08:16 AM

i've got a "Thai" variety thats grows like grond cover as well as another called "Fireworks". The thai is only about 3 inches high!! check post #613 in the "I love the hottest peppers forum" Its crazy how low that plant is. Peace

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pinecone Sativa Tamer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,419	Tomatos and hot peppers indoors I want to grow some tomatos, peppers, and herbs using my 4bulb T5 as a hobby, to provide sustanence, and to provide some cover for my vegging MJ. Can anyone suggest varieties of tomato and pepper that would stay shortish and work well under a t5? Pine
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CannaDestroyer Does anybody wanna buy my shirt? Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 199	i have a roma tomato growing right now that is rediculiously short compared to the other varieties. also i have a jalenpeno pepper this is short and kind of bushy. you might also try going to the nursury and asking what varieties stay short. hope that helps. __________________ "Only a true fool knows everything, A wise man only knows how little he knows." Hello, my name is Tom and I too am a Haze addict. It's a sick addiction that I have kept in the dark for years, for when I am in possession of a good sample, all other smoke is shamefully neglected. - Tom Hill I have had Original Haze that was almost like acid, unexperienced smokers would white-out or pass-out, or throw up after a toke or two... Oh, and it was Euphoric to say the least. I would feel like I was floating in a cloud, or held in the hands of a comfortable giant, I had no need for anything, I was totally blissed. - Sam the Skunkman For me striving to improve things is obtaining a better understanding of the natural process and how can I possibly support that better. - Journeyman
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Wait...What? Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,125	yup dwarf determinate tomatoes are what you want as far as peppers go, try thai hot ornamental. lots of tiny little firecrackers on a very compact plant. tomatoes and peppers are temperature-sensitive, not photoperiod-sensitive. once the temps get warm enough, and the differential between day and night temps shrinks enough, they'll start flowering and setting fruit. they're perennials so they dont care about what marks the end of the growing season. they just dont want to be cold. __________________ I'm just a simple gardener. 1ppm == 1mg per liter
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Opus53 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Jamgicon el salvi Posts: 419	id suggest roma for a very short stocky tomatoe plant, they take heavy illumination very well. __________________
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LlamaSchool Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 218	I have cayenne, habanero, and jalapeno (sic) peppers under a 600 watt hps. The tomatoes are rather tall but could be tied down. They are heirlooms of some sort - greenish, spherical, 1.5" diameter fruit. Very tangy. One variety of peppers stays quite short. The other two are much taller. I believe the short/bushy one is cayenne though I will have to check when the lights are on. Does anyone know if these are photosensitive? What triggers flowering? Mine have just been in 12/12 for most of their lives and seem to bloom quickly after moving them from germination/seedling stage in 18/6.
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05-25-2009, 02:14 PM	#4
pinecone Sativa Tamer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,419	After further research I think what I want is a dwarf tomato variety like the Micro Tom pictured below Pine
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maryjohn Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,160	I would just scrog an indeterminate variety. That way you have a cover for your scrog canopy. wait are scrogging? under those t5's you should be!
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benjuanman Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Down Under the HPSun Posts: 838	i've got a "Thai" variety thats grows like grond cover as well as another called "Fireworks". The thai is only about 3 inches high!! check post #613 in the "I love the hottest peppers forum" Its crazy how low that plant is. Peace __________________ https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=223518 400 watts of Rhino(complete) 296grams/ 0.74gpw https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread....89#post5348889 Z99 Test Grow Down Under(incomplete)
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