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skylined · 07-21-2008, 07:46 PM

When winter comes around I want to continue getting fresh, delicious, nutritious (and most importantly safe) foods that I grow myself. I am thinking of using an active recirculating hydroponic system for tomatoes. I'd have two gardens of 2 270 W HPS lamps. is a 250/270 watt lamp strong enough for growing tomatoes?

BSSF,
~Skylined

DIGITALHIPPY · 07-22-2008, 06:35 PM

i actualy rocked out a tomato in a sog run i did. i was using a bit more wattage then you, but it should work just as well.

07-23-2008, 08:42 PM

yes, it will get the job done. keep it trained down to one stem. you'll need to pollinate by hand. just thump the flowers or use a vibrator or electric toothbrush. a recirculating system would work great. tomatoes also love dwc, too.

if the plant gets too long you can cut it off and stick it back in the system. it wont miss a beat usually.

good luck,
bob

cloneX · 07-24-2008, 01:02 PM

my tomatoes have not done well leaves are all deformed

Wait...What? · 07-24-2008, 02:44 PM

Choose a dwarf variety of tomatoes for indoor/overwinter growing. The cherry and grape tomato plants are actually larger than the beefsteak tomato plants, so tomato size does not correlate to plant size.

Husky Red, Pik-Red, Totem, and New Big Dwarf are some suggested varieties to try.

I grow tomatoes outdoors in rockwool, dwc, and waterfarms.

sativa_cyborg13 · 07-25-2008, 06:18 AM

my indoor tomato is doin just alright. not spectacular like my cucumber or pepper. i am pretty sure that i need more light than what i have on it, but it is still goin to do well by the end of the grow. wait...what has the right idea by goin for a dwarf variety. mine is getting taller daily.

MrFista · 07-28-2008, 01:16 PM

My experience is that tomatoes like more light than most plants and don't perform well under HPS. They do grow, and you get something, but compared to a tom in the sun, well, there's no comparison.

In Hawaii a cherry tomato was found that was over 2 miles wide. One plant! That's a lot of lights.

skylined · 07-28-2008, 01:39 PM

Hell of a huge tomato plant that. What is the trigger for tomatoes to start fruiting? I'm reasonably certain that they are not photoperiod dependent. What will cause them to stop so much veg growth and begin fruiting?

~Skylined

MrFista · 07-28-2008, 01:51 PM

There are 3 types of tomatoes. Determinate, semi determinate, and indeterminate.

Indeterminate are vines and will grow as long as conditions allow. This is the hawaiin one.

Determinate grow to a certain size, pump out fruit really fast, then die.

Semi-determinate???? - a combo of the above I guess, longer season than determinate but will die after time's up?...

They'll flower at 60 - 80 days. You should polinate by shaking the plant everytime you're in there.

smokeymacpot · 07-30-2008, 07:02 PM

do all tomatos require polination or do you have some that dont need it? i never saw ANY pollen at all from my tomato plant.

07-21-2008, 07:46 PM	#1
skylined Better growing through proper science. Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 333	Tomatoes indoors When winter comes around I want to continue getting fresh, delicious, nutritious (and most importantly safe) foods that I grow myself. I am thinking of using an active recirculating hydroponic system for tomatoes. I'd have two gardens of 2 270 W HPS lamps. is a 250/270 watt lamp strong enough for growing tomatoes? BSSF, ~Skylined __________________ We shall meet in the place were there is no darkness. E.C.C. - East Coast Croppers Got Hashberry Phenos? Post them here... https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=77141 https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.p...31#post2443131 WW x SSH thread - best strain I've ever grown. I'm a captain of industry smoking famously feet up on the windowsill look at all these trees I feel affinity with everything so soft and still budding at my fingertips touching you I start to bloom
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07-23-2008, 08:42 PM	#3
bigbluntbob Guest Posts: n/a	yes, it will get the job done. keep it trained down to one stem. you'll need to pollinate by hand. just thump the flowers or use a vibrator or electric toothbrush. a recirculating system would work great. tomatoes also love dwc, too. if the plant gets too long you can cut it off and stick it back in the system. it wont miss a beat usually. good luck, bob
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07-24-2008, 01:02 PM	#4
cloneX Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 141	my tomatoes have not done well leaves are all deformed
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07-24-2008, 02:44 PM	#5
Wait...What? Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,125	Choose a dwarf variety of tomatoes for indoor/overwinter growing. The cherry and grape tomato plants are actually larger than the beefsteak tomato plants, so tomato size does not correlate to plant size. Husky Red, Pik-Red, Totem, and New Big Dwarf are some suggested varieties to try. I grow tomatoes outdoors in rockwool, dwc, and waterfarms. __________________ I'm just a simple gardener. 1ppm == 1mg per liter
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07-25-2008, 06:18 AM	#6
sativa_cyborg13 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 83	my indoor tomato is doin just alright. not spectacular like my cucumber or pepper. i am pretty sure that i need more light than what i have on it, but it is still goin to do well by the end of the grow. wait...what has the right idea by goin for a dwarf variety. mine is getting taller daily.
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07-28-2008, 01:16 PM	#7
MrFista Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,036	My experience is that tomatoes like more light than most plants and don't perform well under HPS. They do grow, and you get something, but compared to a tom in the sun, well, there's no comparison. In Hawaii a cherry tomato was found that was over 2 miles wide. One plant! That's a lot of lights. __________________ I'm in it for the tomatoes. I been growing tomatoes for a long long time. Sometimes I get to thinking I know everything about tomatoes. My tomatoes make me completely delusional.
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07-28-2008, 01:39 PM	#8
skylined Better growing through proper science. Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 333	Hell of a huge tomato plant that. What is the trigger for tomatoes to start fruiting? I'm reasonably certain that they are not photoperiod dependent. What will cause them to stop so much veg growth and begin fruiting? ~Skylined __________________ We shall meet in the place were there is no darkness. E.C.C. - East Coast Croppers Got Hashberry Phenos? Post them here... https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=77141 https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.p...31#post2443131 WW x SSH thread - best strain I've ever grown. I'm a captain of industry smoking famously feet up on the windowsill look at all these trees I feel affinity with everything so soft and still budding at my fingertips touching you I start to bloom
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07-28-2008, 01:51 PM	#9
MrFista Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,036	There are 3 types of tomatoes. Determinate, semi determinate, and indeterminate. Indeterminate are vines and will grow as long as conditions allow. This is the hawaiin one. Determinate grow to a certain size, pump out fruit really fast, then die. Semi-determinate???? - a combo of the above I guess, longer season than determinate but will die after time's up?... They'll flower at 60 - 80 days. You should polinate by shaking the plant everytime you're in there. __________________ I'm in it for the tomatoes. I been growing tomatoes for a long long time. Sometimes I get to thinking I know everything about tomatoes. My tomatoes make me completely delusional.
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07-30-2008, 07:02 PM	#10
smokeymacpot Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,925	do all tomatos require polination or do you have some that dont need it? i never saw ANY pollen at all from my tomato plant.
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