Day 87
UPDATE#7
Grower update
Update #7
Day 94: I gotta find time to do some trimming of this tomato garden! It is taking over!
GrowLog
SuccessfulGolden Harvest Tomatoes in an AeroGarden Farm+
Grow log by campingcorgis · Original thread
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View recapCrop🍅Tomato
VarietyGolden Harvest
MethodAeroGarden Farm+ hydroponics
EquipmentAeroGarden Farm+
Plants2
AudienceBeginners
What you can learnUseful concise example of thinning two tomato pods, maintaining the reservoir, and obtaining a productive, good-tasting crop.
Actions:1 Nutrients1 Pruning1 Solution
Useful practices
- thin each tomato pod to one seedling
- perform periodic rinse-and-refill maintenance
- monitor canopy before it takes over the unit
- end and clean a productive garden when maintenance capacity is limited
Problems encountered
- multiple seedlings required thinning
- plants became overgrown and difficult to trim
- limited grower time ended the garden
*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.
Conversation
S
What a lovely dilemma, campingcorgis.
S
I love the jungle. The jungle hide all kinds of cool things. Lets see what yours holds.
C
Great producers and tasty tomatoes, but too little time. I ended this today. Will clean up the garden to ready for something in a couple of months.
Day 72
UPDATE#6
Grower update
Update #6
Day 78: Lots of tomatoes, getting ready for picking!
Conversation
L
Plants are loaded! Gorgeous!
S
They are such a beautiful color!
C
That's just from one of the plants. The other is a step behind it...although it is taller than the one with ripe fruit. Go figure, huh?
C
Day 85: I added nutes, cal mag and Disease Control to the tomatoes today. I felt that trying to do a full R&R would do more damage than good, as the two plants are large and supported with the AG trellis. There's a lot of tomatoes on them too. I suppose I could have drained it and refilled without removing the deck, but that sounded like too much work!
Day 28
UPDATE#5
Grower update
Update #5
Day 35:
Conversation
S
They are at the miracle stage, campingcorgis!
C
Day 50: There are some good size green tomatoes on these plants! Woo hoo! Sadly, DH is off tomatoes for the time being. Peppers aren't bothering him just the acid in tomatoes. Sigh. He loves the homegrown, so he'll likely try them, if they ripen in the next few days.
S
I hope they hurry up and ripen in time for DH to try!
S
I know may people that are having a hard time with tomatoes. They remove the seeds first. Does that seem to help?
C
Although he has U.C., it isn't the seeds that are bothering him. It is the acid on his tongue. He will have the 4th...knock on wood...& last surgery on the 14th. We're hoping that it will be an in & out, same day. If it gets complicated, he'll be there a week!
S
Oh No, a week? Well let's hope this is the last one
L
Keeping fingers crossed for you guys, campingcorgis, and sending good thoughts along for successful come & go surgery. The AG golden harvests are low-acid, which is why I like them best of the AG offerings. Once you get them going, they're good producers, too.
C
Day 57: Did the R&R, trimmed roots and pruned some branches. Lots of tiny green tomatoes. Nothing looks even close to getting ripe. DH complained that tomatoes are difficult for R&R. With these 2, I tend to agree. We may need to stop removing the entire deck and just suck out the water and refill it, presto, done-o.
Day 22
UPDATE#4
Grower update
Update #4
Actions taken
SolutionPerformed a rinse-and-refill on day 28.
Day 28: Did R&R and look what I found...
Conversation
S
Wonderful!!! 'Maters on the way!
Day 15
UPDATE#3
Grower update
Update #3
Day 21:
Conversation
L
They're looking great!
S
They look happy
S
They look great, campingcorgis. I am planning to start some of the pods you sent me this week.
C
It is sooooo good to hear from you Sher!!!! I'm hoping you have or will share your experiences from the past few weeks with us soon!!!!
Day 8
UPDATE#2
Grower update
Update #2
Actions taken
PruningRemoved two of three seedlings from the right pod, leaving one plant per pod.
Day 15: The right-hand pod had 3 seedlings, so 2 have been removed. The left one was a singleton. They are coming along!
Day 1
UPDATE#1
Grower update
Update #1
Actions taken
NutrientsAdded nutrients on day seven.
Day 7: Nutes added