Day 101
UPDATE#9
Grower update
Update #9
Going to end this soon - I've gotten a few tomatoes off of it, but it is too large for the Sprout and takes significant effort to continually refill with water.
GrowLog
SuccessfulTiny Tim Tomato Fruiting in an AeroGarden Sprout
Grow log by ERR0R1755 · Original thread
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View recapCrop🍅Tomato
VarietyTiny Tim
MethodAeroGarden hydroponics
EquipmentAeroGarden Sprout
Plants1
AudienceAdvanced
What you can learnA useful compact-tomato trial showing recovery after late transplanting, staged feeding, fruiting, water-demand limits, and why Tiny Tim can still outgrow a Sprout.
Actions:4 Nutrients1 Transplant
Useful practices
- transplanting an overdue seedling into a compact unit
- using small measured nutrient additions
- matching dwarf tomato height and water demand to the growing unit
- harvesting fruit even when only half of the tomato had fully coloured
Problems encountered
- seedling was overdue for transplant and initially deformed
- plant became too large for the Sprout
- high water demand required continual refilling
- reservoir later became foamy and foul-smelling after a severe cutback
*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.
Conversation
S
It is a shame it was too tall but at least you tried and did have a few tomatoes off of it.
L
The Sprout light has such low wattage, I'm finding it hard to grow anything in mine. I get impatient, just for starters.
E
I have found the Sprout to be great for small plants that don't use a lot of water and don't need a lot of light - things like lettuce, radishes, and Tom Thumb Peas all work great in the Sprout.You could even use them for succulents and cacti, if you wanted to
A
I want to pick that tomato on the top-right!
E
I harvested it today! When I took the picture, the side facing the camera was red, but the other half of the tomato was still yellow-ish.
E
This one was a success! I did try cutting back the plant by a lot to see if that helped, but I think I accidentally dropped a leaf or something into the reservoir, since it ended up getting foamy and smelling bad.
Day 80
UPDATE#8
Grower update
Update #8
Actions taken
NutrientsAdded four millilitres of AeroGarden nutrients and one millilitre of CALiMAGic.
This is definitely too large for a Sprout - but despite being neglected, there has been one ripe tomato so far and it was good.Added 4ml of AG nutes and 1ml of CALiMAGic.
Day 51
UPDATE#7
Grower update
Update #7
Actions taken
NutrientsAdded six millilitres of nutrients after the first tomato formed.
There is now one tomato, more coming soon. Added 6ml of nutes!
Conversation
S
Lots more coming soon!
L
Be sure to let us know how they taste! If they're tasty, they're a great choice for a Sprout. I bought a Sprout on sale recently, and still marvel at how small it is.
Day 35
UPDATE#6
Grower update
Update #6
Actions taken
NutrientsAdded four millilitres of nutrients when the first flower appeared.
Added 4ml of nutes! The first flower has appeared:
Day 30
UPDATE#5
Grower update
Update #5
Conversation
S
It is growing nicely!
Day 22
UPDATE#4
Grower update
Update #4
It's amazing how much growth a plant can have with just 4ml of nutes.
Conversation
S
It looks well fed. Amazing!
Day 15
UPDATE#3
Grower update
Update #3
Conversation
S
Looking good, ERR0R1755.
S
It recovered nicely
Day 10
UPDATE#2
Grower update
Update #2
Day 1
UPDATE#1
Grower update
Update #1
Actions taken
TransplantMoved an overdue Tiny Tim seedling into an AeroGarden Sprout.
NutrientsAdded four millilitres of AeroGarden nutrients.
I started some seeds (from eBay) back on January 6th and moved one into a Sprout tonight. It was overdue for a transplant, so the seedling looks a bit deformed.Added 4ml of AG nutes.