Roma Tomatoes - 3/14/2012

Nothing too exciting except these things will not stop growing upward.  They are way taller than any Roma tomatoes I have grown in the ground.  Blooms are starting to pop up everywhere.  The first blooms that appeared did not produce any fruit.  We will see what these blooms do.  Today is the second week in the "bloom" phase of the nutrient solution.  Digital meters are now being used in the system.  My pH was at 5.8 and the ppm are at 1480.  That is right on according to the General Hydroponics website.


On top of everything else I also added another light.  This one has a 23W 2700K CFL bulb.  Plant really took off when it was added.  Next time I start a tomato plant I will be using 2 of the 6500k and 2 of the 2700K.

Quick status update

Just a quick update, no pictures today.  The plant is growing well.  If I move the light up an inch or two the plant will quickly grow up.  Not convinced that this is the right amount of light but it is growing big.  Can't be too little.  My trellis is getting to be a bit of a "Jenga" puzzle.  In the future I will have to come up with something a bit better.  In a couple days I will be moving onto the "Bloom" phase of the nutrient solution.  Hopefully this will produce more blossoms.  Currently there are 5 developed ones on the plant.