Velvet Red + Mexico Midget Cherry Tomatoes Grow Log

[Gandalf]

Hello there,

I have few extra empty spaces in my tent.
They sit there doing nothing but soaking up lights..
(I'm limited to the amount of MJ I can grow).

I never had any vegetables gardens, and figured this could be a good opportunity to have one!

After reading for a while, and having a debate with the wife on what vegetable to grow, we decided to go on Cherry Tomatoes. Both her and I enjoy the CT flavor. For once, we will drop our habit of buying CT from WholeFoods and raise our own!


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CHERRY TOMATOES GROW JOURNAL

Strains:

• 3x "Velvet Red"
• 3x "Mexico Midget"

Grow Medium: Soil
(3 parts pro-mix, 1 part perlite, 1 part vermiculite)

Water:
PH balanced Reverse Osmosis from the beginning.

Nutrients:

• Bio Bizz's Root-Juice, Bio-Heaven.
• FoxFarm's trio (Grow Big, Big Bloom, Tiger Bloom)

Lights:

• 250W 6500K CFL <--- seedlings
• 600W MH <--- vegging
• 600W Hi-Lux Super HPS <--- flowring

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Next post (coming right up) will have pictures of them sprouting out.

 

[Gandalf]

Shooting off the ground:

next post (coming right up) will be of pictures and information from today.
Few extra surprises! :rollj:

 

[winta]

lookin good so far bro! my granddad used to grow some huge tomatoes when i was a kid :)

 

[Gandalf]

Thanks friend!

VR1 turned to be twins (my first twins ever!)
VR2 turned to be a THREESOME! how rare is that :confused0054:

All the rest are growing up nice and green.
the Mexico Midget's are less hairy and generally larger then the Velvet Red's.

Please ask anything you want to know, and I'll do my best to answer.
More updates as things develop.


G.

 

[JAHGYDI]

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[Seamaiden]

Be prepared for the tomatoes to take over the grow space. I start my husband's peppers in my grow areas, some species are rather touchy in their requirements and damn if my 'touch' doesn't get them started off right.

 

[2DogWalker]

Gandalf: Awesome, I love tomatoes, I would imagine those cherries are indeterminate varieties meaning they will continue vegetative growth until death, and get HUGE if given the proper root space. If you want something that will be a little more controlled (like a little hindu kush bush) a determinate strain of tomatoes would be nice (roma or other hybrids)

Im pulling up a chair.