AHHH, the taste of a garden tomato, Has anyone grown tomoatoes through the winter using hydroponics? How did it work and what do I need to know to do this?
2006-08-01 05:33:33 · 3 answers · asked by aim 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Do they taste as good as a garden tomato?
2006-08-01 07:02:59 · update #1
Yes it can be dones, that is actually how most of the tomatos people eat duringthe winter are grown.
In fact, most farms grow hydroponic plants now due to the speed they grow and the reletively small amount of space required.
there are a million web pages that discuss this and sell the supplies necessary. Do a search.
2006-08-01 06:55:48 · answer #1 · answered by urbanbulldogge 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but I will recommend a book "More Food From Your Garden" by J. R. Mittleider. It outlines a raised bed / hydroponic method of green house cultivation that can feed the world. The chemical preparations are complicated but I found a local supplier in Oklahoma that has a 50lbs sack of a fertilizer that is almost exactly what he uses (the equivalent of Miracle grow plus trace elements). And of course Mel Bartholomew's "All New Square Foot Gardening) a very similar method (smaller scale) without all the chemicals (compost based) but equal in details. good luck and send me some 'maters real soon.
2006-08-04 15:16:13 · answer #2 · answered by Michael S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't. My dad once told me that he knew of someone who tried that near here many years ago. Maybe he didn't know what he was doing. My dad said the tomatoes were beautiful yet bland in taste. I wouldn't know anyway, because I don't like tomatoes. But that was years ago. Maybe there are better techniques out now. Anyway, it's better to have bland tomatoes than none at all. Good luck!
2006-08-01 06:14:55 · answer #3 · answered by anonymous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋