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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
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 Posted - Jan 09 2007 : 08:06:03 AM
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Has anyone here figured out how to produce tomatoes (in winter)in your kitchen window? I have a tomato plant I've been working on. I just can't stand grocery store tomatoes and would love to see this guy produce something.
"The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time."
James Taylor
www.ragstoroses.blogspot.com
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Ann
Illinois
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Posted - Jan 09 2007 : 08:24:58 AM
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I've never seen much of anyone having luck with that; it too hard to get enough light, and the plants get leggy. Do you have any grow lights?
I'm with you on the grocery store tomatoes. Yick. |
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Patsy
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jan 09 2007 : 08:48:50 AM
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I know what you mean about the grocery store tomatoes. I fixed blt's with those just the other day and we ended up pulling out the tomato and just have bacon and lettuce. It was mealy and no taste at all. I wonder if those natural reading lights would be like gro lights. We have two of those, a floor model and a desk model, and I wonder if I would set something under that to grow if it would. I may just try that.
Blessed are those who love the soil,
Patsy
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celebrate2727
True Blue Farmgirl
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Beth
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Jan 09 2007 : 10:20:01 AM
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saw heirloom tomatoes being sold at Publix for nearly $7 a pound. mind you they were the bumpy big heirloom type.so hmm..got me to thinking..might there be a market for those at a cheaprer rate?
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jan 18 2007 : 04:18:17 AM
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For an update on my kitchen window tomato plant, visit my blog today. Exciting news! Without a grow light or any special conditions!
"The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time."
James Taylor
www.ragstoroses.blogspot.com
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Jan 18 2007 : 07:14:59 AM
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Rebekah- Your little tomato is adorable! I hope that it has staying power and produces the world's first kitchen-grown winter tomato for you!! Good luck. :)
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
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Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jan 18 2007 : 8:51:44 PM
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I love seeing that tomato! It reminds me of the song by the group Pink Martini, on the CD by the same name, "Hang on Little Tomato!"
XOXO, Libbie
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Jan 18 2007 : 9:00:03 PM
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I hope you get to enjoy a nice ripe tomato soon.:0)
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jan 19 2007 : 03:47:11 AM
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Hey, Karin, Maybe if this guy hangs on we can finally meet and I'll share the taste of summer with you. Libbie, okay, I'm headed to youtube.com to hear that. Maybe if I start singing to him, he'll come through for me. And, Tina, thanks! Keep those vibes coming! I'll keep y'all updated with the news, good or bad!
"The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time."
James Taylor
www.ragstoroses.blogspot.com
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jan 19 2007 : 08:45:42 AM
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Good luck with your winter tomato. By the way, can anyone recommend a particular type of heirloom tomato plants for me to grow from seed? I love cherry and grape tomatoes. Also the big beefsteak kind. Is there anything like them among the heirloom varieties?
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jan 19 2007 : 09:05:28 AM
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Yeah, Rebekah! That must be a good sunny exposure for you! Hope it matures and tastes DELICIOUS!
I don't know about window sill tomatoes, but my grandfather certainly sold all he could grow of his greenhouse tomatoes to the two local markets and some restaurants. They paid top dollar for the day and he was always so tickled when he would say "What do you think about them charging 3.99/lb for my tomatoes?" I would just laugh and say "Good thing I'm family!" That might not sound steep now but this was in the late 70's and 80's! I am sure there is a market out there, after he died I was constantly being asked if I was going to continue growing them. Sadly, the property had to be sold, so there went the greenhouses (which even sadder were then torn down).
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jan 19 2007 : 11:01:31 AM
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Thank you Tina for the Aunt Martha's website. I really like the detailed descriptions they give along with the pictures of each type of heirloom tomato. This will be a big help in my choosing what & where to buy my seeds.
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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jan 26 2007 : 04:44:09 AM
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Oh, you won't believe my tomato! He's looking good! I posted an update on my blog. Come over and visit.
"The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time."
James Taylor
www.ragstoroses.blogspot.com
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Jan 26 2007 : 05:59:13 AM
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GROW Mr. 'Mater!!! How fun. And now he has a friend. Perhaps a Mrs. 'Mater?
Way to go Rebekah!
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jan 26 2007 : 3:04:53 PM
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I just got a new Territorial seed catalog and was looking at it a few moments ago - they have varieties specifically for pots, and other varieties that will produce fruit without pollination.... Maybe next year I'll try some of those for winter tomatoes!
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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FarmGirl~K
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kelly
TX
USA
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Posted - Jan 26 2007 : 5:50:39 PM
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I just got the newest issue of Mother Earth News & there is an article about having year round tomatoes. The article talks about growing cherry in the house, but you seem to be having luck with yours. Can't remember what type it was, but it has grown so fast! Basically said to have them in a south facing window with lots of sunlight or an overhead fluorescent light.
"Work as if you were to live a hundred years, pray as if you were to die tomorrow." ~Benjamin Franklin~ |
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Choctaw Mama
Farmgirl in Training
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Barbara
AZ
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Posted - Jan 27 2007 : 11:26:32 AM
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I had a friend who lived in a near by apartment in California. He grew tomatoes in his bedroom windows and had so many he had to share them, lucky me. So I say, "Grow little tomatoes, grow" God Bless them!
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westernhorse51
True Blue Farmgirl
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michele
farmingdale
n.j.
USA
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Posted - Jan 28 2007 : 07:28:14 AM
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it worth it to try. The store tomato is just awful, AWFUL!
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
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oceanfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rachel
A Little Closer to Heaven
Oregon Coast
USA
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Posted - Jan 31 2007 : 10:23:44 AM
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LOL I just had a thought! My husband is a Sheriff's Deputy, and there are busts for pot once in a while. Sometimes, there are plants found growing in the garage... I just had a laugh thinking about what the neighbors will think when they see the red lights glowing through the garage door, and I bring home my plant lighting to grow my Tomatoes in the house! LOL too funny.
rachel
Rachel
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kitchensqueen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jan 31 2007 : 4:31:07 PM
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I've done it successfully! I had two gorgeous Tiny Tim tomatoes last season. Actually, since I'm a city-farm girl, I've been growing all of my "crops" indoors with a pretty good success rate. I had my tomatoes (and everything else) in eastern windows with no supplemental lighting, and got a respectable harvest. I used to think it was difficult to find container-friendly varieties until I discovered the Seed Savers Exchange-- they have at least 12 varieties of both cherry and full-sized heirloom tomatoes that are determinate at under 3 feet. I've detailed my exploits with the tomatoes and the rest of my farming at my blog (listed in my signature) if anyone gets bored one of these days and wants to mosey on over there.
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