Growing a tomato plant indoors using a LED light

[jackb]

JackB your stuff always looks great. I am looking at a greenhouse for this year. How is your heated?

I use a small fan forced electric heater from Home Depot ($19) It has a thermostat with various power settings. I have it on timer, and it turns on at nine at night and off at ten in the morning. The thermostat is set for 45 degrees. I have also used a small electric oil filled radiator that works well. Being in upstate New York, I have the greenhouse closed now until March, and I am growing indoors.
Jack

 

[jackb]

This project turned out very well. We have given some tomatoes away and still have some left. My next project will be Mountain Princess tomatoes and Giant Marconi peppers, but I will be bumping into seed starting for the greenhouse.

 

[jackb]

The Mountain Princess tomatoes and Giant Marcon peppers are growing nicely. The pepper plant is five weeks from the date I took the seed from the package, and it has flower buds forming, which I am removing until the plant gets larger. Ava has Little Green Sprout watching over this grow, so I am confident that all will go smoothly.

 

[lesa]

OMG, Jackb I don't know how I missed that pic of those tomatoes!!! Holy cow- they are beauties! Looks your second experiment with the peppers will work out equally well. With green sprout watching, what could go wrong??

 

[897tgigvib]

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How many watts does that heater use?

That is a great tomato plant!

 

[jackb]

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How many watts does that heater use?

That is a great tomato plant!

I use two depending on the night temperature. The small white electric uses 1300, the oil filled is selectable, 600, 900 or both. I will use one or the other, but not both. And, they do not run all night as they are on timers.

 

[brandylorton]

Great job done guys . After all any circumstances you have got success in growing the tomato hydroponically. IT takes a lots of efforts to to do it as i have the tomato too so i know a bit.