Sunday, May 19, 2013

Indoor Tomato Results

Well I picked one of the indoor tomatoes today...
 
 
...nice size, obviously a cherry tomato of some sort (this was a volunteer plant that came up in a houseplant pot, so I was never sure the exact variety).

 
The taste? Good! It was a tad on the firm side, so perhaps it could have had more ripening time-but good flavor (especially considering it had no direct sun!)


So the results are in: Can you grow a tomato in a south-facing window with white-sheet-filtered light? Yes! Will the tomato bear fruit if you hand-pollinate using a cosmetic brush? Yes! Will the tomato you get taste as good or better than anything you get in a grocery store? Absolutely yes!

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Indoor Tomato News

We have ripening! Not quite ready to taste yet, but my indoor-filtered light-no grow lights tomato project is coming along nicely.
 
 
Of course the proof is in the tasting...

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Pretty Spring Planter

 
Look at this pretty planting they did at my workplace! I really like this idea, and I may need to copy it someday...
 

                                         ...have you seen any nice spring plantings this year?