My winter indoor hydroponic/late crop grow log.

update on the veggies. the lettuce is going nuts I harvested enough for a salad for 2 people today. I really need to get a dissovled salts meter so i can keep the nutrients at a safe level instead of guessing. the outdoor grow bag tomatoes are close to 2.5 ft tall and already have a couple flower clusters each. going to start fertilizing them tomorrow with a fruit oriented blend.

lettuce
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IMAG1093 by post_james86, on Flickr

root system

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harvested lettuce

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the grow bags.. they are not turning yellow it is just how the camera judged the light they are quite green

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the original plant full of unripe tomatoes the fertilizer is making all the difference

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What do you do about those bags getting top heavy once the plants really start getting big? The tomatoes in my cousin's garden have knocked the lattice work down because the plant is so large.

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Originally Posted by Irving

What do you do about those bags getting top heavy once the plants really start getting big? The tomatoes in my cousin's garden have knocked the lattice work down because the plant is so large.

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if you look in the last 2 pictures i drove a 6 foot tall hardwood stake into the ground behind each bag. i am tying the plant to these as they grow when they reach the top i am going to run a wire to another anchor point and train the plant along that. I am also killing ALL suckers from the main stem so that they will a little easier to manage.