jamesbarr Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 some tomatoes need more heat than others. Your light may be fine. Have you tried making the plant warmer? People have been saying that tomatoes do best in 20 plus temps. Just a thought. Do you test you water parameters? I am curious about how well the plants clean the water up for you. Sweet set up, keep it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baos Posted January 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 have not tested them in some time. when I used the cherry tomato plant it was always as good as perfect, to be honest probably starving the plant a bit. However I suspect this heirloom one is not eating as much. I also don't have the same light I used to which was the solarmax horticulture ones. at the moment I'm using a cheap e-bay one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbarr Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Is there a reason you switched? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baos Posted February 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 solarmax.. over $100, ebay one.. less than $20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekbottom Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Tomatoes love heat! If they get too cold they'll stop flowering. If they are warm enough they'll keep producing fruit at the expense of the plant. You'll see this when the leaves begin to curl or turn other colors besides green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbarr Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 +1 creekbottom My romas this summer did this, and my mother in laws had nearly no leaves at all on her sub-arctic variety. It was also a great summer for heat and moisture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristarockstar Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 In my Aerogarden you need to manipulate the plant as there are no bugs to move the pollen around. So if you are getting lots of flowers but not that many tomatoes, that could be the cause. I have my plant a little shake everyday to move the pollen about I haven't read the whole thread so forgive me if I am repeating info or this doesn't make any sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristarockstar Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Oh and in my Aerogarden they also need some night time to flower. So lights can't be on 24 hrs a day like some other plants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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