March 2009 Archives

This is the beginning of my 2009 indoor garden.  I have started tomatoes (Roma + Beefsteak), strawberries, oregeno, chives, basil, and cilantro.  I'm going to use the lessons learned of last year (maintenance/upkeep/trimming) to have a better garden this time.

I went to Home Depot and purchased some cinderblock and shelves, so now under the light is two tiers of shelving, one for the self contained hydroponic buckets and the other for all my herbs and anything else I wish to grow.

The picture shows progress after six days.  This year I've got a plastic moisture hood over the seedlings, as well as a heat pad underneath (to promote better root growth).

Has it already been a year?!

It's been some time since I've posted the progress on the tomato plants.  Unfortunately, the demands of work and life have prevented me from giving the time necessary to accurately document the growth, as well as take care of the tomato plants.

The plants ended up overgrowing the green/leaf/vegitation and the fruit wasn't the size I wanted.  These three were a first lesson in tomato growing.  This was a lot of fun for me, and there will be round two (which is already started).

After the jump - I will share what I did document in progress, and the link to the photostream on Flickr that has more detail.

The next post I'll show the beginnings of my next round of indoor gardening!