Lyn
I put a thread in Undercover Gardening which explains my thought and my fix to a common AK problem when growing tomatoes/ long cold winters, short summers. If I can do it anyone can, I am just a gardener type guy, nothing special in my house.
I used an unheated greenhouse in the past, and have had some nice crops, but I was always at the mercy of cold spring weather, and cold soil, which certainly affects growth rate and yield, so I had to throw some heat in there.
I changed to containers from raised beds, and went to a continuous feed fertilizer. Started late season stuff February 15, under a light,did not let my night time temps drop below 62, gave warm water, have alot of fan circulation with good exhaust vent, and what a difference, I was eating tomatoes by the end of May.
Start early, feed well in fluffy medium, keep the air turned over, keep temps where they love it.
Thanks, I have worked for this one.
Mark in AK
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