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Old June 7, 2017   #5
oakley
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We had a few 90* days in the middle of Winter. That's when i set up tables outside and
cleaned out the grow room. (fungus gnats, aphids)
Everyone got a bath and a peroxide dip.
I had not planned on keeping that 'heap', 'cluster f*k' in the pic, but they were producing
some fruit, though a bit stingy.
So i just piled them into a transparent crate and set them on the kitchen floor in a South
window. I only saved seed from the two true micros. Reds, deep color. Rich flavor.
I have 12 F5 seedlings. 2 per cell 6 pack. 100% germination.
The 4 one gallon pots in the pic are F4. Some are off camera.

The crates are only 10" tall. So the toms were about 18-20" back then. But not micro.
When i set them out a month-6 weeks ago i was still undecided if i wanted to keep them
but just let them be to do their thing. Like a tomato window box.

I'm stingy with ferts. I've had a worm composter going for years so they get that black
tea, gulp of TTF, and now getting some Neptune. (the red label for tomatoes-new to me)

Good weather and lots of thunderstorms. Have not set up the drip system yet.
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