I have been wintering-over cuttings for several years now. Except for last year, I rooted the cuttings (Sept.), planted them in small pots (about the size of a large yogurt container) and kept them in a south window in a cool room. Of course, being in a south window here in Alaska still resulted in very poor lighting conditions. I watered them as needed, about the same as houseplants. By Feb/Mar they looked pretty sad, but in April when days were getting a little longer they suddenly perked up and started growing. I potted them up as necessary and usually got ripe fruit (still indoors, of course) in late May.
But last year I gave the rooted cuttings just a few hours of artificial light each day and it made a huge difference. We ate the first ripe tomato on the first day of Spring this year and had a fairly consistent supply of tomatoes since then. I wintered over 12 plants this year, which was really too many, but sometimes I just can't help myself!
Good luck with your plan.
Sherry
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