Entries Tagged as 'Caring for tomatoes'

New LED Grow Lights of 2010

LED Grow LightsThis is a guest post from Alena Spears who is discussing an amazing break through in LED Grow Lights that use the latest technology to increase tomato production and reduce energy bills.

Indoor growers around the world have been waiting for a grow light that will create the quality and yield they have grown with HID lights without the high electric bills and heat problems. While LED grow lights have been around for a few years they have not received the respect of serious growers. New lights released in early 2010 have leaped ahead of these old LED grow lights with powerful new LED chips and improved color output. They also feature new wavelengths of light that such as UV-A and IR that help to accelerate the growth of flowering plants and improve harvest quality. Another new development in LED Grow Lights is LED MicroLights. LED MicroLights allow the grower to supplement and customize their gardens based on their plants needs with different colors, intensities and blends of LED light. These new types of LED grow lights allow for all growers to benefit from the new technology even if they are still using HID lights and want to add more of a certain color or wavelength to part of their garden or the entire space. Growers now have the technology they have been waiting for to reduce their heat and electric costs without sacrificing their yield or quality. For more information on these new LED Grow Lights visit AdvancedLEDLights.com.

Caring for Tomatoes – Now is the Time to be Vigilant

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First Tomatoes of the Season

We have just started to harvest our first tomatoes of the season and realised this is actually the time that you should remember to be extra vigilant.

Having taken the trouble to select the right plants, popped them into the ground in the right location, maybe done a bit of pruning to top them out and prevent them contacting the ground; where they can pick up contamination. The watering program is clearly working and the fruit is coming and ripening nicely.

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Tomato Plant Care and Feeding

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Assuming you have got your plants planted, whether that is in the soil or in some sort of container, and remembering to make sure that you do not put them in too early which would risk exposure to frost (not good), you will need to start thinking about ongoing care.

Bush type tomatoes (determinate tomato plants) grow to a set size and don’t really need any staking or pruning.

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