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My First Hydroponic Tomato

16 years ago

I just harvested my first hydroponically grown tomato.

I was about the size of a large lemon.

Patio Bush. Vine ripened color redish orange. Texture firm.

The meat was very tasty not a "water ball" by any means.

One thing that I did not like was the taste of the skin.

It tasted kind of strong.

I was concerned that all this effort could turn out badly.

All in all, an excellent first effort if I do say so myself.

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iliketoast
16 years ago
Haha! I also received my first ever hydro tomato yesterday, grown under artificial lights. Sadly, I don't eat the things, but the wife said it tasted as good as any garden tomato.

Woohoo! Grats, dripguy.
dripguy
Original Author
16 years ago
Fantastic!
I'm growing mine on the patio in natural light.

The things grow like crazy but they take a while to turn. Longer than I thought they would. After my first started to turn and rippen several more are now turning.

I had several types and they may have cross polinated cuz some of them look kind of funky.
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