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How do I take care of sprouts for hydroponic growing?
Mokey F asked:
I cut open an old tomato the other day and found that a bunch of the seeds had sprouted! I would like to grow them hydroponically in a nutrient solution without a ‘medium’. I grow some houseplants that way, in jars of solution with a bit of tin foil around the base of the stems to hold them firmly in the top of the jar, so the roots are half in and half out of the water. The sprouts are still a bit small for this, but I don’t really want to put them in dirt because I would like to keep them clean for later. Any suggestions?
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July 17th, 2008 at 12:22 am
use a rooting medium like vermiculite until they are large enough to be supported by the stems.
Unless the tomato you took them from was an heirloom variety, there is no telling what sort of loveapple you might have.
The only time I grew seeds I found sprouted in a tomato they had a systemic mosaic virus and never made it past a foot tall.
Good luck
July 19th, 2008 at 9:40 am
You’ll need more than water to grow in hydroponic medium. I suggest you look into this neat gadget, the “aero grow”, which is a home system to do just that, fairly inexpensive. It takes care of the lighting, nutrients, timers, and all…