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Matt's Wild Cherry Tomato plants are almost touching the tubes, so they've got to find an alternative "tank" - possibly a small one sunk into the garden will work. Hoping the sun will make them grow even larger, too. The broccoli is not doing well, have found that the media (peat pot) is too wet for germination.

The second hydroponics tank is a slight change from the first one, as we're using translucent cups just barely below the water. They're currently sitting above the water on another piece of styro, because the brocolli in the first tank is not sprouting. Seems it's too wet, as these are sprouting.

 The tomatoes are all liking the Japanese Tomato Ring, despite some cold nights and less than ideal weather. They're all still ugly, though they are compacting some now. Still would cover them over inside with a large black plastic bag, or a large leaf bag so the - er - contents aren't visible. I'm "grooming" the one's pictured by minimizing t8he leaf branches and suckers, while the other one I'm just removing the suckers. The tomato plants in the garden are looking sickly compared to these.

The Potato Bag experiment is going well, the first ones are growing and just about the right height (6-8") to add some hay or compost to cover them up some more. The 2nd and 3rd bags are starting to show, as are the ones just planted in the ground.

This is the second attempt at my upside-down tomato plant using a plastic coffee can. If I can keep the kids from touching it, or move it out of reach before they do, I may have a crop of cherry tomatoes "cascading down from the planter". Further searches have turned up that upside-down may have smaller yields, but it is a space saver. Should also work well indoors if I can find a sunny or well-lit place for them.

That's all for now - the LED tomatoes still haven't been planted, as I've been out netting the strawberries against birds and other thieves.