Terminated 5/13 Heritage Seeds Birdie Rouge (tomato)

20 days since seed were planted.  
Tiny little guy, only suposed to get 12" tall.. 

Just went down to check on Nano and took and thought I saw buds, grabbed the jewelers loop and yep!  Photo take with loop in front of the phones cam lens

airscapes, yes, the micro dwarf tomatoes usually curl under.

Same here - when I grew the Orange Hat and Micro Tom, they also curled under.

Try picking a couple as soon as or just after they enter the breaker state or any time before fully ripe.  If not familiar with the term, it is when the fruit just starts to color.  At this point the studies show that not much other than water will pass through the membrane to the tomato.   If picked at this point the fruit will ripen off the vine as it would on and  should taste the same if left to hang.  I think that taste part has a lot to do with the variety, but  it is worth an experiment as it can save you a lot of spit fruit, especially when grown outside.  I pick my outdoor Ealry 4th of july Burpee's as soon as the start to show orange with no taste difference but never do they split unless I miss one like you say.. hiding under a leaf!

Not sure what week this is, but It's Sunday 2/27/22 and my poor little dwarf plants are not looking the way I had hoped they would.  I think the light has been too close and hot and the humidity too low.  Probably a little to hot on the fertilizer for these varieties as well.  The non Dwarf (Nano Ciliegia) looks fine.. so must just be this type. Anyway, have the humidity double what it was at about 60% during the day and I fear over 70% at night so working on a humidity control for the exhaust fans.   Added a control to the oscillating fan so it cycles on and off every minute during the day and on/off 1/2 minutes at night to see if that will help.

Changed the fluid today, went  with exact amounts rather than heaping spoons.   

Birdie has the most tomatoes of the 3.





 

Roots during R&R 3-7

Not bad.  The roots are not out of control

After a week of 63-65% Relative Humidity, this plant is looking much happier!  Leaves are unwinding a bit, and I am digging through it each morning looking for new shots.  If I pull them out so the don't grow in they seems to do much better.   I am hope to get some ripe tomatoes soon!  Man there are ton of tomatoes on this tiny thing.  I would highly recommend this for a true AG unit, it should not grow out of the light but then again, the light i have it under is much brighter than any of the AG units. It is said to get no taller than 12" and only need small pot if grown in soil.  See first post for a link to the seed seller.