We have our first casualty. RIP little tomato plant, we hardly knew ye. This little one seemed to be doing better. It started looking more hardy, so I pruned back some of the branches of the other plants so it could get more light. It didn't work. As you can see in the images, I removed it and had to cover its spot. Just making a cover didn't work, so I made a little circle of black-colored cardboard, covered that with clear tape, and used the basket and dome to hold it in place. I'm sure there's an easier solution, but I'll figure that out later. Now, on to the good news. We have a lot of tomatoes. In fact, these pictures were taken yesterday, and since then I've noticed even more little tomato buds. I've also noticed these white hard nodules at the base of the plants, which after a little research, I've determined are root nodules which are often a result of ...... DUN DUN DUN overwatering. ??? This is a hydroponic system..... So, more research will be necessary. That's where I'm at now. That first tomato doesn't appear to have any desire to become an actual red tomato. How long does that take? Not sure. Hopefully the plant isn't so stressed that it won't ripen. I also have to apologize for the fact that I didn't get this out yesterday, the appointed Tomato Day. I wasn't really feeling up to it. At least I'm only one day late.
Happy Tomatoing!!
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