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Re: Early Tomato Experiment

SQFT@UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU wrote:
>
> This is the final chapter in the Early Tomato Experiment. This began with
> my placing in pots two Pixie tomato plants, at the same time that I was
> transplanting  to my garden squares. During the period when nighttime
> temps. were still below 55 deg. F, these two potted plants were moved
> indoors every night.
>
> The result was that I had fruit on the potted plants before the ones in
> the soil had started to bloom. I am just now beginning to pick fruit from
> the plants in the soil. The plants in the pots have done there thing and
> gone on to there just reward. The two potted plants produced a total of
> 79 tomatoes.
>
> I hope to repeat this experiment in the late fall, with the objective of
> picking ripe tomatoes on Christmas Day.
>
> oldjohn@juno.com
> John Orwick
> El Monte, CA [20 miles east of Los Angeles]
>
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I would be interested in hearing the full story on this experiment. I am
doing a little experimenting myself with airated water. So far the
results indicate that airated water {using a fish aquarium air pump}
increases the growth rate of plants considerably.

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