Indoor Vegetable Garden Experiment update 3

05-Jan-2009 4rd video of indoor garden. There are now flowers growing on the tomato plants. The only things left alive are my tomatoes, carrots, and strawberries due to neglect.

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[MrandMissConverted]

No mention of pests. Are pests much less of a problem indoors (than outdoors)?

Self-watering plant pots might have helped to save the plants that needed more frequent watering I suppose.

[Tomdiana]

@MrandMissConverted I did not get any pests while doing this experiment. I think since this was done during the winter there wasn't any of them alive for the season.

The self watering plant pots is a great idea! Will use them this next winter.

[jihadacadien]

Oh and I think you have to pollinate your tomatoes yourself...dunno how really but I'd use a paint brush

[sauceykat]

You need to "be the bee": Use a vibrating/rotating toothbrush and gently touch it to the back of the flower. The buzzing motion simulates a bumble bee which makes the flower release the pollin. Google it, there should be a bunch of info.

[Tomdiana]

@sauceykat Yes and electric toothbrush did work well for me!

[Tomdiana]

@jihadacadien Correct... I did not get any tomatoes on my plants until I started pollinating them. I used an old cheap electric toothbrush which work out well. I have a few small tomatoes on my plants now which should be ready to eat as soon as I plant them out side in mid May.

[sauceykat]

@Tomdiana Cool, glad to hear the toothbrush thing works. I think I'm going to give it a try this summer. Thanks.

[SPCkeith]

@Tomdiana Alright thanks man I appreceate it. Also if you could go and watch my newest vid I have a few questions about lighting in there if you think you can help. thanks again

[Tomdiana]

@SPCkeith Not sure as my strawberries have not flowered yet and I will put them back out side in the spring. I only brought them inside for the winter as I felt that our harsh winters we get in Pittsburgh might kill them being they are only in shallow planter pots. I plan on planting them in the ground this year.

[SPCkeith]

do self pollinating strawberries need to be pollinated by hand? or are they truly self pollinating? just wanna be sure before i buy my plants. thanks

[sauceykat]

Hey, thanks for the reply. I read somewhere that it's more to do with the buzzing motion rather than just spreading the pollen. I don't know how true that is though :)