1. May 1, 2020
  2. 7:00:00 PM
  3. Day 190
 🍅 Batch

#30: Grow Cherry Tomato From Kitchen Seed

  1. 🌱 Cherry Tomato
Tomato Kitchen

Biodynamic tomatoes from Terra Organic Farm.

These tomatoes look really good.
These tomatoes look really good.
One tomato.
One tomato.
Cut into half.
Cut into half.
Squeeze the seeds out.
Squeeze the seeds out.
Seeds.
Seeds.
My last attempt use garden soil, so this time I am trying with Baba Vegimix.
My last attempt use garden soil, so this time I am trying with Baba Vegimix.
Prepare some seedling pots.
Prepare some seedling pots.
Fill them with soil and water them until water come out from the bottom of the pot.
Fill them with soil and water them until water come out from the bottom of the pot.
Spread some seeds on the soil.
Spread some seeds on the soil.
Cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil.
Cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil.
Spray some water on the soil.
Spray some water on the soil.
I put 3 pots indoor next to the window.
I put 3 pots indoor next to the window.
Another 3 pots at the balcony.
Another 3 pots at the balcony.

Day 6 -
  1. May 6, 2020
  2. 10:11:00 AM

Lesson
The indoor seed sprouted first, but it looks really thin and tall (which might not be good).
The indoor seed sprouted first, but it looks really thin and tall (which might not be good).
The pots outside seems to sprouted as well.
The pots outside seems to sprouted as well.

Day 6 -
  1. May 6, 2020
  2. 11:04:00 PM

Experiment Leggy Grow Box

The indoor pot is growing leggy, experimenting with a grow box.

Day 7 -
  1. May 7, 2020
  2. 9:42:00 AM

Experiment
Indoor: 1 pot and 2 sprouts.
Indoor: 1 pot and 2 sprouts.
Balcony: 2 pots and 4 sprouts.
Balcony: 2 pots and 4 sprouts.

Day 9 -
  1. May 9, 2020
  2. 7:50:00 PM

Give them 6 hours of artificial light at night.

Outdoor
Outdoor
Indoor
Indoor

Day 13 -
  1. May 13, 2020
  2. 9:59:00 PM

Indoor.
Indoor.
Outdoor.
Outdoor.

Day 17 -
  1. May 17, 2020
  2. 10:55:00 AM

Sprout

Some new seedlings sprouted (on Day 17) after a long night of rain. Maybe this variety of cherry tomatoes like cool weather.

I already reuse the pot for red bell pepper, probably need to transplant them to individual pots in a few days.

Day 18 -
  1. May 18, 2020
  2. 5:57:00 PM

Transplant

Transplant seedling to individual pots.

Tomato seedlings sprouted in reuse pot planted with Bell Pepper seedlings.
Tomato seedlings sprouted in reuse pot planted with Bell Pepper seedlings.
Prepare small pots and fill them with soil (I use Baba seedling mix). Thumb a hole in the middle.
Prepare small pots and fill them with soil (I use Baba seedling mix). Thumb a hole in the middle.
Don't pull the small seedlings out from the original pot. Pour all the soil out, so the seedlings could be removed without hurting the roots.
Don't pull the small seedlings out from the original pot. Pour all the soil out, so the seedlings could be removed without hurting the roots.
Transplant successful.
+1

Day 21 -
  1. May 21, 2020
  2. 11:52:00 PM

Experiment

There is not much of a difference between indoor and outdoor seedlings.

Day 24 -
  1. May 24, 2020
  2. 4:53:00 PM

Transplant

The transplanted seedlings are doing fine.

Day 25 -
  1. May 25, 2020
  2. 6:54:00 PM

Experiment

Added coffee grounds to some of the seedlings to see if there are any difference.

Day 36 -
  1. Jun 5, 2020
  2. 10:13:00 AM

Experiment Lesson

Plant in Baba Seedling Mix is growing much better than Baba Vegimix.

Pots with added coffee grounds 10 days ago didn't show significant difference compared with the rest.

Need to snip some extra seedlings due to lack of space for further transplant.

Day 39 -
  1. Jun 8, 2020
  2. 4:21:00 PM

Tips

Snips the extra seedlings to maintain one seedling per pot 😥.

Day 42 -
  1. Jun 11, 2020
  2. 9:27:00 AM

Experiment with applying home-made enzyme fertilizer.

Day 43 -
  1. Jun 12, 2020
  2. 5:38:00 PM

Seedling Mix

Seedling in seedling mix is doing really well.

Day 47 -
  1. Jun 16, 2020
  2. 10:40:00 AM

Seedling Mix Lesson

Plant on the left use Baba Seedling Mix, on the right use Baba Vegimix. 3 times the difference in size.

Day 48 -
  1. Jun 17, 2020
  2. 4:57:00 PM

Transplant

Transplant 3 plants to bigger pot.

Soil 1: Superior Organic Soil + Compost, with some perlite, larvie frass and egg shell.
Soil 1: Superior Organic Soil + Compost, with some perlite, larvie frass and egg shell.
Soil 2: Baba Vegimix + Compost, with some perlite, larvie frass and egg shell.
Soil 2: Baba Vegimix + Compost, with some perlite, larvie frass and egg shell.
Soil 1: Baba Green Mary + Compost, with some perlite, larvie frass and egg shell.
Soil 1: Baba Green Mary + Compost, with some perlite, larvie frass and egg shell.
Plants to be transplanted.
+2

Day 52 -
  1. Jun 21, 2020
  2. 6:54:00 PM

Fertilize every two weeks: organic fertilizer, larvie frass / vermicast, egg shell.

Day 56 -
  1. Jun 25, 2020
  2. 10:56:00 AM

The new transplants are adapting well.

Day 56 -
  1. Jun 25, 2020
  2. 6:45:00 PM

Transplant

Transplant the remaining plants into bigger pots.

+3

Day 64 -
  1. Jul 3, 2020
  2. 7:59:00 PM

Transplant

Transplant to bigger pot. Using Baba Green Mary soil mix with compost, mix some perlite and coco peat, then add some larvie frass, egg shell and dried banana skin.

Day 72 -
  1. Jul 11, 2020
  2. 9:03:00 AM

Flower

Some tomato plants are flowering.

Day 74 -
  1. Jul 13, 2020
  2. 11:34:00 AM

Transplant Lesson

Transplant tomato to bigger pot. Tomato plants grow big pretty quickly, so it is advisable to use a bigger pot during the first transplant.

+4

Day 161 -
  1. Oct 8, 2020
  2. 6:28:00 PM

Flower

The tomato is growing fairly nicely, probably due to the cooler weather lately about 30C. It flowers for the second time (no fruits from first time).

Day 162 -
  1. Oct 9, 2020
  2. 10:30:00 AM

Fruit

Finally some cherry Tomato.

Day 176 -
  1. Oct 23, 2020
  2. 6:02:00 PM

Flower Fruit

Bush to tamato with flowers and fruits.

+4

Day 180 -
  1. Oct 27, 2020
  2. 10:59:00 AM

Mealybug Tips Pest

Mealybugs on tomato plant. Either remove the leaves or spray with home-made insecticide (neem oil + disk soup).

Day 182 -
  1. Oct 29, 2020
  2. 11:00:00 AM

Tips Powdery Mildew Pest

Powdery Mildew (a form of fungus) spotted on the leaves, due to the high humidity and rain. Either remove the leaves or spray with home-made fungicide (baking soda).

Day 187 -
  1. Nov 3, 2020
  2. 10:51:00 AM

Fruit

More fruits, yeah.

+2

Day 189 -
  1. Nov 5, 2020
  2. 10:17:00 AM

Harvest

The fruit fall off. Solid and taste good, but not fully grown yet.

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