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Before you get any crazy ideas, my photo is of Green Zebra Tomato seedling-a plant that will eventually produce a tennis ball sized high acid green and yellow striped tomato.
I’ve been looking around at ways to extend my growing season, living in Wisconsin means one growing season, and a lot of dried herbs the rest of the year. I had been researching hydroponic and aeroponic systems on the web, but had deemed them all but infeasible due to cost restraints. Lo and behold, I found this short little video on a blog I’ve been following, and viola, here I am.
With my spouses permission, I hope to set up something soon. I’ve got my own small problems: Cats, odd window sizes, few south facing windows, summer soil gardening. I also have some know how: familiar with aquarium supplies, love fresh herbs, can grow a tomato plant bigger than you, a drive to reduce the distance food moves between harvest and my stomach.
I also need to mention that I have lifted more produce than most people will ever eat in a life time (its my job after all), so I’m well aware of what fluctuations can occur in the grocery store.
Here we go…
XdH
Welcome Dan! i actually just started some green zebra tomatoes (great minds think alike!) along with 4 other varieties. do you get your seeds through Seeds of Change? I love this company due to the 100% organic they are, and I like to keep the organic 100% via the nutrients i use in my hydroponic system.
follow my blog on here, and i am starting a nutrient group as well.
best of luck! Cheers!
Hi Holly, thanks! I got a few green zebras from a vendor at a farmer’s market in my town. I was looking for an unusual tomato, everyone else had yucky red tomatoes lol. I fell in love, and saved my seeds from one that was a little over ripe; so viola, I have green zebra tomato plants now. My germination rate was 100% which was really surprising since this is my first time ever saving seeds and starting tomatoes from seed. BTW saving Green Zebra seeds is extremely easy. I’ve also started some pink brandywines and I plan on getting one roma and one cherry tomato plant from a local garden shop. If I’m lucky I’m also hoping to find a Cherokee purple, but I’m not holding my breath.
As far as organic, I try to be as organic as I can be… my mom swears by Gardens Alive’s: Tomatoes Alive Plus (its all natural, which isn’t necessarily organic) which has… well quadrupled the size of her plants (and as a test this year I’m going to use it on half of my tomato plants).
I personally can’t wait until I can bite into some green tomatoes topped with feta cheese and basil (my fave!)