Those flowers are not ready to bloom yet! When they are about to bloom soon, they will be bigger and you will be able to kind of see the petals closed up.. might be a bad picture but I hope this helps and be patient!
https://preview.redd.it/w3zo6119e2xc1.png?width=2221&format=png&auto=webp&s=e8644d1ee998d7e6038bee2eafa682516b7e7eaa
I've just been using the plant food when the aerogarden tells me it's time. This is the first time I've grown them in an aerogarden. And I have my own dedicated electric toothbrush for pollinating as I live on a third floor and the bees aren't exactly interested in things up here lol
A short cherry tomato variety that the aerogarden sells as pods. They're definitely short and have a ton of flowers, they just won't bloom except the one. I'm wondering if the light cycle is on vegetative instead of fruiting.
Is your foliage super tight like this one? This is a heirloom cherry. I can't believe how tightly packed it is.
https://preview.redd.it/xtkgoiaypcwc1.jpeg?width=2252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba66b2dc3e88aedb25e802580795f7030ac92afb
I haven't tried the commercial tomato pods, but obviously that should work.
FWIW, my orange hat dwarfs are fruiting aggressively with 16h of illumination in normal unsupplemented nutrients with a 1m on / 59m off pump cycle.
Do you have your light low enough? It should only be I think somebody correct me if I'm wrong but I think it's only supposed to be like 3 or 4 in above your plant especially for tomatoes.
Look into getting some orange hat tomatoes. You can grow four plants in a harvest size garden and they have max out at like 12 in tall.
Put a fan on nearby. Shake them a couple times a day.
I know how to pollinate them, my issue is that the flowers (I guess pre-cursors?) aren't actually opening for me to pollinate them
My dwarf varieties the flowers didn't open, but I shook the stalks and they germinated.
I'll try that! Thank you!
[Flowers that aren't blooming](https://www.imgur.com/a/msdS6YM)
Those flowers are not ready to bloom yet! When they are about to bloom soon, they will be bigger and you will be able to kind of see the petals closed up.. might be a bad picture but I hope this helps and be patient! https://preview.redd.it/w3zo6119e2xc1.png?width=2221&format=png&auto=webp&s=e8644d1ee998d7e6038bee2eafa682516b7e7eaa
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I've just been using the plant food when the aerogarden tells me it's time. This is the first time I've grown them in an aerogarden. And I have my own dedicated electric toothbrush for pollinating as I live on a third floor and the bees aren't exactly interested in things up here lol
What type of tomato is it?
A short cherry tomato variety that the aerogarden sells as pods. They're definitely short and have a ton of flowers, they just won't bloom except the one. I'm wondering if the light cycle is on vegetative instead of fruiting.
Is your foliage super tight like this one? This is a heirloom cherry. I can't believe how tightly packed it is. https://preview.redd.it/xtkgoiaypcwc1.jpeg?width=2252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba66b2dc3e88aedb25e802580795f7030ac92afb
Yeah it's pretty dense!
I haven't tried the commercial tomato pods, but obviously that should work. FWIW, my orange hat dwarfs are fruiting aggressively with 16h of illumination in normal unsupplemented nutrients with a 1m on / 59m off pump cycle.
Sounds like your nitrogen levels are too high .. what is your EC level and what nutrients are you using?
No idea. Just using whatever comes with AG kits.
If you get one of those tds/ec sticks from Amazon for about $20 (ie: lawnful, or others), I suspect your levels of that, or PH may be too high
I have a few aquariums so I can definitely check the pH and TDS! If that's in order I suppose I'll get the sticks from Amazon regarding EC
Do you have your light low enough? It should only be I think somebody correct me if I'm wrong but I think it's only supposed to be like 3 or 4 in above your plant especially for tomatoes. Look into getting some orange hat tomatoes. You can grow four plants in a harvest size garden and they have max out at like 12 in tall.