This is a great project. Very interesting. Imagine tomato seeds sprouting inside of a tomato. I thought the seeds had to dry out before sprouting - misconceptions I suppose. Right now I have tomatoes on my windowsill in big canning jars, doing very well, flowering with red tomatoes. I'm trying to keep it going as long as possible, I was able to get it to flower again.
Thanks. I found it interesting as well that seeds would sprout inside a tomato. Apparently, if the tomato ripens very slowly in cool conditions, the hormone preventing sprouting can expire. This tomato came from a plant left in an unheated hoop house in zone 3 into November. Here is a link to the video if you're interested. ruclips.net/video/O2_IZMxjrlo/видео.html
It will probably work even better for your lettuce and spinach than for my tomato plant. It is a challenge to provide enough light in the house in January for a tomato plant.
That's a very cool idea and an affordable DIY project. Thanks a bunch for tutorial💐
Glad you enjoyed it
That looks like it should work out nicely. Will try to make one or two. Thanks also in zone 3
Let me know how it works for you.
This is a great project. Very interesting. Imagine tomato seeds sprouting inside of a tomato. I thought the seeds had to dry out before sprouting - misconceptions I suppose. Right now I have tomatoes on my windowsill in big canning jars, doing very well, flowering with red tomatoes. I'm trying to keep it going as long as possible, I was able to get it to flower again.
Thanks. I found it interesting as well that seeds would sprout inside a tomato. Apparently, if the tomato ripens very slowly in cool conditions, the hormone preventing sprouting can expire. This tomato came from a plant left in an unheated hoop house in zone 3 into November. Here is a link to the video if you're interested. ruclips.net/video/O2_IZMxjrlo/видео.html
I have been looking for a method to grow lettuce and spinach in the house over the winter. This just might do it.
It will probably work even better for your lettuce and spinach than for my tomato plant. It is a challenge to provide enough light in the house in January for a tomato plant.
Is the cans going to eventually rust? If so is the rusted cans safe?
They’re aluminum so I would think they would be fine. Besides at the end of the season they can easily be inspected and replaced.