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Feb 14, 2014 4:45 PM CST
Name: Horseshoe Griffin
Efland, NC (Zone 7a)
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You'd probably get a good amount of cherry tomatoes growing them indoors as long as you have the proper lighting system. Most varieties will produce like gangbusters once they start coming on. Of course I'm sure you know they'll need to be caged/supported in some way. As for medium slicers, you might want to try a bush type, Better Bush comes to mind, and it'll give you your request of "appreciate it more if they don't get infected or sick" since they are more forgiving than certain other varieties. Then again you'll be growing them inside so perhaps you won't have to deal with soil borne and wind-borne diseases anyway, eh?

As for your grow lights, figure on 40watts per square foot of growing area, preferably with a metal halide for early foliage growth, then switch over to a HPS for proper flowering and fruiting.

Lastly, no need to worry about hand pollination with tomatoes, they're self-pollinizing. You will want a fan blowing on them though not just to transfer pollen within the flower but also to help the stalks/stems become stronger so they can support the weight of the fruit.

Hope this helps.
Shoe (snowed in and longing for the smell of tomato plants growing!)

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