Inside Track on the Best Compact Tomato Varieties To Grow
Because growing food indoors is increasingly popular, a University of Florida scientist is studying which fruits and vegetables can flourish inside.
Celina Gómez, a UF/IFAS Assistant Professor of environmental horticulture, led a recently published study in which she found that several compact tomato varieties grow well indoors.
“Most of the compact plants we’ve grown are short and narrow, making them suitable to be placed in small spaces such as kitchen countertops or office desks,” Gómez says.
For the study, Gómez and a master’s student tried to grow 20 compact tomato cultivars indoors and in greenhouses. To mimic indoor home growing, scientists used cooler temperatures and low light. They did not use supplemental lighting in the greenhouse.
Based on the research, Gómez can recommend cultivars such as ‘Micro Tom’, ‘Siam’, ‘Red Robin’, ‘Sweet ‘n’ Neat Scarlet’, and more for transplant producers to grow and ship to nurseries.
The study’s results are crucial for indoor gardeners and can help commercial growers.
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