how much light do I need

birdcrazie · November 25, 2015

I have just set up some hydroponic tomatoes in my greenhouse, do I need to put supplemental lighting to extend the hours of light?

Cole_Robbie · November 25, 2015

I'm at a similar latitude as you, and yes, you do if you want blooms and fruit. They will live just fine without supplemented light hours, but they won't bloom.

Effective lights get expensive quickly, and so does the electricity to run them, unless you buy the ultra-expensive LED lights.

birdcrazie · November 26, 2015

Thanks, thats what I thought, I just didn't want to use the electric unless I have to. I already have the lights

November 25, 2015	#1
birdcrazie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: WV Posts: 6	how much light do I need I have just set up some hydroponic tomatoes in my greenhouse, do I need to put supplemental lighting to extend the hours of light?

November 25, 2015	#2
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I'm at a similar latitude as you, and yes, you do if you want blooms and fruit. They will live just fine without supplemented light hours, but they won't bloom. Effective lights get expensive quickly, and so does the electricity to run them, unless you buy the ultra-expensive LED lights.

November 26, 2015	#3
birdcrazie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: WV Posts: 6	Thanks, thats what I thought, I just didn't want to use the electric unless I have to. I already have the lights