Greenhouse Tomatoes
I've been thinking about growing greenhouse strawberries. Will this work?
Greenhouse strawberries might grow well in some areas, but previous attempts of greenhouse strawberries have proven unfeasible. This is due to several problems:
- Yield in the greenhouse has been poor. If you can't consistently harvest a pound of fruit per plant or more, the economics will not support growing this crop. Most growers that I have seen do not exceed this yield.
- Spider mites are a serious problem on strawberries. There are no registered chemicals for spider mites on greenhouse strawberries. You do not want to use illegal chemicals.
- Botryitis (gray mold) is a serious fungal disease on strawberries. There are no registered chemicals for diseases on greenhouse strawberries. You do not want to use illegal chemicals.
- Greenhouse strawberries must be pollinated. In order to get adequate pollination, it is necessary to bring in hives of bumblebees. While there are vendors who can provide these, this is another system a grower needs to understand how to handle.
- As with any crop, be sure there is a strong market for it before investing.
Greenhouse Tomatoes
- Are greenhouse tomatoes a good business for me?
- At what color should greenhouse tomatoes be harvested?
- Can I grow multiple crops with my greenhouse tomatoes?
- Can I use a vibrating toothbrush rather than the expensive electric pollinators?
- Diseases and Abiotic Problems of Greenhouse Tomatoes
- How can I get answers to other questions which I don't find on this Web site?
- How do I convert our poultry houses (or barn) to greenhouses to grow tomatoes?
- How many greenhouses do I need in order to get rich?
- How many plants can I grow?
- How much yield can I expect per plant?
- I've been thinking about growing greenhouse strawberries. Will this work?
- If I grow tomatoes in a greenhouse, does that mean they are organic?
- Should I test my well water before irrigating my greenhouse tomatoes?
- Should I use supplemental lighting to increase my yield?
- Some of the leaves on my plants are turning yellow. What is causing this?
- The fruit are setting and have good size, but they have strange shapes. Why?
- There are cracks in the fruit. Now what?
- What are those funny little white flies on my plants?
- What is the fuzzy looking gray colored mold growing on my plants?
- What kind of fertilizer can I use for greenhouse tomatoes?
- What pH should I use?
- What variety of tomato should I use in the greenhouse?
- Where can I get help in learning more about greenhouse tomatoes?
- Why are my plants so tall, like they are stretched?
- Why are my plants wilting?
- Why do many fruit have a blackish area on the bottom?
- Why do the plants get flowers, but don't get fruit?
- Why do the plants produce fruit that are too small?