Tomatoes


seeds 10x	60x	seed sprouting	radical emerging

85*	incubator	time-lapse (96 kbps)	day 16

3.5 days	seedling	radioactive?	glowing maters

Stupice	leaf close-up		cotyledons

apical meristem day 22	1st bud on day 46	Stupice bud tip	day 48

baby tomato			close-up



		day 68

		25 March	solar greenhouse

		Day 103

Optimum germination temperature range is purportedly 16-29*C (~72*). I kept my seeds at approximately 85* and got my first seedling showing up after 72 hours.

I read somewhere that tomatoes are day neutral, meaning that I likely cannot induce early flowering just by controlling light exposure.

Native to the dry west coast of South America between the Andes & ocean from Ecuador to Chile.

Photos

Most of the photos were shot with an Argus DC3810. I don't think the camera is all that great, tho I
have nothing to compare it with. The main thing about the camera is that it is 5 Mpix and it has a macro feature which allows close-ups. I have some difficulty with the focus. I use full resolution and then crop out the area I like.

The camera does have some nice manual capabilities which I used with some photos where backlighting is strong. A few of the pictures were shot with a microscope, Intel Play QX-3.

More to come...

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