[Darth Reardon]

Those tomatoes in containers are an offshoot of my hydroponic system. I suspect if they were growing in soil, they'd probably be limited in size, but with the hydroponics I'm pretty much just limited by how much room there is for the roots.

These tomatoes, in the main "stacker" hydroponic system, are about two weeks older.

Each of those square pots sits at a 45 degree offset from the pots above and below, so each level has four exposed corners you can grow stuff in. Nutrient rich water is pumped into the top pot three times per day, and filters down through the growing medium and then through the holes in the bottom of each pot.

Cabbage is one of the things I tried last winter and didn't have much luck with.

My winter tomatoes will go until the cold gets them, or more likely until it is time to plant new ones in the spring (Feb). Last "winter" was really mild and I brought them inside a couple times, though I probably didn't really need to.

[Silentgypsy]

Wow! I’d love to try hydroponics.

[Sarajevo]

How do you test and add nutrients to the water?
I tried aquaponics this year, and all I managed to do was grow long and leggy tomato plants, and kill the goldfish in the pond. Mine are nowhere as full as yours.

Also, what do you use to fertilize the banana plants in your picture upthread?