Lettuce and tomatoes just the same

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Hi there,
I planted these I would say well over a month ago. The lettuce I harvested a few leaves once and the tomatoes, well, these are the tomatoes no flowers at all! I got rid of the green leaf lettuce and just planted the middle kale last week. It’s like they’re never going to grow any more and now I think the lettuce is done. I have had little luck with this, after thrips in my first basil run, I finally got a good bounty, but this is my second planting and a whole lot of nothing. I’ve looked at the topics and nothing quite fits my issue. See photo.
Thanks,
Maureen

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Hello @Maureenrm

The tomato looks grand, it usually starts to flower around 40-50 days of growing.
Lettuces are harvestable around 3-6 weeks of growing and are swift compared to tomatoes taking around 90-120 days to yield fruits.

Patience is the key to gardening. :slight_smile: You are doing great.

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How’s the garden growing? :slight_smile:
Had any flowers or fruits yet?

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I have flowers and tomatoes, but they have yet to turn red. They are still hard and green, but they did get that far. I’m not sure how long it should take, it’s been a couple of weeks.

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Nice to hear!

I think they’ll be ready soon. For the tomatoes to turn red they need good lighting conditions, so you can help them move to a brighter space or you could try placing a banana near the tomato plant, it is said to ripen the fruits faster because it breathes ethylene which helps with ripening.

You can also add a picture of your tomato, maybe we can see the fruits better then.

Thanks!

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Hiya first time using this system,do you mind if I ask is this ok for cherry tomatoes growing?

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Sadly no tomatoes :disappointed_face::tomato:

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Hello, @Moojlet

I’m not sure I recognise this system. This is not the Click & Grow system, therefore, I do not know anything about it.

I think it should be suitable for dwarf size cherry tomatoes, but I can guarantee that you’d get some nice red tomatoes with the Click and Grow Smart Garden 9 :wink:

All the best
Debora

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Thank you for your response Debora,sorry I didn’t realise my growing system was different to click and grows system

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What type of seeds did you use?

It seems they are not flowering right now, but if possible, I’d plant them into separate pots and put them outside. :slight_smile: