Commented: Growing plants from seedI wouldn't buy expensive lights. Shop lights from Wal-mart work just fine. As noted earlier, if you are doing 24 plants, a 24 inch fixture isn't going to be sufficient for long.
I ran my lights on a ...
Commented: What causes tough skins?I find a long, dry, heat wave can cause it. I noticed it last year with out drought and this year when we had a week or two that were pretty steamy.
Last year, once the temps dropped, the new tomatoe...