Tomato plants are a great choice for hydroponic beginners to learn the process of flowering and fruiting. They can produce a lot of tomatoes, and even if something goes wrong, there’s usually time to recover and still get some produce. It’s important to provide support for your hydroponic tomato plants because the weight of the fruit can cause the plant to tip or the branches to break. Hydroponic tomatoes grow well in hydroponic buckets (bubble buckets) and drip systems.