Tomatoes: prepare seeds, sow, care for, transplanted into the ground.
Contents of
- Preparing tomato seeds for planting seedlings: soaking in manganese
- Soil for tomato seedlings: top dressing
- Seeding tomato seeds for seedlings
- How often to water tomato seedlings on a window sill?
- How to treat tomato seedlings with hydrogen peroxide?
- Yeast fertilizing for tomato seedlings
- Addition of tomato and pepper seedlings to iodine
- How to feed seedlings with tomato ash at home
- Fertilizer from banana pelts for seedlings of tomatoes
- How to water tomato seedlings to grow better and be strong?
- Lighting for seedlings of tomatoes at home
- When and how to plant tomato seedlings in a greenhouse?
- What is the temperature for tomato seedlings?
- Plant tomato seedlings in open ground
- Video: Chinese way of growing seedlings of tomatoes
- Video: Growing seedlings of tomatoes on toilet paper without earth
End of winter for truck farmers special time - season opening( planting seedlings).This article is dedicated to seedlings of tomatoes at home. About what kind of soil it will take, at what time to plant, how to care and water, what to feed and when to plant. The article will be useful to both beginners and experienced agronomists.
Preparing tomato seeds for planting on seedlings: soaking in manganese
Do you want to grow juicy thick stems yourself? Then this section is what you need! We proceed.
Check the seeds of : bypass this point - play the lottery. Wait 2-3 weeks before the shoots and if the shoots are weak or do not rise at all, it's too late to sow anew. Therefore, a week before the planned planting we take a few seeds, wrapped in a warm cloth and dipped in water 25 ° C.We put it on the battery and leave it for a day. Drain the water, but leave the cloth damp, constantly moisturize and continue to store on the battery for 3 more days. Further planted in the ground and expect rapid shoots. By the result obtained, we decide to plant these seeds or buy fresh ones.
Seed selection : this is a significant saving of space and soil( which is quite expensive in case of purchase).Large, small, twisted and hollow discard. Leave the same average size, they give the best shoots. Let's pay attention, calibration with saline solution is a myth, becausethe surfaced seeds often give the shoots exactly the same as those left on the bottom.
Disinfect : 1 g.potassium permanganate dilute in a liter of water until complete dissolution. In the gauze we fall asleep seeds and we lower in марганцовку for 20 minutes( greater time will affect the poor germination of seedlings).Washed in the same gauze under running water and slightly dried on the battery.
We enrich the trace elements with : we purchase the corresponding package in the store, dilute it with water according to the instructions and soak for the specified time.
We stimulate the growth of : you can purchase the product in the same store, and you can put the seeds in undiluted aloe juice for a day. Juice is squeezed out and sent to the refrigerator for 5 days, warmed and soaked seeds.
Important: at solution temperatures below 20 ° C, enrichment / stimulation / disinfection does not affect the seeds.
The final touch: soak in warm water for 18 hours and from the wet water immediately transferred to the soil. If previously the seeds were soaked, then you can plant on the penultimate stage, skipping this one.
Soil for seedlings of tomatoes: top dressing
We strongly recommend to purchase special soil for seedlings. It is pre-enriched with all the necessary trace elements for the beneficial growth and growth of tomatoes.
In case the soil is taken from the garden, it must be frosted( if desired, on the street during frosts or in the freezer, after packing in several packages).Also, give the composition of the standard mixture for tomatoes, if you decide to do it yourself.
- 1 part of washed coarse-grained river sand
- 2 parts of humus
- 2 parts of weathered peat
- 2 parts of turf ground
Seeding of tomato seeds for seedlings
Classical sowing of tomatoes in boxes, but we recommend still sowing immediately into small disposable cups. It can be like peat cups, and ordinary plastic in which the nail is made with a drain hole.
Remember, illness always comes unexpectedly, so treatment with a solution of potassium permanganate does not hurt.
We fall asleep cups or boxes with a mixture, moisturize and smooth. In the cups make holes in a pencil, in drawers draw grooves. The seeds are placed 1 cm apart from each other and then covered with dirt by 0.7-1 cm.
For those who grow seedlings at home, we recommend stocking up a dark film and after covering, cover the container with it. Put in a warm place and periodically watered. If the seeds are fresh, and you previously soaked them in the above solutions, the first shoots will already please you within 4-6 days.
Important: Do not remove the film before the appearance of green leaves. But as soon as the seedlings have risen to remove the film and put in a warm, but bright place.
How often to water tomato seedlings on a windowsill?
Tomatoes are specific, they can not be dried, but excessive watering for them is harmful. This is the right way to a weak, elongated seedling unable to survive the temperature jumps that it will pursue after landing.
It is recommended to water tomatoes once a day in the morning before the shoots with water 22 ° C -25 ° C.If the house / room is wet, enough to spray the soil.
After the shoots and before the picking process, water the same temperature, but every 5 days.
The appearance of the "black leg" drove away that watering is too frequent or indoors constantly wet.
Subsequently, a pick is made and after it is poured with a small amount of water at room temperature, once the ground dries.
How to treat tomato seedlings with hydrogen peroxide?
Hydrogen peroxide is used in the garden not less often than potassium permanganate. It can be soaked seeds to kill germs and to stimulate growth( 10% peroxide not more than 20 minutes).
Also sprouted seedlings in the fight against late blight solution: a tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide, 40 drops of iodine per 20 liters of water. Spray only with fresh solution, do not store.
Yeast fertilizer for seedlings of tomatoes
Of course, a lot of fertilizing for seedlings is sold in stores, but is it for this reason that we decide to grow plants in the garden independently? After all, we want to feed our families exclusively with eco-products. With yeast feeding, pure tomatoes will grow, which you can feed even the smallest ones! Such top dressing is an active stimulator of plant growth.
What will give yeast top dressing :
- Endurance seedlings, acclimatization in street light after room;
- Growth acceleration;
- Increased root formation several times;
- Additional immunity in plants
Recipe :
- A packet of yeast or 10 gr.dry yeast;
- Litter of chicken - 0.5 kg;
- Wood ash - 0.5 kg;
- Water 10 l;
- Sugar - 5 tbsp.spoons.
Let's brew for a day and plant 1:10.Only after that we pour under the tomatoes. We make sure that the solution is poured on the ground and does not fall on the trunk of the tomato.
Addition of seedlings of tomatoes and pepper iodine
Growing year after year plants in the garden and hoping that the soil is as saturated as before is not worth it. To get a good harvest, it is recommended to feed the soil with what is lacking in it. This bait was created to enrich the soil with iodine.
Feeding frequency : 2 times a month with the same interval between waterings. Half a liter under the bush.
Recipe for : 10 liters of water, 10 gr.iodine, 10 g.phosphate, 20 g.potassium. Stir thoroughly and immediately use.
How to feed seedlings tomato ash house
At home there is a stove, a fireplace, often fry on a fire? In this case, we recommend using ash in order to enrich the soil with potassium, phosphorus and calcium and other minerals. It can be fed mono, and in combination with other top dressing( in this case between fertilizing the ash and the other must pass at least 5-6 days).
Calculation of top dressing is simple - a glass( 100 gr) of ash per square meter of ground. Spill ash and lightly moisten the ground or water.
Fertilizer from banana pelts for seedlings of tomatoes
Banana with exotic fruit turned into a common delicacy on our table. Did you know that this is not only delicious, but also useful for seedlings? If not, then after reading this article, banana skins will forever find a new application in your home! Top dressing with banana skin of seedlings - enrichment with all sorts of microelements and additional strengthening of roots.
Important: banana skins can be fed absolutely all plants! And in the house plants after the banana skins you will see a luxurious growth and lush flowering.
Recipe 1 - elementary. We grind the skins of bananas, mix them with soil and sow seeds. The skins completely disappear within 10 days, and a new fertilizing will be required.
Recipe 2 - for long-term storage. We spread the banana peel on the mouthwash, dried in the oven or in a dryer, crushed and put under the plants as needed. We store in a dry place.
Recipe 3 - for long-term storage. A barrel, banana skins and a bottle of Baikal. Can be filled immediately with pelts, can be filled gradually. Periodically mix, once a month, pour under the plants.
How to water the seedlings of tomatoes to grow better and be strong?
Proper and regular watering is important in growing tomatoes. Seedlings are recommended to water only when the top layer of the earth is dried. When watering it is recommended to add growth stimulants and supplements that saturate the soil with trace elements.
Important: the seeds are watered with warm water, after the shoots, each time the water should become cooler and so to room temperature.
Lighting for seedlings of tomatoes at home
Once the seeds are in the ground, it is recommended to cover the boxes with a dark film. After emergencies, put the boxes to the windows or provide daylight. Do not forget about the need to put out the bright light in the evening, and turn it off on the new.
When and how to plant tomato seedlings in a greenhouse?
You can plant tomatoes in a greenhouse in March, without waiting for the end of frosts. To do this, make a trench in the greenhouse of the shovel in the greenhouse, pour half the hay, leaves or other dry mixtures like this, cover with the remaining soil, compact the soil and warm the greenhouse.
After this you can proceed to the landing. Do not forget that watering should be cool, but not cold water.
What is the temperature for tomato seedlings?
In case a tomato is planned to be planted without a greenhouse, the night temperature should not fall below +5 ° C, and the soil should warm up to +12 ° C and above.
Do not forget to season the seedlings before planting in the ground. Carry boxes with seedlings to fresh air from 10 am to evening. For the night do not forget to bring.
Planting seedlings tomatoes in open ground
It all depends on how early you planted seedlings, whether early tomatoes or medium, and also the temperature in your area. In case the disembarkation goes to the greenhouses, it is possible to start already in the first days of March.
For landing on the uncovered surface of the earth, be guided by the temperature at night( not less than + 5 ° C) and the earth temperature( not less than + 12 ° C).
It is very important to pre-temper tomatoes, otherwise, even at this temperature, all diligence can come to naught.