To be strong and beautiful: the main rules to follow when growing seedlings

10.02.2023 05:50

It is extremely important to consider useful tips before starting pre-sowing work.

The most resistant to various diseases are red tomato varieties. But sometimes yellow and pink tomato varieties surprise with their good resistance.

If you buy tomato seeds online, don't forget that many collectors call the same varieties by different names. So, the well-known tomato variety "Black Baron" can be found as "Black Monk".

Having such assistants as thermometers in the house is a big deal. The first one will measure the ambient temperature, and the second one - the water temperature. This also includes electronic scales, with the help of which you can determine the correct dosage of fertilizer, organic additives and liquids that are needed in the garden for further use.

Tender tomato sprouts have an innate, stable immunity to late blight. To avoid losing it, do not soak the seeds in very concentrated doses of stimulants or mineralized fertilizers before germination.

Seedling
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Purchase energy-saving or phytolamps so that the seedlings can be under them for at least 14 hours a day.

Seeds purchased from well-known companies in this market do not require pre-sowing treatment.

Tomato seeds have a very long shelf life - more than 5 years. Therefore, you can buy them with an expired date and sow them on your plot.

When hardening tomato seeds, do not overdo it with sudden increases in temperature.

Author: Elena Gutyro Internet resource editor