How to Harvest Tomatoes on a Windowsill: You Can Grow Them at Home
If you are planning to grow a tomato crop on your windowsill, you need to carefully approach the selection of seeds.
As a rule, tall varieties of tomatoes are not suitable for this - they will have to be tied up, and also constantly fed. But these are not all the secrets of a garden on the windowsill.
In addition to choosing low-growing varieties for a garden on a windowsill or balcony, you need to take into account several points so that in addition to strong bushes, you can harvest some of the fruit from them.
In such cases, gardeners advise paying attention to the varieties “Balcony Miracle”, “Potted Red”, “Indoor Surprise”, etc.
Tomatoes on the windowsill
It usually takes 90-130 days to start harvesting. The fruits in this case grow to a weight of 50 to 100 grams.
1. We start by choosing nutritious soil and arranging drainage in the flowerpot.
2. In this case, tomato seeds are placed at a depth of up to 2 centimeters. The interval between plantings is similar. After 3-4 weeks from the moment of emergence, they begin picking.
3. The main thing is to provide the tomato seedlings with light, otherwise at temperatures above 22 degrees Celsius and a lack of sunlight, they will begin to stretch.
4. After the seedlings bloom, they are lightly shaken for pollination. Usually artificial pollination is carried out early in the morning.
5. Indoor or balcony seedlings are not sprayed, but watered with settled water at room temperature once every 5-7 days. Fertilizers are applied according to schedule.
In this case, harvesting bright and aromatic tomatoes on your windowsill or balcony will not be difficult.
