How to properly step-son tomatoes and when is the best time to do it
Beginning gardeners may not always know which stepsons on tomato bushes need to be removed and which ones can be left to significantly increase the yield.
Remember, leave the stepson that appeared under the first brush of the tomato inflorescence. It usually grows from the bud that was deepened into the ground when planting as a seedling.
If space and fertilized soil allow, leave not one, but two stepsons.
Leave 4-5 tiers of tomato brushes on 3 trunks. The tops will have to be pinched off closer to autumn so that the fruits can all grow and ripen.
The main thing is watering. Remember, do not water the tomatoes under the bush, but only between the rows.
Water them under the bush only when they are still small. After hilling, water between the rows.
Tomatoes love abundant but infrequent watering, once every 7-8 days.
The hilled mounds of earth should remain dry. Put mulch of any vegetation on top.
Water from the space between the rows will flow to the roots. This will protect tomato bushes from infection with fungal diseases.
From the water-soaked spaces between the rows, the roots will take moisture and nutrients, which you will use to feed your tomatoes.
