Why Gardeners Sow Tomato Seeds on Toilet Paper: An Interesting Method

08.12.2023 19:03

Toilet paper is a great help to summer residents during the sowing campaign. With its help, you can grow strong seedlings of even poorly sprouting crops.

It is known that gardeners treat nightshade crops with special trepidation – tomatoes, eggplants and peppers in particular.

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told how to sow tomato seeds to grow strong seedlings.

This method is simple and effective. No additional costs or growth stimulants are required, just a little toilet paper.

How to proceed

Take a container of suitable size.

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Line the bottom with toilet paper or paper napkins.

Spray the litter with a spray bottle or just pour a little water to soak all the paper. Drain off any excess.

Distribute tomato seeds over the entire surface, observing the interval and distance.

Place a napkin or piece of toilet paper on top and sprinkle with water.

Pour a layer of soil for this crop up to 1 cm thick, moisten with a spray bottle.

Place the container in a warm and well-lit place or turn on a phytolamp.

The seedlings appear much faster with this system, gardeners assure.

Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor
 
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert / Belnovosti