How to Grow Strong Tomato Seedlings: 8 Rules for Gardeners
Before you start growing tomato seedlings, you need to pay attention to the climatic features of the area.
Before sowing seeds, you also need to consider where the tomato bushes will grow - inside a greenhouse or outdoors.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", a scientist, agronomist and landscape designer, told how to grow strong tomato seedlings.
General recommendations for growing tomato seedlings
1. For sowing, you need to use seeds of hybrids that are resistant to diseases and can tolerate sudden changes in temperature.
2. Tomatoes need warmth, so the greenhouse should always be at least +20 C.
3. It is advisable to grow plants with a long ripening period - 140 days - inside greenhouses. Early and ultra-early varieties that ripen within 80-85 days are suitable for growing in open ground.
4. It is not worth sowing seeds ahead of time. The seedlings may overgrow before planting and become weak.
5. The containers in which the seedlings will be grown must be clean and have drainage holes. Without good drainage, tomato seeds and sprouts can rot and die.
6. In order for tomato sprouts to develop quickly, you need to provide additional lighting, or sow the seeds later, waiting for the length of daylight to increase.
7. It is important to transplant plants on time.
8. It is necessary to periodically feed the plants. In a liter of warm water it is necessary to dissolve 12 g of dry yeast and a couple of tablespoons of sugar. After 6 hours, when the solution is infused, it is necessary to pour in 3 liters of settled water at room temperature. It is necessary to water under the root - 1 teaspoon per plant. The feeding will stimulate the growth of roots and strengthen the green mass.
By following these recommendations, even an inexperienced gardener can grow healthy, strong tomato bushes.
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