How not to water tomatoes in hot weather: a fatal mistake that has deprived many summer residents of their harvest
Summer is coming soon. Therefore, summer residents should remember the rules for watering plants in the heat.
Unfortunately, in high temperature conditions, not all gardeners water tomatoes correctly.
A common mistake that causes tomato yields and fruit quality to drop significantly. And that's in the best case scenario.
And in the worst case, the owner of a country plot may be left without a harvest at all.
What kind of mistake are we talking about? This question was answered by the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", scientist-agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .
Mistake when watering tomatoes in hot weather
When performing this procedure, many summer residents use water at low temperatures.
Gardeners often explain this approach by the desire to “cool” the garden crop and protect it from the heat.
In fact, such a “cold shower” does not bring any benefit to the plant.
Quite the opposite. Due to the temperature difference, the condition of tomato bushes worsens.
The leaf blades curl up, which results in problems with moisture evaporation and with the “work” of the root system.
The plant becomes much more vulnerable to diseases. The fruits formed are of poor quality.
To avoid this problem, in hot weather tomatoes should be watered with water that is approximately equal to the air temperature.
This rule must be followed if the thermometer rises above +28 degrees.
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