Spring is just around the corner, which means that gardeners and vegetable growers are starting to prepare for the new season of growing vegetables and fruits.
One of the important stages of this process is growing seedlings, in connection with which the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh suggested talking about tomato seedlings - in particular, about what needs to be done with them in order to get a rich harvest.
Light
The first thing that is required for successful growth of tomato seedlings is light. To ensure that the plants are well lit, place the seedlings in a well-lit place, such as on a windowsill.
If this is not possible, you can use artificial light sources, such as phytolamps. It is important to provide the seedlings with at least 10-12 hours of daylight. Otherwise, the plants may begin to stretch.
Water
The second important condition is proper watering, since tomato seedlings need moist soil. But stagnant moisture, which leads to root rot, should be avoided - to do this, water the crops regularly, but moderately, using settled water at room temperature.
Another important condition is that seedling containers must have good drainage. To do this, you can put a layer of any drainage material on their bottom - expanded clay, clay shards, etc.
Nutrition
The third important factor is the nutrition of the seedlings. For this, you can use specialized fertilizers for tomatoes. However, you should be careful and not overdo it with fertilizers - excess feeding can harm the plants.
Experienced gardeners say that an excellent result for the start can be obtained by using a complex of succinic acid, boric acid and urea, which should subsequently be replaced with humates.
Earlier, the expert told about a couple of things for seedlings - thanks to them, the seedlings grow like weeds.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
