Tips for growing a rich tomato crop
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A must-have for a good harvest
It is important for vegetable growers to comply with the mandatory measures for a good harvest, which you can read about below.
You need to spray the tomato in order to grow your plants "healthy", as well as for a good harvest. It is recommended to do this when the second and third clusters of flowers are blooming. Spray with boric acid solution. It is the boron in its composition that contributes to the germination of pollen in the flowers, as well as the set and growth of the fruits of tomatoes. It also has a beneficial effect on the sugar level in the fruits of the plant and stimulates the appearance of new points for the growth of hearths.
Thanks to the miraculous method and the effect of boric acid solution on tomatoes, your yield will increase by twenty percent! Solution recipe: pour a bag (10 grams) of boric acid powder into a bucket (ten liters) of water. This spraying is recommended to be done once or twice. This will be enough.
You need to do a little shake-up of the plants. Tomatoes are plants that are pollinated on their own or with the help of insects, but they also need to be helped to pollinate. This applies to those plants that are grown in greenhouses, as a rule (that is, indoors). It is more difficult for insects to get into a room than in an open space, and there is no wind there, due to which pollination of flowers on tomatoes would occur. It is recommended to do a completely uncomplicated procedure once or twice a week. You need to shake the flowers of the plant a little. After that, it is best to water the soil or spray the flowers. After two hours, ventilate the room well.
When growing tomatoes in greenhouse conditions, it is ideal for planting them from the east to the west. This is useful for getting the right sunlight onto the plants, both in the morning and during the day. For plants, this event is called increasing the length of daylight hours, which helps to grow a good tomato harvest. The root system must be strong.
The more powerful the root system of tomatoes, the more fruits it can withstand, and the fruits will be much larger.
Since it is the root system that provides them with nutrition. To strengthen the roots, it is recommended to do hilling and mulching.
The best time for hilling is the period of root formation and growth, which grow periodically, not constantly. The first time hilling should be done with damp soil. The most appropriate time for the first procedure is when some protrusions (bulges) have appeared at the very bottom of the stem. The second time, the procedure must be done when in the same part the stem becomes bluish, instead of greenish. Be sure to monitor the plant so that the root system grows strong and strong, and then you will get a good tomato harvest.
Mulching is very good for growing tomatoes.With a properly perfect mulching procedure, you will contribute to an increase in yield by twenty, or even thirty percent from just one tomato bush. For this procedure, you can use a lot of things, at your discretion, the main thing is to apply it correctly. This can be hay, straw, sawdust, fallen leaves, newsprint, grass, wood, and much more.
It is useful to grow tomatoes on "homemade" tops. In the fall, when the crop is harvested, collect the tops, grind them and place them in the soil. For the next season, this place will be the best for planting tomato seedlings.
Be sure to stepchild the plants so that it does not “bother” itself with the expenditure of energy on unnecessary processes that have already dried up.
When the fruits of the tomato have already appeared on your plants, you need to pick off the leaves. This is done for the same purpose as pinning. It is recommended to do this procedure in the early morning hours, starting at the end of the first summer month. Tear off only one or two leaves that grow from below and until the moment when the first flowering begins.
The scheme of the formation of a tomato bush
It is also worthwhile to feed and feed the plants so that there is a good tomato harvest. When the weather is good and there is no wind, in the evening, spray the green part of the plant once every one and a half or two weeks. There are several ways to prepare a spray agent: urea, nitrate or potassium mono phosphate, calcium nitrate, serum with iodine solution.
At the time when the crop began to ripen, it is no longer necessary to feed the plants.
Growing tips
To grow a good harvest of tomatoes, you need to follow the tips for growing these wonderful fruits.
- Saplings should not be planted very tightly and close to each other - this will slow down their growth and further development, from which the yield will be much worse.
- Provide good lighting for your plants. Especially in winter, it is imperative to organize a source of artificial color, especially for seedlings.
- You can safely install a fan right next to the growing seedlings. The air that he will "drive" will ensure a more natural, natural development of plants.
- Before planting seedlings in the ground, warm it up, covering the planting sites with dark plastic.
- When planting seedlings, dig in their shoots into the ground as deep as possible.
- Water your tomatoes regularly for a great harvest.
Video "How to grow a good harvest of tomatoes"
On the recording, a well-known gardener gives practical advice on growing different varieties of tomatoes.