Picking and growing tomato seedlings - what you need to know? A good plentiful tomato crop requires at least a double pick, some gardeners even do this 3 times.
No need to be afraid of picks, tomatoes respond very well to transplants, it is not necessary to carefully dig out, as I call it, the spine. Water the plants and boldly pull each one out. The root system should remain intact - keep in mind that tomatoes easily grow roots and start new ones. Dig the plant into the ground to the very cotyledon. You need to choose a day that is good for a calendar transplant, and make it in the evening or in the morning, just not in the heat. Pick-up is made for the first time when the second true leaf appears, the second time - as the bush grows, the third - according to your desire. When the first leaves sprout from the tomatoes, we begin to sprinkle them with diluted whey or non-fat milk. Proportion - 1 glass of milk drink per 1.5 liters of water. Why do this? 2 serious reasons: prevention of late blight and fungal diseases, increased plant productivity. Spray in the morning several times a week until the seedlings get on the bed.
There is one noteworthy way to increase the yield of tomatoes several times. When our seedlings have grown a little, we dive them not one at a time, but two at a time. We are waiting for the stems of our seedlings to grow stronger and grow. Now we begin the process. We take the blade and carefully scrape off the skin layer from the stems. But not completely, but only on the sides facing each other. Then we lean the stems with exposed sides against each other and wrap them with cling film. Soon the stems will grow together, and before landing on the garden we will cut off the weaker apex. We will get a powerful plant with a double root system, giving numerous clusters of tomatoes. The plant variety for doubling should be the same.
Tomatoes after planting in the garden do not need to be watered a lot and often. They like watering root 1-2 times a week. If you have the opportunity, it is better to use a trellis for a garter, rather than a stick, the main thing is to pull it tightly. The price of a trellis is from 20 rubles per meter to 150. I took it for 20, it is thin and strong with wide cages, it is simply not needed for a garter.
From the attack of the bear, do not pull your tomatoes out of the cups. Carefully cut off the bottom and raise the glass itself. So bury, part of the glass underground, part - above it. A gluttonous insect will not be able to cut through the plastic. Whatever the bear, do not poison it. She loosens the soil, making her way in it. Better try to feed the hedgehogs on your site. Their favorite treat is the bear.
Some advise to lower the root part into nylon bags. Thin women's tights are taken, having served their own, and are cut across into pieces. Then, on each cut piece, a knot is tied on one side. So much for the bag. A plant falls into it and sits in the soil. The capron layer interferes with the bear, and the roots calmly pass through it and grow further. But I would not recommend this method. Why? Ask women what it feels like to wear nylon tights in the heat. In the daytime, the capron heats up, quickly cools down at night. Plants will also be extremely uncomfortable in such armor.
