Top 6 best ways to grow seedlings of tomatoes. Landing options and useful tips

Tomatoes appear on our tables in the summer, and delight with their juicy taste and unique aroma in a variety of salads and other dishes. Vitamins B, K, ascorbic and nicotinic acids, as well as fiber and pectin, contained in them, will be an excellent aid in weight loss.

In addition, the vegetable is able to thin the blood, and therefore will be useful to people with thrombophlebitis or varicose veins. There are many ways to grow a rich and healthy crop, and we will take a closer look at each of them. Read about old and proven, as well as the most unusual and new, secret and accelerated methods of cultivation of tomatoes, about the best ways to prepare seeds for sowing and options for planting and watering.

"Lazy"

This method is rapidly gaining popularity among summer residents, and all this is because, as a result, the harvest is juicy. Its essence lies in the fact that the preparation of holes is carried out either in late autumn or in early spring.

It should be remembered that the width of the hole should be about 50 cm, and the depth - 25 or 30, and the distance between the holes should be from 1.2 to 1.5 meters. The earth fits smoothly and neatly around the perimeter, an iron stake about two meters high is placed in the center of the hole. In the wells layers are laid:

1. Manure.
2. Humus.
3. Sand.
4. Land.

Conduct soil mulching with the help of materials convenient for you, this will significantly reduce the amount of watering. Caring for tomatoes does not take much time and effort; you only need to tie them to a stake and fertilize them with watering once a week. Spray seedlings no more than three times a week.

The advantages of this method are:

• Save time.
• A bountiful harvest.
• Does not require much effort.

Among the minuses emit:

• Mostly suitable for northwest regions.
• The ability to grow not all varieties.

Method M. Maslov

An engineer from Kaliningrad (a town in the Moscow region), Igor Mikhailovich Maslov, in 1983, proposed his own unique method of planting tomatoes. He was shown on television in programs such as "Subsidiary" and "You can do it." After that, gardeners began to actively use this development. Igor Mikhailovich suggested planting seedlings not traditionally (vertically), but lying (horizontal).

In his opinion, this contributed to the development of a healthy root system. Also it is necessary to stack not only the roots themselves, but also a part of the stem (the important point is that it is necessary to stack strictly from south to north). By the way, it is better to grow saplings in several stems, and not in one, to achieve this you just need to allow the side shoots to grow at full length (in no case do not pinch!).

In the future, they should be bent to the ground, and later completely buried in the ground. Further care involves regular watering, weed removal, fertilizer and soil loosening.

pros:

• Economical use of seedlings (especially beneficial if you want to grow expensive varieties).
• No special care required.

Minuses:

• Not suitable for all varieties (it is best to use the "Russian Giant" or "Ukrainian giant").
• There is a risk of decay.

Grandfather's method or "yeast irrigation"

Another interesting, An original and unusual way is to water the tomatoes with yeast. The recipe is utterly simple, you need to take a three-liter jar, fill it with pre-settled water of about 2.6 liters and add 90-100 grams of yeast, diluted with a teaspoon of sugar.

Cover the solution with gauze, put in a warm place and wait for fermentation (from time to time you need to shake up the contents). One glass of such a solution is diluted in ten liters of water and this diluted solution is already being watered.

Wicky watering

The method is suitable for growing strong seedlings without unnecessary nerves. To transplant tomatoes is when they are ready for picking.

The main feature of the method is that the device necessary for planting tomatoes can be made at home with your own hands.

1. For this method, we need a plastic liter bottle. It must be cut into two parts: up and down.
2. Then pour water into the lower part and insert the upper part (the one with the neck).
3. Next, you need a synthetic cord 15 cm, it must be half wrapped in a plastic bag and dipped into the water through the neck.
4. Finally, pour earth into the structure and plant the seedlings.

Tip: it is better to take a synthetic rope, rather than cotton.

pros:

• Unpretentious care
• Building strong roots.

We offer to watch a video about the features of wick irrigation:

Terekhins

Ludmila Terekhina proposed a rather controversial method of cultivation of tomatoes. And some gardeners praise him, as well as actively use, and the latter are scolded and skeptical about him. What is this method?

1. Preparing Tomato Seeds for Sowing. For seeds, you will need to prepare a solution of ash (pour 2 tablespoons of ash with boiled water). The seeds themselves are inspected, discarded, and the normal ones placed in plastic cups or small glasses. Pour the seeds with a solution of ash and let it brew for 2-3 hours, then soak for 15-20 minutes in potassium permanganate. Seeds should be allowed to dry slightly, and later soaked in "Epinay", and then removed for a day in the refrigerator.
2. Planting tomato seeds. On the advice of Lyudmila, it is carried out according to the lunar calendar on a waning moon. Seeds from the refrigerator are sown in a well-spilled soil solution of potassium permanganate. Sprinkle the crops with earth and snow, then wrap in plastic bags and leave to warm.
3. Care. Very simple and does not require unnecessary trouble. In the daytime, put in a warm place, and at night in a cool place.
4. Picking. Conducted at the stage of two leaves. Cut the stem with scissors, bend and plant in a small cup.
5. Transplantation in open ground. Prepare the wells should be the day before landing. In each fall asleep:
   • fine sand;
   • mineral fertilizer;
   • ground egg shells;
   • a teaspoon of potassium sulfate.
6. Tomato care. Assumes spillage fertilizer in 10-12 days. Terekhins advise to form a bush in 2-3 trunks, but not in one, and also not to forget about loosening the soil.

Reviews of this method are very contradictory, so everyone should personally verify the effectiveness or, on the contrary, the inefficiency of the method.

Japanese

It can only be used on seedlings that have already stood for a month. First you need to cut the seedlings at ground level, then put the cut in Appin solution and let it brew. Prepare a cup of soil and put a cut in it, spill Epin and cover with the top of the package.

Pros of the Japanese way:

• In the growth stage rarely get sick.
• The method is very effective and does not require large expenditures.

But not without its drawbacks:

• Seedlings may be too stretched.
• Roots can rot.

Tomato picking

It should be very careful when transplanting. Earthen ball should be left to not damage the roots. Carry out a picking, when the plant produces two sheets, most often it occurs in a week. Watering is carried out twice a week.

You can plant as in the traditional way, in which the seedlings are planted together in one large capacity. There is also an unconventional method in which seedlings are germinated in individual cups.

We offer to watch a video about the features of picking tomatoes:

Landing options

1. Square nesting planting tomatoes. Best suited for tall varieties. With this method, two plants are placed in a nest measuring 70 by 70 cm. After landing you need to carry out frequent airing.
2. Belt landing. Suitable if you need to plant a large number of tomatoes on the same site. The essence of the method is that the ground is cut into special grooves, the distance between which is 120 cm, and after the bushes are seated on opposite sides of these furrows.

Additional tips

• Spray with boric acid solution.
• Do not forget about hilling at the moment of root growth.
• Mulch the soil.
• Peel the leaves during the fruiting period.
• Conduct foliar feeding, it will be an excellent addition to the care and will certainly help make the future harvest richer.

Whichever of these methods you choose, it should be remembered that if you carefully approach the process of planting, the seedlings will delight you with juicy and fragrant tomatoes, which you will gladly taste in summer and winter.

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