Which gardeners do not want to grow a good tomato crop with minimal effort and time? And this is a very solvable task. The main thing is to choose the right tomato seeds for open ground among the ripening varieties of this vegetable.
The best tomato seeds for open ground are the Cipollino variety, which is very productive. The bush is strewn with numerous fruits. From one square meter, you can get up to ten kilograms of early tomatoes.
Early harvests of tomatoes from Amur Stamb, Penguin and Beta Lux, which are characterized by small growth and the ability to give a guaranteed crop in any region of the country, also give good harvests, since these varieties of tomatoes have time to ripen before outbreaks of late blight. In addition, the varieties Azhur and Kukla, which are also intended for cultivation in open ground, have proven themselves well.
The second point is not the way to achieve this goal is the time of sowing seeds. The most optimal time when you should plant tomato seeds for open ground is considered the end of February, since early sowing makes it possible to get an early harvest. After the seedlings appeared, it should be transplanted. For this, a paper cup is suitable. After a few weeks, it is necessary to harden the seedlings.
To do this, you can put it on the balcony for a few minutes, and then the pause should be gradually increased. Hardened seedlings for about three weeks. This is carried out in order to increase the plant's resistance to low temperatures.
Tomato seeds for open ground can be sown directly in nutrient pots, that is, without picking. This is due to the fact that, as a rule, seeds of varieties familiar to open ground and varieties of folk selection that are not sufficiently resistant to various viral diseases are used for sowing. Transplanting them from place to place, you can prevent the tearing of small roots, and the infection can penetrate the wounds of completely healthy plants.
Sowing without picking, as a rule, is carried out only for low-growing varieties intended for planting in open ground.
Caring for seedlings of such tomatoes is an extremely crucial moment. Before planting in the breast, tomato seedlings should be about two months old. In addition, at the time of planting tomatoes on beds in open ground, you should ensure that the plants are strong, have from nine to twelve leaves and are not too elongated due to lack of light. An obligatory moment is the correct watering of seedlings.
Watering is done once a week at the beginning of growth, consuming half a cup per tomato root. When more than three leaves for each plant appear, about one glass of water should be consumed.
Every two weeks, plants are fed. The first time it is carried out twelve days after the appearance of the first shoots. Top dressing is done on the basis of a nitrofoska solution - for ten liters of water take one tablespoon of fertilizer, with the calculation of the consumption of half a glass for one tomato.
Second time early tomatoes feed already ten days after the first fertilizer. For this, the Effekton fertilizer is required, which is prepared in proportion to a tablespoon of the preparation per bucket of water, only with a consumption of one glass per plant.
The best tomatoes for open ground can be obtained when the third top dressing is carried out, which is carried out a few days before planting the plants in open ground. You should know that all fertilizing should be carried out in moist soil after watering.
If you strictly adhere to all of the above guidelines - you can guaranteed to get a plentiful crop of excellent tomatoes that can decorate your feast.