Not always the lack of the parcel does not allow to regale on with own hand grown up vegetables. There is enough only the nobility how to grow up home-made tomatoes, and at all seasons of the year it is possible to enjoy this useful fruit.
Instruction
1. Most often the question how to grow up home-made tomatoes, arises at people during the winter period when there is already a wish to be engaged in truck farming, and prior to the beginning of season still very far. Also this question interests those who have no seasonal dacha, and here desire to be engaged in cultivation of plants is.
2. Cultivation of tomatoes in house conditions practically does not differ from landing of tomatoes at the dacha. But there are also features.
3. First of all it is necessary to decide on grade of tomatoes from the huge list. Undersized bushes will be suitable for cultivation of home-made tomatoes. "Bonsai", "Oaklet", Pinocchio, Carlson, "Small Florida", Slivka or "White filling" will ideally grow on the grade balcony. But in the presence of the big, glazed and well lit balcony or loggia it is possible to put also other grades of tomatoes having averages and high bushes. At such desire it is worth knowing that one such tomato requires about 15 liters of soil.
4. Before landing the seeds of tomatoes need to be retted, previously having processed light solution of potassium permanganate. It is rather simple to fill in them with liquid and to allow to stand about 15 min. After this procedure wrap good seeds in damp gauze or piece of fabric and put in the warm place. It is impossible to allow fabric dryings. Seeds will be ready to landing after they arise.
5. It is authorized to plant tomatoes in universal soil. It can be got in hypermarket or any flower shop. It is possible to make independently the great soil for tomatoes. Just mix the chernozem, sand and peat in proportion 1:1:1. Before planting seeds in soil, it is necessary to disinfect it. It is possible to calcinate in oven or to process boiled water. Before planting of seeds the earth has to cool down and be dried.
6. To grow up seedling of tomatoes in house conditions, transparent plastic cups perfectly will approach. Holes below should not be done. Such small amount of soil will not manage to take enough water when watering. Glass fill 200 ml with soil practically to top. Make small deepening about 2 cm. Put the 2nd sunflower seeds there and fill up with soil. Slightly water the earth. Spraying from spray will be ideal. In that case water will not submerge seeds below.
7. That water has not evaporated from glass, cover it with film. For receiving shoots, tomatoes need to be put to the dark place with air temperature 24-26os. In 4 days it will be possible to see the first shoots. Plants at once should be rearranged on the windowsill having additional artificial lighting. So at cultivation of tomatoes in house conditions it is possible to control bush height independently.
8. It is possible to water seedling of tomatoes only after that, the top layer of soil dries up. Otherwise receiving mold and development of fungus is possible.
9. It is possible to replace tomatoes in larger containers after emergence of the first couple of real leaves, but not cotyledons. Tanks of 5 l perfectly will be suitable for dwarfish grades of tomatoes, but it is possible to take containers more. On bottom put haydite, there is a little above sand but only then soil. Replace sapling in previously prepared pole together with the earth from glass. Powder tomatoes with soil and water. That the plant well developed, from soil to top of bush the distance about 5-7 cm is necessary.
10. Tomatoes badly react to the increased humidity and after change they need to be watered 2 times a week. It is the best of all to do it in the lower way, using pallet. Besides tomatoes very much love good lighting. And if they grow during the winter period at home, then it is simple not to do without additional artificial lamps.
11. Each 2 weeks home-made tomatoes it is necessary to feed up. Use only organic types of fertilizers. Otherwise the advantage of the received fruits will be disputable. That nutrients did not leave in anywhere, it is necessary to carry out pasynkovaniye of tomatoes in due time. As soon as you notice the stepson having length of 1-3 cm break off him. It is necessary to do it by hands not to allow appearance of disease in all bush. In the course of growth do not forget to delete also the withered, turned yellow leaves. If the bush does not belong to undersized grades, then it should be tied up to peg. Otherwise the plant will break off under weight of curb weight.
12. Tomatoes do not need controlled pollination. But it is possible to help plant and to receive bigger quantity of ovaries. For this purpose it is just necessary to stir up 2 times a week brushes of tomatoes with flowers. When the most part of fruits of tomatoes is created, it is necessary to break not pollinated flowers and also bush top. Then fruits will have enough power supply and they will grow large and juicy. Now you know how to grow up home-made tomatoes and can create kitchen garden on windowsill or balcony at any time.