Healthy and strong seedling of tomatoes – pledge of good harvest. That correctly to grow up it, it is necessary to know some subtleties of preparation of the soil and seeds to landing and also features of care for plants.
Preparation of the soil
To grow up houses good seedling of tomatoes, it is important to pay attention to quality of the soil. Usually it is prepared in the fall, mixing the cespitose earth, humus and sand in equal quantities. Before landing of seeds it is desirable to carry out steaming of the soil that larvae of wreckers and causative agents of diseases have died. Sometimes happens to water it with weak solution of potassium permanganate enough.
If it is a little seeds, it is possible to buy the soil prepared for cultivation of tomatoes in shop. It contains all nutrients necessary for plants.
Preparation of seeds of tomatoes
Seeds for cultivation of good seedling of tomatoes need to be processed previously against diseases, and then to feed up. For disinfection use solution of potassium permanganate of dark color. Seeds of tomatoes place in piece of gauze and lower in solution for 15 minutes.
After processing they need to be washed with flowing water and for day to wet in water with addition of the solution of microelements intended for fertilizing of seedling. Then it is necessary to leave seeds in damp fabric in the warm place for prorashchivaniye. Sprouts arise in 4-5 days.
Landing of seeds
It is convenient to grow up seedling of tomatoes in special plastic containers. It is possible to take cardboard wrappers or plastic cups from under dairy products. In bottoms of plastic tanks it is recommended to make several openings.
In advance moistened soil is spread in boxes, containers or glasses. By means of pencil in the earth do grooves of 1 cm of Distance in depth between them there have to be about 5 cm, and between seeds – 2 cm. In glasses, pots or small containers it is possible to sow 3 pieces.
Seeds display in grooves, powder them with the earth and humidify from the spray. That seedling has quicker arisen, containers close polyethylene film and put to the warm, well lit room with air temperature from 21 wasps.
At emergence of shoots it is important to provide as much as possible them with lighting, otherwise seedling will be extended. The strengthened sprouts can be powdered a little with the earth – to the first leaflets. Water seedling closer to edge of glasses (on circle), and then loosen the soil. It allows to avoid disease under the name "black leg".
Seedling sword-play
The sword-play of seedling of tomatoes stimulates growth of additional roots. Manipulation is carried out at emergence of 2-3 real leaflets. Plants dive in pots or other tanks. The soil in them is slightly stamped. By means of stick on the center do opening by depth almost to the bottom of glasses.
Seedling before dive it is necessary it is abundant to water. It is convenient to take plants for change from the help of fork. For sword-play it is necessary to choose well developed, strong plants and to remove cotyledonous and first 2 leaves. Seedling is placed in tanks and condense soil. In process of growth it is recommended to pour the soil in pots. This measure stimulates growth of new roots.
Care for seedling
You should not water too many plants, however full drying of the earth is inadmissible. Good seedling of tomatoes turns out when it is fed up solution of fertilizers. The first fertilizing has to be in 10 days after the sword-play, the second - in two weeks. Application of fertilizers needs to be combined with watering. After watering the earth is slightly loosened.
To increase natural illumination, use the self-made reflectors of light made of cardboard and new brilliant foil. Cardboard is wrapped in foil and put behind seedling. As a result street light is reflected on plants, illumination increases by 10-20%.
Hardening of seedling of tomatoes
Seedling of tomatoes begins to be tempered when the daytime temperature of air reaches 10 OS. On the date of plant expose on balcony. At first they are protected from action of direct sunshine by means of paper. If the balcony glazed and night time temperature of air does not fall lower than 0th OS, it is possible to leave seedling on the balcony round the clock, closing it for the night.