To achieve harvest of tomatoes in house conditions it is quite real. No special knowledge and skills for this purpose needs to be had. It is important to choose correctly seeds, to pick up soil and pots of suitable volume.
House kitchen garden
There are no dachas or outside winter – it does not matter. The mini-kitchen garden can be arranged directly on windowsill. The compact bush of tomatoes will not only please all the year round with fresh tomatoes, but also will become the main decoration of the apartment. Everything begins with the choice of seeds. It is better to give preference to undersized types.
The checked grades:
- Pinocchio,
- Oaklet,
- Baby of Scarlet,
- Balcony miracle,
- Red abundance,
- Bonsai,
They form small bushes, is abundant fructify. The best time for crops of balcony tomatoes the end of March – the beginning of April. It is better to choose small-fruited grades of tomatoes. Big tomatoes long ripen and demand a lot of power supply.
Prorashchivaniye and landing
That tomatoes have ascended quickly, it is necessary to couch seeds beforehand. At first it is necessary to place them for 10 minutes in light pink solution of potassium permanganate. After that the gauze put in several layers, or cotton sponge will be required. Material is carefully moistened with water. On it sunflower seeds give all the best. It is important to them to create humid environment. In several days, sprouts will appear. Now seeds can be planted to the soil.
It is convenient to grow up seedling of tomatoes in plastic cups or containers. It is not necessary to do openings for water. Tanks fill with universal soil, pretreated boiled water. In the earth it is necessary to make hole, 2 cm are not deeper. There we put kernel, we fill up it. The glass is covered with polyethylene film.
In 3-5 days, shoots will appear. From this point tomatoes need a lot of light including artificial. Watering is carried out in process of drying of the soil. It is not necessary to fill in tomatoes. Roots will begin to decay.
After emergence of 3-5 leaves, tomatoes will need change in pot, about 4-5 liters.
We do not shake the earth from roots of seedling, we move plant to the new place with soil lump. It is important not to forget to pinch off tip from back.
Care for seedling
In the first month of life seedling tomato demands more frequent watering, in 1-2 days. At the same time it is important to consider condition of the soil. In month of plant water is more abundant, but is already more rare – 2-3 times a week.
Seedling of tomatoes loves light. Prefers the windowsills and balconies coming to the South or the southeast. Despite this it is possible to achieve healthy harvest and at northern window. If the apartment dark, plant needs dosvechivaniye. For this purpose any phytolamp will approach.
The room where grow up tomatoes, needs to be aired daily. Vegetable cultures love fresh air.
That tomatoes well fructified, 2 times a month are recommended to feed up them. It is better to stop the choice on organic fertilizers. Chemicals will saturate fruits with the nitrates harmful to organism.
Seedling tomato and adult plants love the manure divorced in water and ashes. This fertilizing promotes formation of ovaries, healthy growth and high-quality maturing of fruits.
That the plant was strong, and harvest big, it is important to carry out pasynkovaniye. From bosoms of the main leaves the stepsons who are taking away many nutrients which are important for forming of ovaries, formation of fruits grow. Stepsons it is necessary to remove as soon as they become 1-2 cm. Leave only one stepson located under the first inflorescence of brush.
Tomatoes do not demand the help in pollination, rather weekly to stir up brushes with flowers. The Q-tip should use only if blossoming dries and flies, and fruits are not tied.
Attention! It is important to preserve bushes against the aggressive sun. Beams can burn leaves, do irreparable harm to young plant.
At competent leaving in 3-4 months on windowsill or balcony the beautiful plants covered with red fruits will cluster.