After landing of plants in the greenhouse, each gardener thinks of care for tomatoes. To teach generous harvest, leaving needs to be begun right after landing of seedling. Leaving consists in watering, fertilizing, airing, pasynkovaniye and podvyazyvaniye.
Watering.
The first watering should be made in 7-10 days after landing when tomatoes take root. Watering is carried out warm water of +20-22 degrees and only at the roots. Prior to blossoming the tomatoes water each 4-5 days, water flow not less than 5 l on 1 sq.m. As soon as tomatoes blossom, watering should be increased up to 10-12 l by 1 sq.m. It is recommended to water plants in the morning till 11 o'clock to avoid emergence of condensate, and its hit on tomatoes. It is necessary to watch condition of tomatoes. Scarcity of water, as well as moisture surplus, negatively affects plants and leads to diseases.
Pasynkovaniye.
As necessary it is necessary to delete stepsons. These are side escapes which take away nutrients and slow down growth of fruits. It is better to make pasynkovaniye in the morning and to delete the lower stepsons, to form plant in 1-2 stalks. Stepsons it is possible to delete as well during collecting fruits.
Airing.
Important condition of receiving harvest is observance of optimum temperature condition and humidity. It is necessary to air the greenhouse in any ways: to tuck film, to open window leaves and doors. Airing in two hours after watering is especially necessary and during blossoming. Tomatoes love sunlight and are not afraid of drafts. Optimum temperature in the greenhouse in the afternoon of +20-26 degrees, is not lower than +15-16 degrees at night.
Fertilizing.
The first fertilizing is made in 12-14 days after landing. To make fertilizing after watering, using mullein infusion, potassium sulfate, superphosphate. It is recommended to feed up each two weeks. After fertilizing to make loosening with earthing up, for improvement of power supply of roots and acceleration of maturing of tomatoes. For the second fertilizing use the natural Fertility fertilizer of 1 tablespoon and 1 tsp of sulfate of potassium on 10 l of water.
Garter.
In 5-7 days after landing of plant it is necessary to tie up that tomatoes have not broken under weight of the weight or fruits. Podvyazyvaniye also facilitates process of care for plants and helps to avoid infection with phytophthora. For garter it is possible to use wooden pegs, metal rods, strong grid from metal or plastic. Dressing has to be rather thick and dense not to injure plant stalks. Thick ropes, strips of fabric 2-3 cm wide or old kapron tights will approach.
Some more councils:
- Do not forget samoopylyat tomatoes, slightly shaking flowers.
- Remove tomatoes brown that on the following brushes there was filling.
- It is obligatory to delete fruits with symptoms of phytophthora.
- The last fruits need to manage to be removed before frosts.