Tomatoes as any to the friend vegetable culture, it is the best of all to grow up in the seedling way. Sometimes at the same time there is the following problem – leaves on seedling of tomatoes begin to be twisted. Why it occurs and how to solve such problem?
Leaves of tomatoes are indicators of health of plants. On them it is possible to judge any given changes during growth of seedling. In certain cases leaves tomato are twisted. Can lead various reasons to it. Including insufficient or wrong leaving, defeat of plants diseases and wreckers or change of some conditions of cultivation. These are basic reasons on which there can be twisting of leaves tomato. If to sort each this point separately, then the following list will turn out.
The reasons leading to twisting of leaves on seedling tomato
1. Heat surplus.
Too high temperature indoors where there is seedling, leads to such consequences. Therefore tomatoes have to grow at temperature of +20-+25 degrees.
2. Lack of regular fertilizing.
It is necessary to introduce fertilizers not less than 3-4 times during the entire period of cultivation of seedling of tomatoes. And it is better to alternate or mix organic and mineral fertilizers.
3. Defeat of seedling bacteriosis or fuzariozny withering.
These diseases are very dangerous to your plants and can lead to their death. The bacteriosis is transmitted through the seeds bought in shop. Therefore it is necessary to carry out their thorough disinfection by potassium permanganate solution. At this disease the leaves become small and twist outside. And here fuzariozny withering is transmitted through soil. Therefore it is disinfected by means of potassium permanganate too. In defeat cases it is necessary to remove with these diseases of plant. And to process healthy plants protective equipment.
4. Appearance of wreckers.
In certain cases indoors room wreckers, for example pincers or whiteflies can be brought. In particular they appear from behind window plants. Therefore leaves on seedling tomato can be twisted also in the presence of these dangerous wreckers. In fight against them it is possible to use bioinsecticides. Or regularly to wash leaves with warm water.
5. Shortcoming or surplus of microelements.
Generally this process can be connected with lack of copper, pine forest, calcium or zinc surplus. Complex fertilizers will help to solve this problem.
6. The increased humidity indoors.
It results in excess of moisture at cultivation of seedling tomato and to further twisting of leaves. At the same time it is necessary to stop watering. And in tanks where plants grow to make ground openings for drain of excess liquid. Under them special pallets in which liquid will accumulate are established.
7. Distinctive features of some grades.
Some types tomato have large sheet plate. Therefore in process of growth of their edge begin to twist. In it there is nothing terrible. It is distinctive feature of some plants. Treat such grades Cherry, the Honey drop and others.