To grow up good strong seedling of tomatoes is half-affairs, from the moment of change of saplings on the constant place before harvesting there pass two-three months, and during this period the plants need special care. Non-compliance with agrotechnical rules can lead to rotting of fruits.
Why tomatoes on bushes in the greenhouse, the open ground decay
Rotting of tomatoes on bushes - very widespread phenomenon. However to find out the events reason, it is necessary to examine attentively plants and fruits, to analyze what was seen. The fact is that tomatoes can decay both from tip, and from fruit stem, at the same time stalks and leaves of culture can be as are completely healthy, and to have strong indications of disease - darkening of separate parts, emergence of various spots and other. And so if bushes do not look patients, and rotting of fruits begins with tips, then saplings were overtaken by topmost decay. Etiology - improper acidity of soil for culture. If on leaves and stalks of plants there are brown spots, and rotting of fruits begins from fruit stem, then in this case it is possible to tell with confidence that tomatoes were attacked by phytophthora.
What to do if tomatoes on bush decay
To help culture, it is important to establish etiologies precisely. Both at topmost decay, and at phytophthora it will not be possible to save the damaged harvest any more, however in time the taken measures can minimize podgnivaniye of fruits which are only tied. If plants topmost decay, then in this case solution only has struck one - it is necessary to zashchelachit the soil to neutral acidity. Optimum - to bring ashes in soil, and the amount of fertilizer depends on initial acidity of the soil.
As for methods of fight against phytophthora, here everything is slightly more difficult. The disease difficult responds to treatment, especially in rainy summer, and only complex measures help will cope with it. Treat preventive methods:
- right choice of bed. To choose the beds located in well aired solar place;
- competent crop rotation. Not to plant tomatoes where the cultures of family of nightshade family (potatoes, pepper, eggplants) grew;
- thorough training of beds. During the autumn period after harvesting it is obligatory to remove tops of vegetable;
- disinfection of seeds. To plant only the seeds which have undergone disinfecting in special solution;
- disinfection of the soil. To plant seeds in the calcinated soil, and the grown-up seedling - in the soil spilled by potassium permanganate;
- competent landing. To plant saplings at certain distance depending on culture grade. To Prishchipyvat excess escapes, not to allow to be infilled to landings.
Tomatoes on bush decay: than to process
You should not wait when the phytophthora attacks tomatoes, it is better to process occasionally as prevention plants special solutions which constrain growth of fungus. For example, it is possible to spray time in 10-12 days bushes with dairy solution (milk liter on water bucket) or cindery infusion (100 grams of ashes on five liters of water, infused three-five hours). If the phytophthora nevertheless attacked culture, then in this case it is necessary to resort to heavier ""artillery"". And in particular, to process tomatoes the Bordeaux mix (tablespoon on 10 liters of water) or soda ash (50 grams of soda and the 50th gram of liquid soap on standard bucket of water).