Those who, growing tomatoes, wants to get a high yield, it is useful to know the tricks care tomatoes resorted to experienced gardeners.
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breaking of stepchildren
Stepchildren - extra shoots, and the process of removing them is called pasynkovanie.
- Tomatoes grown in greenhouses. they usually give only 2-3 escape. The central and most important post strong top, bottom - to remove, since they bloom later and harvest, respectively, also give later.
- Tall. Adopted form plant stem 2, the second must originate from escaping over the first brush. From each sheet sinus need to remove all the remaining shoots.
- Hybrids and varieties poludeterminantnye. The shoots are removed to the 3-4th brush over which should remain the most developed escape. His pinch, to enhance the growth processes. At this stepson retain 3-4 brush and pinch out, leaving one of the escaped "survived" brush.
When pasynkovanii respected the following rules:
- to make the procedure as early as possible, while axillary shoots did not grow more than 3-5 cm;
- leaving a small stump to prevent the emergence of new shoots;
- stepchildren do not cut and break off: it will reduce the risk of contracting a viral disease of culture;
- to carry out the procedure in the morning, at which time the stems break easily, 1-2 times a week.
leaves truncation
Between the ground and the lower leaves should be clean stem to a height of about 30 cm. Gardeners say tomato should stand on the "bare feet".
Therefore, you need to pick off unwanted leaves. Doing this it is recommended after the first formation of the brush, while keeping in mind that:
- week not pluck from the bush more than 2-3 leaves, to avoid injury to the plants;
- on tomato should leave no less than 15-18 leaves;
- remove the leaves need to brush that has already formed fruits.
pruning inflorescences
The plot of the fetus begins after 45-55 days after pollination. Gardeners advise for 40-50 days before the estimated date of harvest pinch all the points of growth, surviving on the shoots. Inflorescence with buds and flowers are also encouraged to break off or cut off.
vershkovanie
Approximately 45 days before the last of the season harvesting need prischipnut top of the bush, leaving 2-3 leaves above the last brush with flowers.
Nipping growth points for shoots
Often, the total yield is approximately equal to that which was obtained in the early stages. This is typical for central and northern latitudes. Accelerate the tying and maturation of the tomato can, adjusting the amount of fruit brushes by topping shoots: the fewer, the more mature the fruit.
Unproductive shoots is desirable to remove, when at the end of summer is marked unstable weather and the high risk of cold nights and heavy dew.
Removing unripe fruits
"Blanzhevaya" degree of maturity means that the fruits turn brown and begin to lightly colored. At this point it is recommended to remove them. You can pluck and large green items, they also ripen indoors. This measure will improve the power of the remaining flowers and ovaries, and due to recent increase fruit yield.
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