Growing tomatoes - employment rather troublesome. Culture needs constant weeding, hoeing, watering and fertilizing. In addition, from time to time we have to take preventive measures against pests and diseases.
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Advice
Gardeners adhere to a set of rules that specify what to do when growing tomatoes is impossible:
- Soil for tomatoes should not be bold. Rich in organic land plantations does more harm than good. It prohibited during transplanting into the open ground, placed in the well of peat, humus or compost. A large number of nutrients trigger the rapid growth of green mass at the expense of the formation of ovaries. Fruits on these bushes will be small and thus small size. In addition, excess organic matter in the soil causes the development of Phytophthora.
- Composition based on cow dung to feed the beds should be no more than 2-3 times for the entire season. It is better if the plants get enough nutrients than too much.
- Tomatoes harms not only an excess of organic fertilizers, but urea. It is not recommended to make the substance in the hole when transplanting. Tomatoes to feed urea is also not necessary in the period of growth. If necessary, prepare a solution of 10 l defended or rain water and 15 ml. The resulting composition is sprayed bushes, but not abundant. Processing plants to carry out the urea is allowed only in the period of active growth of bushes. After the first of June manipulation can hurt.
When planting tomatoes recommended to fill the wells mown grass. During the decay it will saturate the root system of plants with essential trace elements. From the same grass may be build on top of mulch layer. Enough 10 cm. When mulching the beds watered only applies during the landing. At other times, additional irrigation is not necessary, ie. K. A covering layer protects the soil from bright sunlight and creates an optimum microclimate for the root system.
If necessary, the grass can be replaced with wood ash. The ash is mixed with soil and planted seedlings in the resulting mixture. Then, when watering 1 time per month you can pour under every bush a handful of ashes.
Gardeners recommend to feed the tomatoes twice per season. Initially, fertilized in late May. The second procedure is at the beginning of July.
For the first feeding preparing the following composition: 20 L rain water, 2-3 tablets complex preparation 1 h. l. boric acid, 2 tbsp. l. nitrophosphate and 1 liter of fresh mullein. All components are thoroughly mixed. Next, the watering. In one bush is necessary to use 1 liter means.
For the second feeding need to 20 liters of water take defended 2 tbsp. l. potassium sulfate, 1 liter of cow dung and 2-3 tablets complex fertilizer. Under each bush make 1 liter formulation.
The first feeding rich in nitrogen and phosphorus. It allows the plant to grow faster and form flower stalks. The second (Potash) aimed at increasing the number of ovaries, growth and ripening.
In the second half of July, all feeding stops. Watering is carried out only at very dry conditions. It is desirable to avoid large variations in soil moisture. During this period tomatoes enough seasonal rain and dew.
When wet soil will develop strong stems and leaves, pausing ripening. Simultaneous redness of tomatoes occurs only on the lean soil.
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