Planting tomato seedlings in a greenhouse increases the ripening period of the vegetable. However, it is important to protect the plant from frost at night. It is recommended to stretch the polyethylene coating on the arcs. The film must be well fixed. Its ends are covered with earth. When a stable high air temperature is established, the film must be removed and removed before autumn.
Planting dates for seedlings
To determine the time for planting tomato seedlings in a greenhouse, it is important to know the rule: the soil temperature should not be less than 15 degrees. Dates also depend on the region and sunny days. In cloudy weather, the soil warms up more slowly. To speed up the timing of planting tomatoes in a greenhouse, you can warm the ground.
When using a heated greenhouse, it is easy to warm the ground. It must be remembered that with a short daylight hours it is impossible to get quick ovaries and good fruiting.
When planting grown seedlings in a greenhouse, when the daylight hours are short, it is necessary to provide additional illumination to the tomatoes. The total number of light hours is not less than 14 per day.
You can also spread organic matter on the ground, such as wet straw. This will increase the temperature of the earth in the greenhouse to about five to six degrees.
Suitable land
When preparing a greenhouse for planting tomatoes, it is important to understand the condition of the soil. Tomatoes need light soil with neutral acidity. If the earth has a high acidity, it is treated with deoxidizing compounds. Suitable ash, lime, dolomite flour.
When laying a greenhouse, you need to remove the top layer of the earth, about 50 cm. Put manure or straw in the recess. As they decompose, they will raise the temperature of the earth.
Preparation and methods of disembarkation
If possible, tomato seedlings should be placed in a greenhouse for a couple of hours. The length of stay there should be gradually increased. After a week, you need to leave the seedlings there for the night. Plants need to get used to lower temperatures at night.
After three days, the seedlings will get used to the bright light, and the shading fabric can be removed.
Tomato seedlings can be planted in mud or dry soil. In the first method, the holes are filled with water, the seedlings are placed there and sprinkled with soil.
In the second method, seedlings are planted in a greenhouse, but the holes remain dry. You need to water only the earthen room in which the seedlings are located. Watering is carried out a week after planting. Dry soil better passes oxygen, which is required by the root system of plants.
Seedlings are best watered with warm water. You can use a drip irrigation system.
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