Tomatoes - the most common vegetable crops. They grow almost all land owners, even the fans in the windows in their apartments. Watering tomatoes - it's not such a simple matter. A sense of proportion in caring for them - it's the main rule. If properly watered tomatoes, you can get a good harvest.
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How to water the tomatoes
Yields of tomatoes depends on the care and ensure proper dressings. The best way to add nutrients - is the use of aqueous solutions.
watering seedlings
To each well before planting seedlings should be poured half a bucket of water or liquid nutrient solution. After planting seedlings leave for 3-4 days in peace, that it has taken root. Rooted tomatoes are already fed by moisture from the ground. The soil under the bushes it is necessary zamulchirovat that it does not dry up.
Watering seedling before flowering need no more than 2 times per week for 3 liters of water under a bush.
garter tomatoes
When the tomatoes begin to fill with fruit, bush becomes heavy and can not by itself keep itself. Its stem can break. When garter tomatoes cut in the lower leaves, so they do not rot on contact with wet soil.
Tomatoes tied up to stakes in a position on the north or west side. To use soft ropes tying of cloth so that they do not damage the stem. If the medium-grade or tall, tie tomatoes on trellis. These plants receive more sunlight, and caring for them becomes convenient.
Proper watering
It is conducted by the roots, trying not to fall on the leaves. Water should be defended and warmed in the sun. For this is good to have in the tank area, covered with black paint. Tomatoes watered in the early morning or in the afternoon when the sun is too bright. If the weather is cold and cloudy, watering should be reduced to a minimum. Plants do not like waterlogged as dryness.
If the ranks of the bushes are wide, you can make them along the grooves on both sides of the bushes for watering and fertilizing. The soil under the bushes themselves groove a little sprinkle ashes and mulch to her not form a crust.
With the help of plastic bottles can be made drip irrigation. Also in the bottle from time to time need to fill up to 1 hour. l. ash.
The frequency of watering
Before flowering plants watered 2 times a week for 3 liters under a bush. After the start of flowering and fruit reduce watering to 1 times, bringing the water up to 5-6 liters. During the period of maturation of the fruit is increased to 2 times a week, but do not need to be watered abundantly, so that the fruit does not crack.
top-dressing
The first feeding should be carried out 2 weeks after transplanting into the ground. After that feeding is carried out every 2-3 weeks.
Tomatoes are useful yeast fertilizer. 1 package instant dry yeast mixed with 2 tbsp. l. sugar, add a little warm water and leave for 30 minutes. The resulting mixture should be diluted in a 10-liter bucket of water and make each plant under 2 cups. Yeast fertilizing should be done only in warm weather, so they brought more benefits.
After necessarily need to carry out feeding a liquid solution of wood ash or herbal.
Fertilizing of 4 drops of an alcohol solution of iodine in 10 liters of water yields rapid growth accelerates flowering plants, and fruit become larger. Under the bush is brought to 2 liters of solution.
Pest Control
For tomato late blight disease prevention is necessary from time to time to spray an aqueous iodine solution (2 drops of 10 l) and boric acid (2-3 tablet in 5 liters).
If the site has slugs and other pests, you need to land near the tomatoes sprinkled with a mixture of mustard powder, ash, and cinnamon in a ratio of 1: 1: 1.
Proper watering, fertilizing and caring for tomatoes always bring a higher yield that will delight the beautiful and tasty fruit.
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