To tomato crop did not wait for culture should be maintained: planted in the greenhouse, mulch the soil and do not forget about watering. Consider how to water the tomatoes in greenhouses and outdoors.
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How often you need to water
To properly watered this culture, it is necessary to consider how the air is warm, as the soil is wet after rainfall. These plants like a rare, but abundant watering. If the leaves have darkened and drooped, then the culture of lack of moisture.
When watering, follow these rules:
- Irrigated twice a week, if there is a normal dry weather.
- Eliminate the moisture in very rainy period.
- Moisturize every other day, if the fever lasts.
Watering after planting
For sufficiently strong healthy seedlings one week watering 3 liters of water. Do not water the seedlings immediately after planting, let the roots take root. Take the first watering a couple of weeks. It is better to combine it with the prevention of late blight.
Water temperature
Tomatoes do not like hard water ice. Use collected rainwater barrels, or let stand tap water (to mitigate such use compost or manure). In the heat try to water tomato water temperature of 18 ° C. If it's cold outside, increase it up to +20... + 24 ° C.
In the flowering period
During flowering plant requires a lot of water, try to moisten the soil at least once a week, pouring at the root 5 l (Tall tomatoes require 2 times more) liquid. In this period of time, do not use irrigation, it will lead to shattering of flowers. When tomatoes were fastened, you need to make the root of 1.5 liters of water 2-3 times a week.
Moisten the soil to be in the early hours, and can be up to 3 hours before sunset. During the solstice moisture evaporates quickly, and the plant does not receive it. In cloudy weather can be carried out in the irrigation time convenient for you.
Watering in the greenhouse
Many gardeners try to grow tomatoes in greenhouses, to ripe tomatoes How to decorate the dining table as soon as possible.
soil moisture - it is most important for tomatoes. It should not be less than 85%. It is easy to check: Take a clod of earth at a depth of about 8 cm, squeeze it. Com should be easy to form the well and easily fall apart when small presses.
If the moisture content exceeds the norm, the fruit will not sugar and watery. Frequent hydration promotes fungal diseases, crack, fall off the fruit. From drying out the land can begin to rot crown culture, abscission of flowers and ovaries. Proper watering will help you cope with all the adversity.
Do not water the tomatoes often, and in small doses. In the greenhouse, as well as in the open field, tomatoes require a rare, but abundant watering. Frequent increase to 85% humidity and more, and the relative humidity is required for tomatoes not more than 50%, and it will make a low temperature of the soil, it is also bad for the culture of the state and its fruiting.
Therefore, moisten the soil 2 times a week. The number of irrigations during the flowering and fruiting in greenhouse tomatoes similarly their hydration in the open field.
Pour tomatoes only at the root or in the furrow. Do not fill the stem, leaves and fruit - it would entail the rapid spread of Phytophthora.
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