"Harvest garden" Tatyana: when to sow tomatoes, different ways with video

There is a lot of interesting information on growing seedlings of vegetables in a landless way on the video channel "Harvest Garden Tatyana": in vermiculite, in paper rolls. Such sowing needs to be mastered by someone who grows many varieties of tomatoes. Benefits of landless planting:

space saving;
fast seed germination;
minimum cost of funds and effort;
It is convenient to organize seedlings by name and planting date.

Video review Harvest garden Tatyana - when to sow tomatoes

You can sow tomato seeds at different times. Gardeners with unheated spring greenhouses can sow the first tomato seeds at the end of January. From the video you can learn how to grow strong tomato seedlings in bags.

When determining the sowing date, it is imperative to take into account such a characteristic of tomatoes as the ripening period.

Early ripe outdoor varieties can be sown from late March to mid-April. The same early varieties for spring greenhouses should be sown in February-March, medium late and late - in March.

Determining the term, you can not make amendments to the lunar calendar. All that a busy person needs is a little free time, a good mood, seeds, water and improvised materials. The he alth of seedlings is affected not by the phase of the moon during planting, but by good care: fertilizer applied on time, watering, creating a microclimate.

Vermiculite - he althy seedlings of tomatoes

Vermiculite is an environmentally friendly, bulk material. The main purpose is to loosen the soil, it is usually added to the soil when growing ornamental and vegetable plants. It turned out that tomato seeds germinate successfully in this material. Seedlings in granules grow to picks.

Hydrogel can be purchased at any gardening store. The preparation of the hydrogel for planting is simple: pour the granules into a shallow tray, fill with water, after 20-30 minutes the substrate is ready for planting. Sowing is reduced to laying out seeds on the surface of vermiculite.

It remains to indicate the name of the tomato on the tray, close it with cellophane and put it on germination. At a temperature of 25 - 28 ° C, sprouts will appear in 5 - 7 days.

After the appearance of the first leaves, the seedlings dive into separate containers. The advantage of this method is obvious - the absence of a black leg in tomato seedlings.

Seedlings in paper rolls

Sowing tomatoes in the Moscow region, most summer residents begin in early March. For one cigarette you need a regular food bag 2431 cm in size and a roll of white or gray toilet paper.

The bag, folded in half, spread out on the table, put 3 layers of toilet paper on top of it:

first layer top;
second from the bottom;
third again on top.

This is how the paper is laid with meaning: the roots, growing, will not fall between the layers, it will be easier for the seedlings to dive. Moisten the paper with water using a rubber medical pear. Add hydrogen peroxide (3%) to the water: 1 liter of water, 2 tbsp. l. funds. This top dressing stimulates seed germination.

Stepping back from the top edge of 10 mm, spread out the seeds, maintain a step of 1.5 - 2 cm. Up to 20 seeds will enter one cigarette. Roll the film into a tight roll, put in a plastic glass with water. Pour a little water - 1 cm is enough. Put a bag on top of a glass with a cigarette roll, remove it only after the appearance of green sprouts.Dive seedlings after the appearance of 2 leaves.

Growing strong seedlings in bags

Planting seedlings in bags is convenient and practical. For an early harvest, dive seedlings into strong, black 10-liter bags. Prepare the substrate from garden soil, coconut fiber and biohumus.

Tuck the bag up to a height of 15 - 20 cm and fill with moist soil. At the bottom, first put a layer of eggshell (not crushed). Shell - top dressing and drainage at the same time. When transplanting seedlings, pinch the root.

Add the substrate to the bags as the seedlings grow. Tomatoes grown in bags have a well-developed root system, they practically do not get sick during transplantation, grow quickly, bloom and bear fruit earlier. Big bags should be planted with early varieties.

You can learn a lot about growing tomatoes on the video channel "Harvest Garden Tatiana". The information will be useful not only for beginners in gardening, but also for experienced vegetable growers.