To harvest in the greenhouse was good, you need to place it in a place where direct sunlight will fall on it all day. The yield of tomatoes in the greenhouse, with proper care of them, is quite high. But it is important to know some of the subtleties of their greenhouse growing.
How to plant tomatoes in a greenhouse?
You can plant as ready seedlings , and seeds. Of course, it is preferable to plant seedlings, which have already grown to a size of 25-30 cm in height. Pay attention to the tomato variety - some of them are better adapted for growing in conditions of covered ground.
It is important to fertilize the soil one week before the proposed planting, or even better - to change it and spray it with a hot solution of copper sulfate to avoid the development of anthracnose. Do not plant tomatoes in the same greenhouse for several years. It is desirable to alternate them with cucumbers.
Preparation of beds consists in their good drainage and loosening. Soil should be moderate moisture, and the beds themselves should be 25-30 cm high, 60-90 cm wide.
Planting seedlings should be strictly vertical, not too deepening them. The soil at the time of disembarkation should not be cold. Do not land bushes close to each other. If the tomato variety is tall, then the distance between them is 50-60 cm, and if medium-sized or dwarfish, 40 centimeters are enough.
How to grow tomatoes in a greenhouse?
When plants are planted, they need to be provided with proper care. First of all, you need to know how to patronize tomatoes in a greenhouse to form shrubs of the right shape. This is necessary so that tomatoes do not spend useful substances on useless vegetation. All stepsons on the stems are removed before they reach a size of 3-4 cm. At a height of 30 cm on the bushes should not be a single stepson.
As a mulching tomato in a greenhouse you can use sawdust, straw or black spandbond. This condition is necessary to protect the soil from overheating in summer heat, as well as to prevent the development of late blight and other fungal diseases caused by excessive moisture.
How to tie tomatoes in a greenhouse?
A couple of weeks after planting the seedlings, you can start tying up to the trellis. This is necessary to protect plants from inflection and fracture under their weight. In this case, the material for tying should not injure the stem.