When the planted seeds of tomatoes were sprouted, it is time to do the picking on the 10-14th day, that is, plant the plants in separate containers to give them a place for good growth and development. About what it means to pick a seedling tomato and how to do it right - our article will tell.
Rules of pickling tomato seedlings
With the help of picks, you simultaneously remove sick and weak specimens and let the healthy develop in more comfortable conditions. The period of picking tomatoes seedlings is about 10 days after emergence, when the third real leaves begin to form.
Sprinkle seedlings need about a day before the proposed picking, so that the earthen clod is not too wet and heavy, threatening to break stems during transport, but not dried and crumbling.
It is possible to extract individual sprouts from a common box using a wooden spatula, while taking care of the basal clod, so as not to damage the stalk.
In the pot, you first need to make small depressions in order to transfer the plant into it and immerse it to the cotyledon leaves. Sprinkled with earth, the near-trunk zone is slightly compacted and poured with warm water.
If you see that after picking up seedlings the tomato does not grow, in the first few days it can mean the process of adaptation to new conditions. Especially if you moved the seedlings to another room, and not put on the usual sill, where she grew up before.
Have patience, and very soon the seedling will "move" in growth. Of course, it is necessary to ensure full-fledged care for the tomato seedlings after picking. What is it?
Leaving after picking
Since tomatoes are a drought-resistant plant that does not tolerate waterlogging well, sprinkling after picking seedlings is only necessary as necessary, that is, when the upper layer of the soil dries up. And when the street is cool and there is no sun, it is better to replace watering with loosening.
A week after the pick, tomatoes need to be fed. There are several options for fertilizers, both mineral and organic. For example, it may be a solution of urea, superphosphate and potassium salt in water. Or a solution of ammonium nitrate, potassium sulfate and superphosphate.
Another option is a tablespoon of ash for 2 liters of hot water. After infusion during the day, the water is filtered and it can be watered with seedlings.
Use gardeners and egg shells . To do this, fill a three-liter jar with a shell for 2/3, fill with water and insist 3-4 days in a warm place. The infusion is diluted with water 1: 3 and watered the plants. The same shell can be used twice or even three times.
Quenching of tomato seedlings
Already from the middle of April, you can begin to gradually begin to season the tomato seedlings, taking out on the balcony. But at the same time the air temperature should not be lower than + 12 ° C. So you will accustom young plants to the sun and lowering the temperature.
Take out the pots on the glassed balcony first for a couple of hours, then -
If you do not have a glazed balcony, you can just open the pane windows so that the seedling on the windowsill accustoms itself to fresh air and a lower temperature.
Before the planned planting of seedlings on a permanent growth site, it is recommended to take it out for a day under the open sky. Make sure that the planted seedlings have well developed dark green leaves and swelling buds. Weak plants with yellow and weak leaves are discarded or left to grow.