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If the seedlings immediately stretch out without having time to grow normally, then they can be saved. There may be several reasons for pulling seedlings. Firstly, this is the very high temperature that happens in our apartments, more than 20 degrees, we need to lower it, we can remove the second frames, cover the central heating radiators, open the window slightly. The second reason is the lack of light; you can put a fluorescent lamp on the window and illuminate the seedlings in the morning and evening. You should not sow seeds early when there is not enough light, stick to the optimal sowing time. To save the seedlings, you need to trim them; we often grow more seedlings than necessary, then add soil. The second option is to cut the stem, the cut is made above the fifth leaf. The top needs to be placed in water and when the roots appear in a week, you can plant them in the ground like ordinary seedlings. On the second part of the seedlings shoots will appear, we leave only the top couple, and cut off the rest, this should be done 20-25 days before planting. I’ll start right away with
Plant in OG, they will quickly catch up, but in pots they will continue to suffer. Cover with jars, film, covering, if you are really afraid.
Good luck to you.The seedlings should be fed for the first time 10 days after emergence with a solution of nitrophoska (a pinch per 1 liter of water). useful for the human body
Dilute one tablespoon of urea into ten liters of water and pour the resulting liquid over the tomatoes.on the windowsill. There is no need to be greedy when planting tomatoes in boxes. Do not cram a large number of tomatoes into one box. It’s better to have fewer bushes, but healthy and strong ones. The seedlings will then produce more fruit than the frail shoots that grew in close quarters. It is more convenient to care for twenty bushes than fifty, which produce the same amount of harvest. in 3 weeks
One of the most important problems when growing tomatoes is stretching seedlings. The seedlings grow, the leaves touch neighboring plants and a struggle for living space and light begins to occur. This is a natural reaction of seedlings going through all stages of growth to produce seeds. To complete the life cycle, the plant reaches out to streams of light, because the process of photosynthesis depends on it. The stems do not become thicker, quickly turn yellow and the old leaves below begin to fall off.
If the tomato seedlings are very elongated, then you need to:
Such pictures can be seen in most people who like to grow their own seedlings. What to do to prevent seedlings from stretching? What way out is there, and is there one at all? Why is this happening? Of course, there is a way out. Necessary pick it up, that is, tear off the lower part (long root) and plant it again);To slow down the upward growth of seedlings and, conversely, increase root growth and strengthen the trunk:
, although this is not a problem at all. So the solution
Apparently you grew the seedlings incorrectly: the soil is very poor in nutrients, there is little light, the room is too warm. Accordingly, it is necessary to correct it - feed it (Athlete advised you correctly, but you can also use mineral water or organic matter diluted in water), more light (side), cooler ambient temperature. And the elongated seedlings are planted at an angle of 45 degrees. - and new roots will form and the height of the seedlings will not affect its stability. Next time, choose the right soil.
I don’t agree with the Summer Resident that fertilizing should begin 10 days after germination (!?). The root system is just forming, fertilizing is not needed, in the worst case it is simply dangerous. Then picking, the soil is usually filled with fertilizers. And 10-14 days after picking, you already need to look at the condition of the seedlings. If the leaves turn pale (become light green), you can feed them with saltpeter or urea (half a teaspoon per 1 liter of water) and increase the lighting. On sunny days you can take it out onto a glassed-in balcony. If there is an effect from nitrogen fertilizing, then the seedlings really do not have enough nutrition; then after two weeks feed it with Kemira or any seedling bait.
If there is bird droppings, take 15 parts of water per part of it and do not add mineral fertilizers to the resulting solution.Everyone who wants to enjoy the taste of tomatoes collected independently in their own garden faces many difficulties, because growing tomatoes at home requires a lot of effort and patience. To get a good tomato harvest, you need to grow very capricious seedlings that constantly require care and attention. If you don’t take into account all the rules, it is unlikely that it will survive until the moment when you need to replant it in the ground. transfer it to a cool place
Water and fertilize abundantlyWhen planting tomato seedlings in the ground, be sure to bury the stems. There is no need to make the holes very deep, because after winter, the earth does not have time to warm up; it is enough to know how to plant at an angle. First you need to form grooves, they should be eight or ten centimeters deep, pour water and wait until complete absorption occurs. After this, you need to arrange the tomatoes along the grooves; the tops of the bush should not be closer than fifty centimeters to each other. It is better to lay the roots to the south so that the plant straightens, reaching towards the sun. create good conditions
rearrange to a more illuminated and cooler place;
1) move the seedlings to a more illuminated place, preferably even on the balcony. This is a pickElena Smirnova answered very sensibly, the seedlings should be placed in the ground and covered for the first time with available materials: some with film, some with lutrasil, some with newspaper or a jar. If you live in a country house, you can simply cover it with leaky buckets at night, like our grandmothers did.
Tomatoes still have plenty of time. they will increase theirs. I also experimented this year. Half of my tomato seedlings came out like crap. I planted. but I was already mentally ready to throw them away. They stayed there for 10 days. and then they began to catch up with good seedlings. They haven’t caught up yet, but I don’t call them little shits anymore
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Feed for the second time 10 days after the first feeding. Very good with Effekton fertilizer (1 tablespoon per bucket of water).
Feed, but don't overdo it. Carry out any fertilizing once every 7-10 days.
, where the temperature will be about ten degrees and wait until the color returns to normal, then return the seedlings to their original place. As a result, not only the color is restored, but growth also slows down a little.
they begin to grow quickly and stretch upward. Seedlings need to be watered only when the soil becomes dry.
Main reasons:
for seedlings. You need to treat this very responsibly.
ventilate the room more often;
2) find the seedlings a cooler place than where they are now.
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When planted in the ground they will become normal. I planted my weakest ones in the OG under agrospan. Now they have a stem as thick as a little finger. 10-12 degrees at night is normal for tomatoes, you can plant them already.
buy the tomatoes at the kiosk - they have what you need... and throw out yours, they’re spoiled
Good growth of tomato seedlings is observed when they are fed with wood ash, which contains a lot of potassium, phosphorus and various microelements. For 1 liter of water take 6-8 g of ash and add 1.5-2 g of ammonium nitrate. This feeding of tomato seedlings is usually done 10-12 days after the first.
Feeding can be root feeding - when the solution flows into the soil under the plants, and foliar feeding - the plants are sprayed with the solution on the leaves. Fertilizers are also divided into mineral and organic. Mineral fertilizers - ammonium nitrate, urea, Kemira-lux, Aelita, Polyfid, Agricola, Zdraven, etc., as well as wood ash. Organic fertilizers used include chicken manure, mullein manure, liquid fertilizers “Ideal”, “Chippolino”, etc.
Jacob Mittlider came up with an amazing solution to prevent seedlings from stretching: trim the leaves regularly. Tomato seedlings are thus put into a state of shock. As soon as the leaves of a tomato come into contact with a neighboring plant, you need to immediately trim one or two lower leaves. Having experienced a shock, the plant in a week
The temperature should be twenty-five degrees. Sometimes tomato seedlings change color and turn pale green. This means that tomatoes
This may happen due to
When the tomato seedlings stretch out, the stems weaken, become thin and an unpleasant odor appears from the tomato. Most people immediately throw out tomato seedlings and buy another one, however, there is no need to rush, there is a way to preserve a young plant. What needs to be done so that the seedlings grow?
If possible, take the seedlings to a heated greenhouse;
Of course, there is no need to move the seedlings suddenly from a warm place to a very cold one; the temperature should be reduced gradually.
Elongated tomato seedlings lend themselves perfectly to picking! Since tomatoes are planted during the picking process, which we do, we place long stems of tomatoes in the ground and a new powerful root system grows on them, which is very good for the subsequent growth of tomatoes.
This is the second time in my life that I grew tomato seedlings. Nothing came up that year. This time I sowed it often, and they all, damn it, took it and sprouted. There was nothing to dive into; it would be a pity to tear out the extra ones. In general, they grew dead and dead. My husband said, we’ll throw it away and buy normal seedlings from the collective farmers, but I didn’t give in to the provocations. We decided that if they die, we will buy normal ones and plant them - after all, seedlings are sold until mid-June. I brought it to the dacha, planted these dead plants, covered them with spunbond, three weeks passed - they are so strong, large, buds have already appeared on the early varieties. Try dropping him off - suddenly everything will work out for you. If they don’t take root, buy them at the market.
Yes, this is not the end of your tomatoes... feed them, they will gain strength.
The last time fertilizing is done 10 days before planting tomato seedlings in open ground with a superphosphate solution (a pinch per 1 liter of water).
Organic and mineral fertilizers should be alternated. Mineral fertilizers in small packaging (10 g) are supplied with detailed instructions for use, which you should follow. Dilute organic fertilizers so that the solution is yellow. Use ash like this: 1 tbsp. Mix a spoonful of sifted ash in 2 liters of water and leave for at least a day. Then drain the clean solution, throw away the ash, and fertilize with this infusion.
stops growing in height
not enough nitrogen
not good lighting
If the tomato seedlings have become very elongated, you need
While there is snow, I add seedlings to them, begin to harden them gradually from a 0.2 mm layer of snow, building up to 1 cm. The roots of the tomato become thick and purple. Such a plant is no longer afraid of light frosts (up to -2 degrees) and can be planted earlier in open ground or an unheated greenhouse.
As it becomes lighter and cooler, the seedlings will stop reaching for the light, i.e. up, and will become stronger at the root and strengthen the trunk of the plant.
Therefore, if your seedlings stretch out immediately after germination, this is not a big problem. But if tomato seedlings stretch out after diving, this can complicate transplanting into the ground, especially if the seedlings need to be transported.
You need to plant them, 10 grams at night is normal—nothing will happen to them. We also have the same temperature at night. , and in the afternoon 20-22----I planted everything in the exhaust zone, the tomatoes were already growing, they were blooming, the eggplants began to turn green, otherwise they had already turned yellow in the cups, like chlorotic ones, I planted them before everyone else, so as not to suffer, first under the film When the frost ended, I removed the film.
Plant lying down! And they will grow up and be strong, don’t chew them!
Whatever fertilizer you choose, do not forget to wash the solution from the leaves so as not to burn them.
After any feeding, water everything a little with clean water. If you exceed the concentration of the solution, this watering will correct your mistake.
. In nature, everything is thought out: if there is little light, you need to reach for it. In winter, daylight hours are reduced, so plants need additional lighting. cut into two partsYour seedlings are stretched out because they don’t have enough light, you need to illuminate them with a fluorescent lamp. If it stretches out too much, throw it away, it will no longer be of any use. When you plant the next one, feed it with special fertilizer for seedlings, it does not allow it to stretch out. I don’t remember the name of the fertilizer, ask in stores where they sell seeds, tell me what you need for the seedlings so that they don’t stretch. You need to give them more light, without artificial lighting they will stretch, without lighting it’s practically impossible to grow seedlings, and as an option if there is There is a glazed balcony and it is warm enough to support seedlings. and do not close the balcony door to the room. You also need not to chase early varieties and grow seedlings so that they suit your climate. Of course, the best place for growing seedlings is windows on the south side, because the seedlings need to be provided with maximum daylight, plus add lamp lighting at nightfall.
Plant it urgently. But I wouldn’t water the athlete, a tomato is like a weed; if you plant it lying down, it will quickly develop lateral roots and catch up. Just fertilize the bed, sparingly, with humus.
Well, if there is enough sun, let them harden! I live in Vladimir, 170 km east of Moscow. For a month now, the tomatoes have been standing on the street under a carport; I’m slowly transporting them to the dacha and burying them right up to my neck. Even the weak have become so strong! They stand gray with emerald leaves and are gaining color! Eh! I should have listened to the Legend and already then planted it at the dacha! Simply stupid! In St. Petersburg he’s probably already cracking salads!))) So plant a couple of your tomatina bushes lying down (I buried the first cluster of flowers) and they will gain strength, releasing a new root system. And even if the cold comes, so what? We live in a risky farming zone! Moreover, something incomprehensible is happening with the climate and ecology! Good luck!)))
While I was writing, I learned about the explosions in Moscow. Lord, when will this end?
To make the seedlings less long, add soil and pinch a couple of lower leaves.
The stem thickens when the plant stops growing in height, which is exactly what is needed in order to grow powerful, stocky seedlings. You need to understand that this operation is carried out when at least one leaf has formed at the growth points. Repeated pruning will improve the result and tomato seedlings with strong and thick stems will surprise everyone. Even cotyledon leaves are often pruned and this always leads to an extremely positive result.
Methods for preparing fertilizer for tomatoes:
Each stem is a tomato. The cut should be made after the fifth leaf. The upper part of the plant must be placed in a jar of water for roots to form, this happens within one week. After the root system has appeared, the upper parts of the tomato must be placed in pots for seedlings. The result is another tomato seedling and can also be grown outdoors.
In such cases, I don’t throw away the seedlings, I let them grow further. When planting in the ground outside, I break off the lower leaves, let them dry for about 10 minutes, then plant them lying down, covering the stem with the torn leaves with soil. A tomato planted in this way acquires new roots and becomes stronger.
The seedlings are stretched due to lack of light. If they are stretched, add more light and add more light. Additional lighting is best done with LED lamps. They have an efficiency of up to 90%. To slow down the stretching of seedlings, you need to supplement it with a lamp with a blue spectrum, because it slows down growth and promotes thickening of the stem.
Of course, in the best case, you need to prevent the seedlings from being pulled out, but if this happens, then there are several options to cope with this problem.
I think that you did not mean fertilizers, but retardants that inhibit plant growth, for example, “Athlet”. - more than a year ago
Spray it with Athlete and you will see how in 5 days the seedlings will get stronger. Instructions for use and dosage on the package. The method has been tested many times.
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Illumination is of no small importance for the development of seedlings. The further your seedlings are from the light source, the more they will stretch. And the closer your seedlings stand on the windowsill, the more they stretch out. Don’t worry if your neighbors’ seedlings are 10-15 cm, and your tomatoes have just sprouted. There is still a month and a half ahead. During this time, you can grow healthy, strong seedlings. After all, you probably planted early-ripening varieties.
Tomatoes are the most common vegetable plants in the world. There is very little information about their origin; many scientists believe that the birthplace of this fruit is Peru and the mountainous regions of Ecuador. Tomatoes are very
There may be the following reasons: little light and a lot of heat. Most likely your seedlings are in a warm room on the windowsill. And under the windowsill there is a radiator battery, from which heat comes. With an excess of heat, the seedlings will grow upward faster, and with a lack of light, this growth will be unhealthy - the sprouts will be thin, pale and weak. This can also happen if the plants are planted very close to each other. Therefore, seedlings need to be either planted less frequently or thinned out on time, leaving the strongest plants. Keep in a place where it is light, but not very warm. If necessary, add fluorescent lamps.
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There is not enough light.
In order not to fool your head, pour liquid complex fertilizer EMERALD. Everything is there. what is needed for seedlings.
It is even better to feed with organic fertilizers made from mullein, slurry or bird droppings. The nutrient solution is prepared at the following rate: 1 part mullein or slurry to 10 parts water. Add a little superphosphate. Feed, but don't overdo it. Carry out any fertilizing once every 7-10 days.- chlorosis - may appear in particularly zealous candlelighters who illuminate tomatoes around the clock, without a break, for weeks. Well, they don’t know that plants, like people, require a night period “to rest.” Although, probably, the word rest could be left without quotation marks, but as far as I remember, it is at night that active cell division occurs and the nutrients accumulated during the day are processed.
Phosphorus deficiency It is especially important not to get weird withspraying the leaves with a spray bottle
and generously water the seedlings with it. You can purchase this substance in a specialized store. A remedy is prepared from 1 teaspoon of copper and 10 liters of clean water. This solution can be stored for an unlimited amount of time. If there is a lot of fertilizer left after watering, you can pour it into a plastic bottle and leave it even until next year. Thanks to this procedure, young shoots will
Good luck to you.
If there is bird droppings, take 15 parts of water for one part of it and do not add mineral fertilizers to the resulting solution.Feedings can be root - when the solution flows into the soil under the plants, and foliar - the plants are sprayed with the solution on the leaves. Fertilizers are also divided into mineral and organic. Mineral fertilizers - ammonium nitrate, urea, Kemira-lux, Aelita, Polyfid, Agricola, Zdraven, etc., as well as wood ash. Organic fertilizers used include chicken manure, mullein manure, liquid fertilizers “Ideal”, “Chippolino”, etc. Chlorosis is theoretically treated by adding iron in an assimilable, divalent form. And spray directly on the leaves with a light hypotonic solution (0.1-0.5%). Everyone knows that the plant turns purple (the underside of the leaves, stems, veins on the leaves). As long as the leaf speed is normal, such starvation can be considered insignificant, and nothing needs to be done about it. nitrogen fertilizers
. The solution for this method of feeding is prepared from 1 tablespoon of superphosphate and 1 liter of hot water. The liquid must be heated to approximately 80 degrees. After infusing the solution for 24 hours, its light part is poured into a separate container and diluted with water to 10 liters. Fertilizer for spraying is ready.
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The summer resident must monitor the growth rate and appearance of the seedlings. Plants themselves are able to signal what substances they lack for normal development. Every year, an increasing selection of fertilizers that are suitable for tomatoes appears in specialized stores. And the question of what is the best way to feed seedlings worries many gardeners. most likely there is not enough light. need illumination with a fluorescent lamp to extend daylight hours. Sprinkle with ashes and water! Helps a lot.Feed for the second time 10 days after the first feeding. Very good with Effekton fertilizer (1 tablespoon per bucket of water).
Organic and mineral fertilizers should be alternated. Mineral fertilizers in small packaging (10 g) are supplied with detailed instructions for use, which you should follow. Dilute organic fertilizers so that the solution is yellow. Use ash like this: 1 tbsp. Mix a spoonful of sifted ash in 2 liters of water and leave for at least a day. Then drain the clean solution, throw away the ash, and fertilize with this infusion.
There are several basic rules that are important to follow during the fertilization process:
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Iron deficiency. In this case, the leaves of tomato seedlings noticeably turn pale, and bright green veins become clearly visible on them; Experts recommend feeding tomato seedlings for the first time already at the moment when the very first leaf appears on the surface of the ground. Especially if the summer resident fails to create ideal growing conditions for it. But this feeding is not mandatory. light and...cold
I don’t agree with the Summer Resident that fertilizing should begin 10 days after germination (!?). The root system is just forming, fertilizing is not needed, in the worst case it is simply dangerous. Then picking, the soil is usually filled with fertilizers. And 10-14 days after picking, you already need to look at the condition of the seedlings. If the leaves turn pale (become light green), you can feed them with saltpeter or urea (half a teaspoon per 1 liter of water) and increase the lighting. On sunny days you can take it out onto a glassed-in balcony. If there is an effect from nitrogen fertilizing, then the seedlings really do not have enough nutrition; then after two weeks, feed it with Kemira or any seedlings. Good growth of tomato seedlings is observed when it is fed with wood ash, which contains a lot of potassium, phosphorus and various microelements. For 1 liter of water take 6-8 g of ash and add 1.5-2 g of ammonium nitrate. This feeding of tomato seedlings is usually done 10-12 days after the first. After any feeding, water everything a little with clean water. If you exceed the concentration of the solution, this watering will correct your mistake.
Lack of calcium I haven’t had a chance to observe any of the seedlings. Although potassium is one of the macronutrients, that is, tomatoes consume it in large quantities.
However, if you completely overfeed, the leaves will not become so beautiful - the young leaves will curl like a crumpled cigarette pack, and when you try to unroll them with your hand, they will tear easily and become fragile. this is exactly what it looks like feeding plants can only be done in the morning or evening hours;
For the second feeding after diving, you can use urea. After all, for good growth of green mass, seedlings need a large amount of nitrogen. For 10 liters of clean water you will need 1 tablespoon of urea. The resulting solution is used to water the seedlings abundantly. Lack of nitrogen. If the plant lacks this substance, the leaves wither, turn yellow and quickly begin to fall off. In addition, seedlings can grow extremely slowly. But it is important to remember that similar symptoms are also observed if certain growing conditions are not observed - lack of light, too low or high temperature;
When the tomato seedlings grow a little, you will need to I fed my seedlings a little with vermicompost, so they became prettier right before my eyes Spray with boric acid. And the peppers will be fine. They love her very much.
Feed the last time 10 days before planting tomato seedlings in open ground with a superphosphate solution (a pinch per 1 liter of water). To make the seedlings stretch less, add soil and pinch a couple of lower leaves.
It is again difficult to find among seedlings. It will appear later in greenhouses, the notorious blossom end rot of tomatoes.
It’s ridiculous to talk about any mythical “lack of boron, copper, molybdenum and zinc” during the seedling period. (
excess nitrogenAfter each procedure for applying root fertilizers, the seedlings must be thoroughly watered with clean water, this will wash off the residue from the leaves and prevent them from getting burned;
For the third feeding of tomatoes, the mineral fertilizer nitrophoska is ideal. A solution is prepared from 1 liter of clean water and 1 tablespoon of the specified substance. The resulting fertilizer is enough for a large number of seedlings.
Lack of phosphorus. In this case, the seedlings acquire a purple tint.
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If they are pale green, there may be a lack of nitrogen, feed with ammonium nitrate or urea.
She doesn't have enough nitrogen. And put it in the sun.
Whatever fertilizer you choose, do not forget to wash the solution from the leaves so as not to burn them.
Illumination is of no small importance for the development of seedlings. The further your seedlings are from the light source, the more they will stretch. And the closer your seedlings stand on the windowsill, the more they stretch out. Don’t worry if your neighbors’ seedlings are 10-15 cm, and your tomatoes have just sprouted. There is still a month and a half ahead. During this time, you can grow healthy, strong seedlings. After all, you probably planted early-ripening varieties.
In general, feed your seedlings a little at a time. Look at the bottle with complex fertilizer - if it says to feed once a week or more often - then pour half the specified dose when watering the seedlings and make sure that the plant does not begin to fatten. If the leaves become too fatty, green and begin to curl, stop feeding!
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, one of the most common nutrient imbalances in the “diet” of our tomatoes.
It is very important to purchase soil in advance, which will already be enriched with all the nutrients necessary for seedlings; it will act as the main main feeding during the entire period before planting the seedlings in the ground.
The following feedings are repeated as needed. You can prepare the solution according to the second recipe or use it for this purpose
Such observations will help you choose the appropriate means for feeding at any stage.
. It involves transplanting each plant into a separate hole. The second feeding is carried out approximately 10–12 days after the dive. If the plants are not seated in individual holes, then the next feeding is carried out in the phase of the third true leaf. It is recommended to move on to the third after another 10 days. And by the fourth - two days before planting tomato seedlings in open ground.
My leaves also turned yellow, even the leaves began to dry out, I transplanted them to another soil, after 3 days they began to turn green, fertilizing did not help
The yellowness of the leaves indicates that there is not enough nitrogen, but if not much, then it is better to wait until planting in the ground. Rapid growth may occur, which is not desirable on the windowsill. You can use ammonium nitrate for feeding.
While I was writing, I learned about the explosions in Moscow. Lord, when will this end?
The paleness of the leaves indicates improper watering (most often excessive) and insufficient feeding.
Well, on this optimistic note, let’s end the story about feeding seedlings.
Unless, of course, you grow plants in sterile sand and water it with distilled water. These substances are consumed by plants in such small quantities that they need to be added specifically during the seedling period only in exceptional cases.
Nitrogen deficiency
Thanks to careful care and competent regular feeding, the summer resident will be able to get an excellent harvest of ripe and tasty tomatoes in the future.
organic fertilizers
If you decide to start feeding after the first leaf has appeared, then at this moment you need to prepare 
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Something is missing, I was once advised by Emerald. Now I often use it and not only for seedlings, but also feed indoor flowers...
Someone is peeing on your peppers. Usually cats. Possibly neighbors.
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The seedlings should be fed for the first time 10 days after emergence with a solution of nitrophoska (a pinch per 1 liter of water).
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Iron deficiency
, (the beloved and tasty nitrates by all of us), looks no less sad, and occurs if seedlings grow for a long time on a window in a small volume of soil and without the appropriate, and necessary in this case, fertilizing. Symptoms of nitrogen deficiency are as follows: the plants look stunted, the lower leaves turn yellow and fall off. This, if anyone is interested, occurs due to the fact that the plant transfers nitrogen from the lower, less necessary leaves to the upper, more necessary for further development. Unfortunately, this trick cannot be performed with other elements. It is important not to confuse yellowing of leaves from overwatering and low temperatures with a lack of nitrogen. With excessive watering, not only the lower leaves, but also any others can turn yellow.
There is a phrase: “What can’t be bought with money? Love and homemade tomatoes." There are many who agree with this truth. Since the end of February, gardeners have prepared the seeds according to all the rules and planted them in the prepared mail. Every morning they observe what metamorphoses occur with the seeds. What to expect from sprouts, what they should look like: short dense stem, green leaves, low located.
If the seedlings look exactly like this, then “good is not sought from goodness,” fertile soil promotes proper development. If the picture is sadder, and the tomato seedlings are very thin: what to feed, what to nourish, what means to use? 
How does feeding tomato seedlings happen at home, what subtleties and tricks do experienced gardeners use?
Beginning gardeners should understand how to feed tomato seedlings so that they grow better, and what criteria exist for improper formation of a bush at the initial stage. Abnormal development of sprouts - elongated, long, thin stems, light green in color. This can be avoided by observing temperature, lighting, and nutrition. Beginners need to know when, how, and what to feed tomato seedlings, and what are the external signs of soil deficiency.
With a lack of nitrogen, young shoots and leaves look sickly. A typical picture is tomatoes for a long time without fertilizing. If it is not the trunk, but the leaves that turn purple, this is a symptom of phosphorus deficiency. Potassium deficiency is reflected in the appearance of blossom end rot.
Let's start with how to feed pepper and tomato seedlings so that the stems are plump, slightly purple and short? In what period is the first produced, by what means?
It turns out that the growth of seedlings can be controlled; it is necessary to work methodically and systematically. The experience and knowledge of gardeners was gained through trial and error, and subsequently they acquired a feeding system, which has its own sequence and is called a “calendar”.
The first leaf is the time to apply the first fertilizer. What proven means are used, how to feed tomatoes for seedling growth - fertilizers that contain the missing elements.
In the store, the sales consultant knows the product very well and can easily solve the problem. Which of the preparations will cope with the task - how to feed tomato seedlings so that they have plump, short stems.
You need to prepare the fertilizer as follows: fertilizers “Nitrafoska”, “Agricola No. 3” or “Agricola - Forward” - 1 teaspoon per 1 liter. This norm is sufficient for 40 bushes. Thanks to this procedure, the first feeding of tomato seedlings will be successful, the small sprouts will begin to grow stronger.
If the stems have lengthened, then when to feed the tomato seedlings and what is better in the second period. Superphosphate solution 1 tablespoon per 3 liters. In this case, the drug “Effekton” is effective, a tablespoon of which dissolves in 1 liter. It is recommended that in case of excessive stretching of the stems, the use of the drug “Athlete”, which inhibits the growth of the apex. At the second stage, you can start using folk remedies, in particular, growth stimulator for tomato seedlings - bird droppings - nitrogen storage. The litter is diluted in proportions of 1 to 2, then allowed to brew for 4-5 days. The tincture is dissolved again - 1 liter of solution per 10 liters.
Is another procedure really necessary, and how to feed pepper and tomato seedlings during this period? A week later, the next third nutrition cycle is carried out. A well-known drug - a spoonful of nitrophoska dissolves in ten liters. For 2 pots of sprouts you need a glass of solution.
The following nutrition is necessary to strengthen the roots; feeding of tomato and pepper seedlings is carried out after 10 days. A spoonful of potassium sulfate or superphosphate per 10 liters is poured generously into the soil.
After a week and a half, the fifth stage is carried out. We dilute a spoonful of nitrophoska in 10 liters and use 1 glass for 1 bush. These are the stages of nutrition for the root, but when to feed tomato seedlings and what is the best way to apply foliar feeding? It is produced at the last stage with the same solution that was prepared for the roots. 3-4 hours after spraying, spray with clean water. If there are weak leaves on the bushes, then you need to spray them with “Bud for Tomatoes” for 3 days. Upon completion of the procedure, we apply fertilizer to the roots. But here’s how to feed tomatoes for seedling growth – fertilizers are urea-based, a spoonful in 1 liter, we transfer the seedlings to a cold place for a week.
Folk remedies, tested over the years, have never failed to feed pepper and tomato seedlings using folk remedies. Stores offer a huge range of different preparations so that the nutrition of tomatoes and peppers gives results. What do home agronomists advise?
And yet, how to feed tomato seedlings with yeast, what kind of yeast is dry or raw, how to do it? Yeast is a product known to everyone; it is rich in fungi, and they, in turn, contain proteins, and also contain iron, amino acids, micro and macroelements.
For feeding, you can use any yeast - raw or dry.
Yeast elixir is prepared as follows:
Yeast plus herbs tinctures are also used with one condition: the plant component must be without seeds. The ideal option is a tincture of yeast and hops. Another win-win composition will give an impeccable result:
It infuses for 5-6 days; it cannot be used in its pure form, only in a ratio of 1 to 2.
Ash is a collection of trace elements and minerals for seedlings of tomatoes and peppers at any stage of nutrition. Tomatoes and peppers have the same care conditions and respond well to the same type of fertilizer. Both plants can even be grown in the same pot; they fit well next to each other. If you need something to feed, in this case ash, proven by more than one generation of gardeners, will help.
Ash is applied to acidified or neutral soil. Ash in the soil has an accumulative property, i.e. its beneficial ingredients do not evaporate or disappear. Ash can be added to various organic fertilizer mixtures; it gets along well with them.
Hydrogen peroxide will do an excellent job at the initial stage of disinfecting seeds, instead of trivial potassium permanganate. Hydrogen peroxide can help for tomato seedlings in the fight against late blight. A tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide per bucket plus 40 drops of iodine. The solution for spraying is ready. Excellent reviews of hydrogen peroxide for tomato seedlings from reputable gardeners - a recommendation for action. Water with a solution of the following concentration: 30 drops per glass of water.
Hydrogen peroxide for seedlings has a number of useful properties:
It turns out that the concept of “iodine deficiency” applies to tomatoes and peppers. If there is a lack of iodine, the seedlings become sick. Prepare iodine in the form of a solution for tomato seedlings, 2 drops per large jar of water. Fertilizing is done when the first leaves bloom, the second - after 2 weeks.
A popular recipe for disinfection is:
If tomato seedlings are not growing well, what should you feed and treat them with? Iodine will help. A couple of drops of iodine plus a liter of water and spray the seedling generously.
A unique biostimulator - Kornevin for tomato seedlings is a means for root development.
The operating principle is simple. The active substance in the composition irritates the tissues and stimulates the root. This promotes the formation of callus, which develops into roots. When it is clear that the tomato seedlings are pale green: what to feed, it’s time to use Kornevin to develop the roots.
Kornevin is available in powder form; it can be used both in powder and in solution. When tomato seedlings are weak - what to feed, how to use Kornevin. When using the solution, the roots stay in it for about 3 days. Still, how to feed tomato seedlings so that they grow better, of course, with a classic growth stimulator, which is Kornevin.
There are gardeners who, as a matter of principle, do not use chemical compounds in practice, but prepare them themselves and test their effect on the plant for years.
Experience gained in the case of “weak tomato seedlings - what to feed” without using chemistry. Experienced gardeners have accumulated many years of experience in feeding tomato and pepper seedlings using unconventional methods.
Feeding with eggshells. The product has been tested on many other plants; it is also suitable for tomatoes, especially if a problem has arisen - very thin tomato seedlings: how to feed without using ready-made preparations. Dry the shells of 4-5 eggs, grind them into powder, and leave them in water for a week. The watering solution is ready.
If there is a lack of potassium, the folk Kulibins use an aqueous solution of banana peels. Place the peels of 4-5 bananas in a jar of water and leave for a week until the peels release potassium.
Coffee grounds are a powerful source of micro and macroelements. Mix half a cup of grounds with soil and add to pots.
Onion peels have a disinfecting effect. Infuse 20 grams of husks in 4 liters of water for 5 days, strain.
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Keep in mind! Before planting in open ground, be sure to harden off the seedlings. You need to start hardening in cloudy weather, gradually accustoming the seedlings to direct sunlight.
Pale, dull leaf color indicates a lack of light or nitrogen fertilizer.
To protect the sprouts of new plants, you should steam the soil before sowing. At the initial signs of the disease, you should remove the diseased seedlings with a lump of soil near them, stop watering and pour calcined sand under the stems. After this, pour a solution of potassium permanganate or the preparations “Fundazol”, “Topsin”. But the most reliable way is to transplant young shoots into new, disinfected soil.
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Stretched tomato seedlings
You did it! Shoots have appeared, but they do not shed their outer shell. What is the reason? This usually happens with weakened, completely unformed seeds; it is better not to pick such specimens, but to throw them away. There are several reasons for this phenomenon: If tomato seedlings grow poorly, then it is worth taking action, otherwise this can lead to poor tomato growth in general and poor yield. To make seedlings grow more actively, it is worth using a growth stimulant, for example, sodium glutamate. The fertilizing solution should resemble tea or beer in color. Watered at the rate of 1 glass per plant. stops growing in height
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not good lighting If the tomato seedlings have become very elongated, you needThe tomato seedlings have stretched out - no problem! And this seemingly unpleasant moment at first glance can be turned into a positive result. Namely, from one plant you can grow two at once. Cut the tomato into two parts at the level of 5 - 6 leaves. The trimmed top plants should be placed in a container of water. And in about a week they will give roots 1.5 - 2 cm in size. Then they need to be planted in pots or in a box at a distance of 10 cm from each other. They will grow like seedlings, which will need to be formed into one stem.
What do the seedlings lack? The seedlings are moved to a lighted place or lighting is used (a 40-watt fluorescent lamp is used per 0.5 m², installed at a distance of 14-25 cm above the plants). The quality of seedlings from seeds sown later and growing in natural light is better than when sowing early under a lamp. In addition, the reasons for unexpected lodging of seedlings are:
Seeds germinate quickly when the material for sowing is of appropriate quality. But the reason for sparse seedlings sometimes lies in something else.
excessively shallow sowing;
An uneven layer of substrate is poured onto the seeds. As a result, seeds located at a considerable depth produce inferior seedlings or they do not have enough strength to get through the thickness of the soil and they do not germinate at all. They hurried to remove the film or glass from the container with the crops. This led to the drying out of the seed coat.The main reason is unviable old seed. To make sure otherwise, do a quick germination test. To do this, first soak the seeds in the stimulator, and then place them in a damp paper towel and place them in a plastic bag for a while. Keep the bag in a warm place until small sprouts appear.
The stem thickens when the plant stops growing in height, which is exactly what is needed in order to grow powerful, stocky seedlings. You need to understand that this operation is carried out when at least one leaf has formed at the growth points. Repeated pruning will improve the result and tomato seedlings with strong and thick stems will surprise everyone. Even cotyledon leaves are often pruned and this always leads to an extremely positive result.
Methods for preparing fertilizer for tomatoes:
Each stem is a tomato. The cut should be made after the fifth leaf. The upper part of the plant must be placed in a jar of water for roots to form, this happens within one week. After the root system has appeared, the upper parts of the tomato must be placed in pots for seedlings. The result is another tomato seedling and it can also be grown outdoors. If the tomato seedlings have stretched out and acquired a pale green color, then it’s time to feed them with useful microelements. Make a nutrient solution in 10 liters of water, add 1 tablespoon of urea. Water each plant with half a glass and remove the seedlings to a place where the temperature is constant 8 - 10 degrees and do not water for a couple of days. You will notice that the seedlings have stopped growing and may have changed color, either dark green or purple. After such changes, the seedlings must be placed in normal conditions. After all, this is often caused simply by a lack of some nutrient, excess moisture in the soil, cold soil in pots, pests that have settled on the underside of the leaves, or the onset of a disease. If plants do not have enough nitrogen, they look stunted: the stem is thin, the leaves are small, pale green, they turn yellow below and die. And, conversely, with an excess of nitrogen, they fatten: the stem and petioles are thick, the leaves are large, dark green.
In case of nitrogen deficiency, fertilize with a solution of ammonium nitrate or urea (not exceeding the proportion of 7-11 g per 10 liters of water). Blue-red spots on the foliage indicate overcooling of the soil and inaccessibility of phosphorus to plant roots. A dry rim is a sign of potassium starvation. In both cases, the plants are fed with complex fertilizer and favorable conditions are created for them. excessive moisture, which can cause seedlings to suffocate in the soil;Use a clay weighted substrate for planting seeds. The “crust” created after watering does not give the seedlings a chance to fully develop. They are unable to break through it.
To eliminate the error, periodically wet the “caps” so that the sprouts can shed their shells on their own, or lightly, trying not to injure the delicate greens, pry them with a needle. Do not touch with your hands, because the risk of seedlings dying in this state is very high.
If you don't see any change after a week or so, it's probably a bad seed. You need to purchase fresh seed and start the process all over again. Many types of seeds are useful after a couple of years of proper storage.Tomatoes are the most common vegetable plant in the world. There is very little information about their origin; many scientists believe that the birthplace of this fruit is Peru and the mountainous regions of Ecuador. Tomatoes are very Nitrogen-containing fertilizer can be prepared in a bucket of water, dissolving one tablespoon of urea there and watering each bush with half a glass.
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After some time, small stepsons and shoots begin to appear near the axils of the leaves. You need to wait until the upper shoots reach five centimeters in length, after which you need to remove the lower stems. This must be done
If the seedlings grow and develop very quickly, then it is necessary to provide them with useful substances. Prepare a solution, add 3 tablespoons of superphosphate to 10 liters of water. Water each plant with one glass of solution and put it in a warm place where the temperature during the day is 26 degrees and at night - 22. As in the previous example, do not water for several days. In a week the seedlings will return to normal and create normal conditions.
With a lack of phosphorus, a red-violet tint appears on the leaves (usually on the lower side); on the lower leaves, chlorosis is a discoloration of the tissue between the veins. If the ends and edges of old (lower) leaves turn yellow, then this is a clear sign of potassium deficiency. In tomato seedlings, the leaves may curl downward.
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Please note! An exclusively light substrate should be used; it is better if the base is made of high-moor neutral peat or crushed vermiculite. The height of the mulch layer should be equal to the diameter of the seeds being planted.
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on the windowsill. There is no need to be greedy when planting tomatoes in boxes. Do not cram a large number of tomatoes into one box. It’s better to have fewer bushes, but healthy and strong ones. The seedlings will then produce more fruit than the frail shoots that grew in close quarters. It is more convenient to care for twenty bushes than fifty, which produce the same amount of harvest.
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A common cause is diving errors. For example, the long roots of seedlings are not pinched, and when planted in a substrate they bend and intertwine. This leads to rotting and inhibition of plant growth or to its death from fungal diseases, the pathogens of which penetrate through the damaged root system.
poor drainage;
When the first shoots from large seeds appear, gardeners often quickly move on to the next stage: remove the film, lower the temperature, and increase watering. This inhibits the development of the remaining seeds, preventing them from sprouting.
If tomatoes often
Before planting tomato seedlings in a greenhouse or open ground.
If an air cavity has been created around the roots during planting. As a result, the root hairs dry out and do not function fully.
Stages of seed development
Anyone who wants to enjoy the taste of tomatoes collected independently in their own garden faces many difficulties, because growing tomatoes at home requires a lot of effort and patience. To get a good tomato harvest, you need to grow very capricious seedlings that constantly require care and attention. If you don’t take into account all the rules, it is unlikely that it will survive until the moment when you need to replant it in the ground.
transfer to a cool place
Water and fertilize abundantly
Also one of the reasons is steaming the seeds. You cannot place a container with planted moistened crops in an overly warm place (for example, a radiator). To avoid steaming, place a stack of magazines or books under the bowl, or purchase special heat mats.
Growing tomatoes takes a lot of time, but the results are worth it. Unfortunately, not everything always goes without problems. Sometimes tomato seedlings grow poorly or the seedlings stretch out, and sometimes the seedlings acquire a pale green color. It is quite possible to deal with these problems, the main thing is to know how.
, where the temperature will be about ten degrees and wait until the color returns to normal, then return the seedlings to their original place. As a result, not only the color is restored, but growth also slows down a little.
they begin to grow quickly and stretch upward. Seedlings need to be watered only when the soil becomes dry.
Main reasons:
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Uneven tomato shoots
Tight location. To eliminate this, move the pots apart or carry out an extraordinary picking of plants into larger containers. But keep in mind that each picking inhibits the development of plants for 11-15 days. This is often how the planting of seedlings in the ground is delayed in unsuitable weather conditions.
Please note! Hard-coated seeds (spinach, radishes, beets, etc.) prefer cool temperatures when germinating. It is better to plant them directly in open ground.
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Sometimes there are situations when seedlings become very elongated. In this case, it is worth cutting the plant stems into 2 parts, focusing on the 5th or 6th leaf. The cut parts are placed in water. After 10 days, roots will grow on these stems, the size of which will be 1-1.5 cm. These stems should be planted in pots or directly in a box, the distance between plants should be at least 10 cm. These stems will continue to grow like ordinary seedlings
Jacob Mittlider came up with an amazing solution to prevent seedlings from stretching: trim the leaves regularly. Tomato seedlings are thus put into a state of shock. As soon as the leaves of a tomato come into contact with a neighboring plant, you need to immediately trim one or two lower leaves. Having experienced a shock, the plant in a week
The temperature should be twenty-five degrees. Sometimes tomato seedlings change color and turn pale green. This means that tomatoes
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When the tomato seedlings stretch out, the stems weaken, become thin and an unpleasant odor appears from the tomato. Most people immediately throw out tomato seedlings and buy another one, however, there is no need to rush, there is a way to preserve a young plant. What needs to be done so that the seedlings grow?
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Tomato seedlings: how to grow correctly?Tomatoes are very heat-loving plants. The temperature at which other vegetables thrive can be fatal for tomatoes. This applies to both cold temperatures and extremely hot temperatures. Also, tomatoes, like pepper seedlings, are very demanding on air and soil humidity. They need moist soil and dry air. This is especially important during the formation of the root system. If the air humidity is very high, then there is a high probability that the plant will get sick and die. Lighting in the place where tomatoes grow is also of great importance. Tomatoes love light, so even at night, for full growth and development, they need additional lighting. Tomatoes do not form the first leaf for a long time. After sowing the seeds, it takes about 2-3 weeks for a leaf to form, and only after 8 weeks does a flower cluster form on the plant. All these factors make planting seeds in open ground and germinating them outside impossible. In this case, tomato seedlings grown at home or in greenhouses come to the rescue. Growing tomato seedlings from seed selection to picking Having decided that it is necessary to plant tomato seedlings or pepper seedlings, another question arises about how to grow tomato seedlings so that they are completely ready for transplanting into open ground and full fruiting. First of all, it is necessary to prepare the seeds for sowing. To do this, they are placed in a container with water at a temperature of 20 to 25 degrees. To keep tomato seedlings healthy and strong, you can add a few drops of growth-stimulating fertilizer to the water. After this, the seeds are laid out between two layers of wet gauze. After about two days, the seeds will hatch and can be planted in trays. Another important factor is the choice of timing for planting the seedlings. The question of when to plant tomato seedlings should be decided based on when you plan to plant them in open ground. The best option is 60 days between sowing the seeds and planting the plant. In order for growing tomato seedlings to give the desired results, it is necessary to use the right soil with added peat and special fertilizers, which can be purchased at any store for summer residents. Seeds should be planted at a distance of 4-5 cm from each other. After the tomato seedlings or cucumber seedlings have sprouted their first shoots, you need to provide them with good lighting. When the sprouts are formed, the stem stretches, and the beginnings of leaves appear, the seedlings must be moved to a cooler place. This way, the tomatoes will harden and be ready for sudden temperature changes in the future. Growing tomato seedlings from picking to planting in the ground In order for tomato seedlings to develop further, they must be pruned approximately 2 weeks after sowing the seeds. For this purpose, ready-made plastic pots are suitable, the size of which must correspond to the size of the plant so that the root system has the opportunity to develop. Picking must be done very carefully, trying not to touch the roots with your hands. To do this, the plant is removed from the tray along with a small amount of soil and transferred to an already prepared recess in a new pot. Proper planting of tomato seedlings after picking should be done to a depth just below the first leaves. 1-2 weeks after picking, it is necessary to repeat the hardening of the seedlings, while watering them as needed. It is better if the tomato seedlings do not bloom before planting in the ground. The plant should bloom in a permanent place after transplantation, then the fruits will be large and dense. The temperature regime when growing tomato seedlings, after emergence, for 7 days is maintained at 16 - 18 ° C during the day, and at night 13 - 15 ° C. Then it can be increased to 18 - 20°C during the day and 15 - 16°C at night. This regime is followed until the seedlings grow in the box (until the second or third true leaf), which is approximately 30 - 35 days after germination. During this period, the seedlings are watered 2 - 3 times. This watering regime during the period of low light (March) does not allow the seedlings to stretch. In order to grow tomato seedlings, water a little for the first time, when all the seedlings appear, and then after 1 - 2 weeks. Water the last time on the day of picking the seedlings, 3 hours before picking. The water should have a temperature of 20°C. A few more tips for caring for seedlings in boxes. Boxes or drawers must be turned with the other side towards the window glass almost every day so that the seedlings do not stretch to one side. The main thing is not to get carried away with frequent watering; when watering, try to prevent water from falling on top of the leaves; it is better to water under the roots. The water must be settled. Don’t forget to spray the plants with skim milk. To do this, take half a glass of skim milk, dilute it in 1 liter of water and spray the plants in the morning so that the leaves are moistened. Spraying the seedlings is done after two true leaves appear. Treatment with skim milk will help get rid of viral diseases that cause leaf curl. Seedlings grow in a box without feeding. You cannot place the box directly on the windowsill; it is better to place it on some kind of stand, so that air access to the root system is not limited. Picking Seedlings with two or three true leaves are planted (transplanted) into pots measuring 8×8 cm, in which they will grow for only 20–22 days. To do this, the pots are filled with one of the soil mixtures recommended above and watered with the following solution: 0.5 g of potassium permanganate (pharmacy manganese) is diluted in 10 liters of water (22 - 24°C). When picking seedlings, diseased and weak plants are culled. If the seedlings have stretched out a little, then when picking into pots you can bury the stem halfway, but without deepening (without covering) the cotyledon leaves, and if the seedlings have not stretched out, then the stem is not buried in the soil. After picking the seedlings into pots, the temperature is maintained at 20 during the first 3 days - 22°C, at night 16 - 18°C. As soon as the seedlings take root, the temperature is reduced during the day to 18 - 20°C, at night to 15 - 16°C. Water the seedlings in pots 1-2 times a week until the soil is completely wet. Before the next watering, the soil should be slightly dry, but at the same time it is necessary to ensure that there are no long breaks in watering. 12 days after picking, the seedlings are fed: for 10 liters of water, take 1 tablespoon of nitrophoska or nitroammophoska. Spend about a glass of solution per pot. After 20 - 22 days, the seedlings are transplanted from small pots to large ones (12x12 or 15x15 cm in size). When transplanting, try not to bury the plants. After planting, the seedlings are watered with warm (22°C) water, trying to moisten the soil well. Then do not water. In the future, moderate watering is needed (once a week). Each plant is watered individually as the soil dries. This inhibits the growth and stretching of seedlings. Many gardeners will probably ask the question: why do you need to plant seedlings first in small pots and then plant them in large ones? Firstly, each transplant slows down the growth of the plant, and the seedlings do not grow. Secondly, when plants are in small pots, with normal watering they develop a good root system, since water is not retained in them and there is more air access. If you immediately plant the seedlings into large pots, it is difficult to regulate watering; the water stagnates there. Overwatering often occurs, and the root system stops growing due to lack of air, which in turn negatively affects the development of seedlings (they stretch out). 15 days after transplanting into large pots, the seedlings are fed: for 10 liters of water, take 1 tablespoon of superphosphate and 2 tablespoons of wood ash, using one glass of solution for each pot. After 10 days, make a second feeding: take 2 tablespoons of nitrophoska or nitroammophoska per 10 liters of water, spending 1 glass per plant. Watering is combined with fertilizing. During the period of growing seedlings, no addition of soil mixture is done. If the seedlings are pale green in color If the tomato seedlings have a pale green color when pulled out, it is necessary to fertilize (take 1 tablespoon of urea per 10 liters of water), spending half a glass for each pot, and place the pots for 5 - 6 days in a place where the air temperature is the same as during the day. It stays at 8 - 10°C at night, and do not water for several days. It will be noticeable how the plant stops growing, turns green and even acquires a purple tint. After this, the plants are again transferred to normal conditions. If the seedlings have stretched out In rare cases, if the seedlings have become very elongated, the plant stems can be cut into two parts at the level of 5 or 6 leaves. The upper cut parts of the plants are placed in a jar of water, where after 8 - 10 days roots up to 1 - 1.5 cm in size will grow on the lower stems. Then these plants are planted in nutrient pots measuring 10x10 cm or directly in a box with a distance from each other each 10×10 or 12×12 cm. The planted plants will continue to grow like ordinary seedlings, which are formed into one stem. New shoots (stepchildren) will soon appear from the axils of the 5 lower leaves of the trimmed plant that remained growing in the pot. When they reach a length of 5 cm, the two upper shoots (stepchildren) should be left and the lower ones removed. The left upper stepsons will gradually grow and develop. The result will be good standard seedlings. This operation can be done 20 - 25 days before planting in a permanent place. When these seedlings are planted in a permanent place in the greenhouse, they continue to be formed into two shoots. Each shoot is tied separately with twine to the trellis (wire). Up to 3 - 4 fruit clusters are formed on each shoot. Great attention should be paid to the timing of tomato planting. If, say, cold weather is expected in the afternoon and frost at night, then the plantation where the tomatoes are planted needs to be watered. Wet soil better transfers heat from the lower layers to the surface, so the temperature of watered soil is set 2-3 ° C higher than dry soil. When hardened seedlings are planted in abundantly watered soil, they can tolerate frosts down to -2° C. http://nachaloes.ru If the seedlings grow slowly Many gardeners complain about the slow growth of seedlings; in this case, they are fed with a growth stimulant - sodium humate. The watering solution should be the color of beer or tea. Pour 1 cup per plant. Hardening of seedlings 15 days before planting, tomato seedlings are hardened, i.e., the window is opened both day and night. On warm days (from 12°C and above), the seedlings are taken out to the balcony for 2 - 3 hours for 2 - 3 days, leaving it open, and then taken out for the whole day, you can leave it overnight, but the top must be covered with film . If the temperature drops (below 8°C), it is better to bring the seedlings indoors. Well-hardened seedlings have a bluish-purple tint. When hardening off, the soil must be watered, otherwise the plants will wilt. If the seedlings become fattened If the seedlings develop rapidly and become fat, do root feeding: take 3 tablespoons of superphosphate per 10 liters of water, spending a glass of this solution for each pot. A day after feeding, the seedlings should be placed in a warm place where the air temperature is 26°C during the day and 20 - 22°C at night; also, do not water for several days, allowing the soil to dry out slightly. In such conditions, the seedlings normalize, and after a week they are transferred to normal conditions. In sunny weather, during the day the temperature is kept at 22 - 23 ° C, at night 16 - 17 ° C, and in cloudy weather it is reduced during the day to 17 - 18 ° C, and at night to 15 - 16 ° C. How to determine the quality of seedlings? Seedlings should be 25 - 35 cm high, have 8 - 12 well-developed leaves and formed inflorescences (one or two). Often gardeners buy seedlings on the market, grown without following the rules of agricultural technology and without knowing the variety. The main disadvantage is that the seeds are sown at a late date. This can be determined by the type of plant; they are pale green in color, with large internodes, thin, elongated and without signs of flower buds. Such thin, loose, easily broken seedlings always give a late and meager harvest, they are mainly affected by fungal diseases, especially late blight, so I advise you to grow the seedlings only yourself. 2 - 3 days before planting the seedlings in a permanent place, it is recommended to cut off 2 - 3 lower true leaves . This operation is performed in order to reduce the possibility of diseases, better ventilation, lighting, which in turn will contribute to better development of the first flower cluster. Cut so that stumps 1.5 - 2 cm long remain, which will then dry out and fall off on their own, and this will not damage the main stem. Tomato seedlings for open ground is planted in 10x10 cm pots, and tall species are planted in 14x14 cm pots. Before planting, the seedlings should be watered, so that later they can be properly dug up and carefully pulled out of the ground without damaging the roots of the plant. Seedlings are also sorted, discarding weak or diseased plants. Soil is poured into the pot, it is lightly compacted and a small depression is made in the middle. The seedling is lowered there so that its root is straight. After about two weeks, you can add a mixture of peat and sand to the pots. High-quality care consists of proper feeding of the tomatoes, watering and observing the temperature regime. Plants should be watered once a week only with warm water. As it develops, watering is increased so that the soil does not dry out. It is best to water in the morning. During the growth period, the plant can be sprayed with skim milk once a week. This is done to prevent the plant from developing viral diseases. Every two weeks they are fed with a solution of nitrophoska. The last feeding of the plant is carried out a week before planting in open ground. Hardening off the seedlings is also important. To do this, you need to take the seedlings outside for a short period of time. How to save your first flower brush? To preserve flower buds on the first flower cluster, it is necessary to spray the seedlings with a boron solution (1 g of boric acid per 1 liter of water) 4 - 5 days before planting in a garden bed or greenhouse in the morning in cloudy weather. This cannot be done in sunny weather, otherwise burns will appear on the leaves.
