When should you sow tomatoes for seedlings in 2020?

Good afternoon, dear readers of our channel! Today we will consider the question of interest to many gardeners, when is the most favorable time for sowing tomatoes for seedlings in 2020.

Many gardeners strive to sow seeds for seedlings as early as possible. Already in January or early February, boxes or cups with crops appear on the windowsills.

They argue such a rush by the fact that late varieties will not have time to mature completely before the onset of cold weather, if you do not plant seedlings as early as possible.

But this is all wrong, because tomatoes can be planted in the ground only when the ground has warmed up enough and there is no longer any danger of early frosts. Thus, the seedlings outgrow and stretch.

To avoid such trouble with seedlings, you should correctly determine the timing of sowing seeds. How can this be done?
The first factor is the argument that the seedlings should be in the boxes no more than 60-65 days before planting in the ground.

The countdown starts from the moment the tomatoes emerge. If the seedlings are in cups or in pots for more than a given period, then they begin to weaken and lose many qualities. It will not be possible to grow a good tomato harvest from such seedlings.

Therefore, it is sometimes better to sow tomatoes for seedlings later than too early.
Also, the sowing time depends on the area in which you live. The further south your region is, the sooner the threat of frost in the spring disappears.

Also, a lot depends on where you are going to plant tomato seedlings: in open ground or in a greenhouse. But, if the greenhouse is not heated, then it is also not worth planting seedlings too early.

Daylight hours in January are still quite short, for this reason, you will have to equip the boxes with seedlings with additional light, and this will entail unnecessary costs.

It's easier to wait until there is enough natural light. Remember that in low light, plants will be frail and elongated. If there is a backlight, you can sow from February.

If we take the average time for sowing tomato seeds, then this is somewhere in the middle of March. To calculate the correct planting time, focus on the 60 days required for seedling growth. The seed germination dates are written on the seed packages, they should not be included in these two months. The countdown begins with the appearance of most of the plants.

The best days for planting tomatoes in March according to the lunar calendar in 2020:

If you nevertheless hurried with sowing and your seedlings suffer from a lack of space in pots, equip a small insulated greenhouse and plant plants there.

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