How to pick a tomato seeds wisely

Crop is harvested, you can relax on the garden and the garden works on the site. However, thrifty vacationers since autumn thinking of buying a new batch of seeds for next year. Let's talk about how to choose the right tomato seeds to seedlings.

Division into groups of varieties

Conventionally, varieties of tomato seeds are divided into 3 groups:

1. Very early outdoor varieties.

As a rule, they are stunted, with the small size of the fruit, the harvest medium. Designed primarily for open ground.

2. Tomatoes in the middle and late ripening in greenhouses. Tomatoes are larger, the yield is greater than that of the very early.

3. Group transitional, between 1 and 2 categories.

Let us examine in detail each of the groups.

very early varieties

Why are they called earlier? Because they have first inflorescence is pawned on 5-6 leaf. In late varieties the first ovary appears above the 8-10 leaf. Early varieties of brushes tab is through the sheet. In the middle and late varieties - 2-3 leaves.

What to look for when choosing a

1. sowing time

First of all, you need to read the back side ssemenami package. Namely, the period from germination to seed ripening. For early varieties during this period is not more than 90 days. By this time you need to add 20-30 days before the full impact of the crop. The result is 110-120 days. Collect all the fruit is necessary prior to August 1, not to grab late blight. From this number, you need to take 4 months (120 days), obtained during seeding - the end of March. Transplanting into the ground in late May to early June (for the middle band). It should have 5-6 leaves from the embryo of the first brush (ideally) when landing in open ground. Age of the seedlings of 45-50 days. It turns out that by April 10 to appear shoots.

2. What mistakes should be avoided

1) Damage of the root system at swordplay.

When swordplay seedlings do not need to pinch back the root. It is not right. Tomatoes early varieties recommended immediately sow in separate containers, without picks.

2) Lack of power or surplus.

The seedlings should be fed, but without the frills. Much nitrogen it is not required.

3) lack of light.

With a lack of light seedlings stretched. Flower brush may not be formed or will be laid for a long time. Ideal for highlighting - it fitolamp.

4) Lack of land.

For each individual bush seedlings need 1 liter of fertile soil. Then the seedlings will escalate the necessary mass of the root system. And in the end you get a rich harvest in the form of delicious fruit.

5) Wrong timing Bedding.

No need to rush to planting seedlings. Everything has its time. If you put the seedlings in open ground in early May, then there is a high probability of frost. Plants will become purple. This means they have suffered from the cold, they can not absorb phosphorus. Temperature at night should be plus 8 degrees, no less.

If you follow all these rules, and not to make mistakes, then we can get a good harvest of early varieties.

Medium and late varieties

The period from germination to seed ripening - 90-120 days. These varieties are used for greenhouses and hothouses. Pay attention to the installation of a greenhouse - it should be placed along the north-south, all the tomatoes covered evenly.

ripening

Greenhouse middle band this would be a seed with a maturation period of not more than 120 days must be added 30 days and 150 days to get a full harvest. This is 5 months from planting of seeds (if on the first of September take 150 days, you get 1 March). So, the seeds are planted in early March. And after 10 days, they should be fully rise. And in the greenhouse can be planted on 9-10 May. But it all depends on the weather. By this time, the seedlings should be 50-60 days.

What to look for when selecting seeds for seedlings of medium and late varieties

1. Seedlings should be sufficiently stable to light exposure. If not fitolampy, it is necessary to draw on this feature when selecting varieties.

2. At cultivation of tomatoes in greenhouses of great importance heat resistance and resistance to temperature extremes. And on the back of the bag of seeds should be noted about this.

Other features you choose yourself (painting, fruit size, etc.).

Intermediate (transient) grade

ripening - 90-100 days. These varieties produce good crop in the open field and in greenhouses. If the summer is hot, even without shelter will be a great harvest (subject to compliance with other agronomic conditions). But by the number of ripe fruit inferior yields of medium and late varieties.

What to look for

1. Also pay attention to the heat resistance and resistance to temperature.

2. Tomatoes should be resistant to disease, cold, if you plan to grow in the open field.

Thus, all varieties of tomato are divided into 3 groups of fruiting terms. If you pay attention to all of these recommendations, then all you get a good harvest.

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