Tomato seedlings on the windowsill: some important tips

Who doesn’t like to enjoy juicy, ripe tomatoes in the summer, and even those grown with their own hands? Moreover, in order to reap a rich harvest of this crop, you don’t even need to have a personal plot or summer cottage: many varieties of tomatoes can be grown on a windowsill without any difficulty or balcony.

Growing tomatoes begins with the preparation of planting material - seedlings. Let's look at this process in more detail. Tomato seedlings on the windowsill Can be placed in ordinary plastic cups. In this case, it is better to choose transparent containers; this will help control the level of soil moisture and monitor watering. Sprouted seeds are placed one in each cup, unsprouted seeds - two or three (in the future, weak sprouts will need to be removed). To germinate seed, it is quite simple place them on a damp cloth and wait a few days. To check the quality of the seeds, you can also conduct a small test: after placing them in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, high-quality seeds that weigh slightly more will settle to the bottom, while the non-germinating ones will remain floating on the surface of the water.

In this case, the cups should be kept in a warm place for the first three to four days, covered with polyethylene, and only then moved to the windowsill. It is also worth considering that tomato seedlings on a windowsill feel best in good light, so It is advisable to place it on windows facing south. Further care of the seedlings consists of regular watering. After about a month, the stronger plants can be planted in large pots or boxes.