How to plant tomatoes for seedlings correctly?

Winter has not long to reign in most regions of Russia and, especially, Ukraine, and summer residents are beginning to think about buying seeds and preparing seedling boxes with soil. Of course, it is too early to plant anything else, the plants will not have enough light, they will stretch out, be weak and sickly. But think about it how to plant tomatoes It’s time to prepare the seedlings correctly and what to prepare to care for them. You need to prepare seeds that are zoned for your place of residence. If you plan to grow tomatoes in a greenhouse, then it is better to choose indeterminate varieties, and more suitable for open ground determinant, since they do not require high supports.

The seedling boxes do not need to be made too deep; a depth of 6-7 cm is sufficient. Fill them with special soil for seedlings, leaving a couple of centimeters from the top edge. It is better to buy soil in a store, it consists of components optimally suited for the development of seedlings. In addition, by digging up soil for seedlings in your own garden, you impoverish it and risk infecting the seedlings with some disease. If purchasing is not possible, then it is better to dig up the land in the forest. Seeds should be harvested at approximately third decade of March. First, they are germinated on a damp cotton cloth for 2-3 days until they hatch. At the same time, we discard non-germinating seeds.

Then we lay out the hatched seeds on the surface of the earth according to a 1x1 pattern, and sprinkle the same soil on top with a two-centimeter layer. When the sprouts are large enough and have at least a couple of true leaves, the seedlings need to be planted in separate containers. It is convenient to use disposable cups or even plastic bags. When transplanting pinch off a third of the root to form a powerful root system and deepen the plants to the cotyledon leaves. When it becomes warm enough outside (10 degrees), it is better to take the seedlings out onto the balcony to avoid stretching. How to plant tomatoes in the ground is a different story, but this can only be done when the threat of return frosts has passed.