Chinese method of growing tomatoes: description and features of the method

Amateur vegetable growers are always looking for new effective methods for obtaining good harvests in small summer cottages or garden plots. Sometimes, new ways turn out to be well forgotten by the old ones. Consider the Chinese method growing tomatoes, its features and advantages.

Content:

• What is the Chinese method of growing tomatoes?
• In what season should I plant tomatoes, how to prepare for planting?
• Optimal growing conditions for tomatoes
• How to properly care for them

What is the Chinese method of growing tomatoes?

Growing tomatoes using the Chinese method mainly concerns sowing seeds for seedlings and their not quite familiar picking. Now the unusual method is called Chinese, although in the last century a similar method was used by domestic vegetable growers. They cut the apical cuttings from mature tomato seedlings and rooted them in water. Today the Chinese method is as follows:

• seed treatment with growth stimulants
• sowing seeds strictly on certain days
• picking seedlings with apical cuttings at the age of 25-29 days

Two days before the desired date, the seeds must be subjected to special preparation, soaked in various solutions and placed in different temperature conditions. After this, the seeds are sown in seedling boxes. After about 25-30 days, the plants should have 2 true leaves and the seedlings should be picked.

This is done in an unconventional way.The shoots are simply cut above the ground with scissors, the cut is made immediately under the cotyledon leaves. After which they are seated in cups filled with soil. It is believed that in this case seedling it turns out stronger because:

• roots and soil are more susceptible to infection by pathogenic microorganisms than the above-ground part of the plant
• seedlings do not stretch, the shoots are stockier
• the first brush is laid at a low height
• a plant that has experienced shock grows more actively

In what season should I plant tomatoes, how to prepare for planting?

According to this method, sowing seeds must be carried out on the waning Moon, which is in the sign of Scorpio. If we take into account the upcoming garden campaign next year, the best days for sowing tomato seedlings will be March 6.7 and April 2.3. The seedlings should be planted in the month following planting, also during the waning Moon in the sign of Scorpio.

Five days before the appointed date, you need to prepare an infusion of wood ash. For this, two tbsp. l. ash is poured with a liter of boiling water and left for 72 hours. After this, there should be another 48 hours left until the desired date. Seeds are subjected to the following preparation:

• Keep in ash infusion for 3 hours
• Keep in a solution of potassium permanganate for 20 minutes
• Soaked in epin solution for 12 hours
• place in fabric bags
• Keep in the refrigerator on the bottom shelf for 24 hours

After that seeds ready for sowing seedlings. Sow them immediately as soon as they are taken out of the refrigerator. Important! If you purchased seeds that have already undergone special preparation, then there is no need to carry out the preparatory stage.

Optimal growing conditions for tomatoes

An important condition for successfully growing tomatoes is soil. You cannot use garden soil on which nightshade crops grew.The safest thing to do is buy ready-made soil for these crops and calcine it in the oven. After sowing, the prerequisites for germination are:

• moderate soil moisture
• moisture conservation under film cover
• daytime temperature + 24+25 degrees
• temperature at night + 18

After germination, tomatoes need to be grown in good light. It is desirable that the light falls directly and not from the side. This will eliminate the need for regular turning of pots with seedlings and the seedlings will be even. The best solution is to attach the phytolamp directly above the containers with seedlings. Seedlings will develop better if the room temperature is + 22 degrees. Proper care will help you get stronger seedlings and a bountiful harvest. tomatoes.

How to properly care for them

After picking seedlings using the Chinese method, it is important to provide regular but moderate watering to the seedlings. If they are placed in 100 ml cups, then the daily water intake is 20 ml. When using large volumes, the amount of water increases in proportion to it. Such watering becomes a good preventive measure against fungal diseases, including blackleg. The next important point is regular loosening of the soil.

Root formation in tomatoes occurs faster with good air access. Approximately 12 - 14 days after picking, the seedlings can be fed. In this case, it is more convenient to use foliar feeding and spray the seedlings with the Atlet preparation.

This drug has a positive effect on the growth of both roots and above-ground parts. About five hours after spraying with the drug, the plants should be sprayed with clean water. As the container develops, the seedlings can be transferred to a larger glass.A few days before transplanting to the garden, the seedlings are hardened off in the open air.

It is advisable to start this procedure on a warm day, gradually lengthening the period of the seedlings being outdoors. In regions with a temperate climate, tomatoes can be transplanted into the ground at the end of May. Further care tomatoes, grown according to the Chinese method, is no different from caring for ordinary tomatoes.

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