Planting tomatoes in a greenhouse

By April, most gardeners already have tomato seedlings growing. Some people, experimenting, bought new varieties of seeds, others have been planting the same varieties for many years, according to the saying “for goodness, goodness is not sought.” Of course, among all the seedlings there are those that are intended for planting in greenhouses, and those that will grow in open ground. Naturally, tomatoes are planted in a greenhouse earlier than in open ground, approximately May 1-15, as soon as the threat of night frosts has passed. If it is still cool enough at night, you can put arcs inside the greenhouse and throw covering material over them.

You can’t plant tomatoes in the same greenhouse for many years in a row, they will get sick. Previously, it was recommended to alternate planting tomatoes and cucumbers in a greenhouse, one year - tomatoes, another year - cucumbers. Unfortunately, they began to be affected by a common disease (root rot) and now this cannot be done. If you still want to leave the greenhouse in the same place, you should replace the soil in it to a depth of at least 10-12 cm and sprinkle the soil with a hot solution of copper sulfate. You cannot grow cucumbers and tomatoes in a greenhouse at the same time. Tomatoes do not like high air humidity and require frequent ventilation of the greenhouse; cucumbers, on the contrary, grow better at high air humidity.

Greenhouses for tomatoes should be positioned so that they are lit all day. Beds 60-90 cm wide are placed along the greenhouse, the passages between them are 60-70 cm. Tomatoes are planted in the greenhouse in one row or in two rows in a checkerboard pattern.The distance between plants is 50-60 cm. After planting, the plants are not watered for 10-15 days, otherwise they will become very elongated. After 10-12 days, the tomatoes can be tied up.