Growing tomatoes in a greenhouse

The most troublesome period for all gardeners and summer residents is approaching - sowing various crops on their plots, including tomatoes. Many people, instead of traditional cultivation in open ground, prefer an alternative with artificially created conditions - growing tomatoes in a greenhouse.

Since the conditions for growing tomatoes in a greenhouse differ significantly from the standard method, before sowing it is necessary to pay special attention to choosing the variety of your favorite vegetable. Hybrids are the most preferred, since they are the most resistant to diseases, require less vigilant care and are much easier to tolerate any unfavorable conditions.

In our climate zone, the growing season lasts on average 3-4 months, so it is most preferable to grow tomatoes with limited growth in a greenhouse - determinate and semi-determinate. If you nevertheless decide to grow tomatoes with unlimited growth, then growing seedlings in a permanent place must begin in the first half of May, but frosts are not uncommon these days and, accordingly, planting tomato seedlings in a greenhouse is very risky.

Sowing of tomato seeds usually starts from mid-May to the third ten days of April. It is not worth growing seedlings in pots for more than 50 days. It is better to make a bed for tomatoes in a greenhouse 20-25 centimeters high, and the greenhouse soil must also be thoroughly loosened.

Before planting tomatoes in a greenhouse, it is necessary to measure the soil temperature (at a depth of cm.20), if it does not exceed 130, then planting should be delayed, since the tomato roots will not absorb nutrients and water.

If the time has come and there are no factors preventing planting, then making small holes in the top layer of soil, you need to add a tablespoon of mineral organic fertilizer to them. For the first two weeks, it is not advisable to water the plant.