The Chinese method of growing tomato seedlings: what is this method of growing tomatoes, what are the pros and cons of the technology, how to observe all the nuances from “A” to “Z”? Russian farmer

Every vegetable grower wants to get rich harvests of tomatoes on his plot. The key to a good result is strong, healthy seedlings. The Chinese method of growing tomato seedlings is aimed at obtaining viable, disease-resistant planting material. In China, the method has been used for many years, but in Russia it appeared quite recently and immediately won the love of summer residents.

Pros and cons of technology

The Chinese method of growing tomato seedlings has many advantages:

This is the speed of its readiness. The technique allows you to reduce the time from sowing seeds to planting in open ground by at least a month. By this time, the seedlings will have fully developed and will have:
a sufficient number of leaves;
thick stem.
Tall tomatoes stretch less . And since the first clusters are formed not high from the ground, this has a positive effect on the number of ovaries.
Disease resistance, in particular late blight. Such plants are easy and simple to care for.
Chinese tomato growing technology also has some disadvantages:
- earlier sowing;
mandatory presence of additional shelter to create greenhouse conditions;
the need for additional illumination of seedlings.

A little about Chinese vegetable growing

Vegetables play a huge role in Chinese cuisine. At many meals in China, meat or even rice is not eaten, but vegetables are always served. Therefore, growing vegetables plays a big role. Our own production of vegetables fully satisfies China’s domestic needs and allows us to export to countries in Asia, Europe, North America and Australia.

Due to the small area of individual farms and households, all possible free space is allocated for the cultivation of vegetables. The standard is cultivation with maximum space saving. While one vegetable is in the garden, seedlings grow in pots in succession. Almost everything that grows is used - even weeds are consumed, and production waste is used as animal feed, plant residues are also dried and used as fuel.

In the north of the country, in Manchuria, in Heilongjiang Province (60 million inhabitants), the most important vegetarian vegetable is the tomato. Chinese farmers devote most of their acreage to growing tomatoes.

Preparation

Before sowing, the seeds are pre-soaked, stratified and necessarily hardened (read about how tomato seeds are treated before sowing).

Seeds

The preparation of seeds for germination according to the Chinese method is carried out taking into account the phase of the moon.

The selected seeds must be wrapped in a pre-wetted cloth.
Then they must be left for 3 hours in an ash extract, which consists of 2 tbsp. ash and 1 liter of boiling water. The ash must be filled with water and left for a day.
After this, the seeds are dipped in a strong solution of potassium permanganate for 20 minutes.
Then they are washed several times and wrapped in cloth.
Pour Epin's solution into shallow saucers, place the wrapped seeds in it and hold for as long as indicated in the instructions.
Then squeeze it a little and put it in the refrigerator.
To carry out stratification, the seeds are placed in a plastic container, which is buried in the snow.

The soil

The soil for sowing and further picking of seedlings should be neutral - pH 6.0. Garden soil must be shed with a 1.5% solution of potassium permanganate heated to 50°C .

According to Chinese technology, the use of soil with humus is not allowed, because putrefactive microflora remains in it, which has a detrimental effect on seedlings. You can add just a little bit of lower peat to the soil used.

When purchasing ready-made soil, it is necessary to study the composition; if there is peat, it should also contain dolomite flour or other deoxidizing agents.

Seedlings according to Kurdyumov

In growing seedlings, Nikolai Kurdyumov remains true to his principle of cooperation with nature, and he considers good seedlings to be those that grew with minimal human intervention: without transplants, with sufficient warmth, moisture and nutrition, in a sunny place.

Here are some rules:

healthy seedlings grow outward rather than upward, which means they need space. No crowding on the windowsill, and this will bring the harvest closer by about a month. According to Kurdyumov, we should strive for seedling bushes whose stems are almost as thick as a pencil.
Tomato seeds for seedlings should be sown according to a 4x4 cm pattern. It is believed that for seedlings before picking, the composition of the soil is not particularly important - Kurdyumov insists that the soil must be fertile.
Exactly after 20 days, the seedlings, along with cubes of soil, are removed and placed under film in fertile soil, according to a 12x12 cm pattern. Transshipment should be carried out so that the plants do not even notice it.
After another 15-20 days, the seedlings, along with soil cubes, are removed and transplanted to a permanent place without the slightest damage to the root system. For those who do not often come to their dacha, Kurdyumov recommends covering the beds with lutrasteel: nothing will ever burn under it.

The agronomist is a supporter of early planting of seedlings: he believes that in Central Russia, seedlings at the age of three weeks can be safely planted under film almost every year at the end of March. If the greenhouse is made well, nothing bad will happen to the seedlings.

Kurdyumov recommends growing cucumber seedlings using approximately the same scheme, the only thing is that cucumber seedlings need a higher temperature; below -15 degrees they begin to hurt. And cucumbers simply cannot tolerate even the slightest damage to the root system.

Based on this, the agronomist recommends:

sow cucumber seeds not in boxes, but in peat tablets or pots, in paper bags, bags, and so on;
plant immediately in a permanent place, in a garden bed, and cover with lutrastil or film.

Kurdyumov advises to sow cold-resistant cabbage directly into the garden bed, preferably under lutrastil. He considers our usual planting of cabbage in the heat to be a monstrous mistake, which leads to an inevitable reduction in the harvest. Why lutrastil: cabbage does not like heat and even heat, it stretches out at temperatures above +18 degrees, so film is not suitable here, and the cost of lutrastil will be more than recouped.

Chinese procedure for planting tomatoes

Next, we’ll talk about how to plant tomato seeds correctly, and we’ll describe the whole process from “A” to “Z.” The soil in the pots in which the seeds will be sown must be treated with a hot solution of potassium permanganate. Only then should you take the seeds out of the refrigerator and immediately begin sowing in the usual way.

If you are going to grow different varieties of tomatoes, you need to take them out of the refrigerator one by one. The seeds must not be allowed to heat up .

According to Chinese technology, tomatoes are grown according to the lunar calendar. Sowing of seed material begins during the waning Moon in the constellation Scorpio. This helps the plant form a strong root system.

Sowing seeds

A 2-centimeter drainage layer should be poured onto the bottom of the seedling container.

For this you can use:

expanded clay;
broken bricks;
small pebbles.

Sprinkle soil treated with potassium permanganate solution on top, and make furrows on the surface.
Place the seeds in them at a distance of 4-5 cm from each other, sprinkle a small layer on top and water with a spray bottle.
The containers need to be covered with glass or film and placed in a warm, dark place, perhaps near a radiator.
After about 5 days, the seeds will sprout.
It is very important to create conditions for temperature changes during the day and night: during the day, planted seeds must be kept on a bright windowsill, and at night, to reduce the temperature, placed on the floor or in another cool place.
The film is removed after the first shoots appear.

In order for the seedlings not to stretch, they need a 12-hour daylight hours.

Important ! According to Chinese technology for growing tomatoes, seedlings are hardened immediately after seedlings appear.

To do this, the boxes must be taken out overnight into a room where the temperature is 3-4 °C lower than where they were previously. This will be a kind of imitation of natural conditions.

Picking seedlings the Chinese way

omata culture has the ability to form a root system on literally any part of the stem. The method of picking seedlings is based on this feature.

After about 30 days from the moment of sowing the seeds into the soil (usually 3 true leaves are formed), you need (attention!) to cut off the seedlings at their very base and then root the rootless plants
You need to cut it with the sharpest small scissors.
Plants can be rooted either in soil or in water.

According to the Chinese method, this is picking: we do not disturb the root system, we generally leave it all in the soil.

Picking into the ground

The cut plants are immediately transplanted into cups filled with soil (the same as when sowing).
For picking, ordinary plastic cups with a capacity of 100-200 g are suitable. Use a hot awl or needle to make 2-3 holes in the bottom of the cups to drain excess moisture to avoid stagnation.
When planting, plants are buried down to the cotyledon leaves.
temperature (necessarily settled, ideally melt or rain).
Then water it so that the soil is soaked to the base, and cover it with a transparent plastic bag.
The cups covered with bags should be moved for 5 days to a room with a temperature of about 15 °C with a minimum of light.
After 5 days, the bags can be removed and the cups can be returned to their place - on a lighted windowsill with a radiator at the base.

Dive into the water

It would be more correct to call diving into water rooting in water.

Plants cut from the roots are placed in water heated to room temperature. Plants should be immersed in water up to the cotyledon leaves.
The cups are also covered with film and stored in a dark and cool room for a week.
After 7 days, roots appear on the seedlings and they can be planted in the soil.

In my opinion, the second method is simply an extra waste of time. It is much easier to plant cut plants directly into the ground and not worry about the fact that the fragile roots may break off when transplanted from water to soil.

Planting and picking

The pick is carried out 28 days later, when the Moon again begins to descend into the constellation Scorpio.
The stem is cut at ground level.
After this, it is transplanted into a separate cup with neutral peat soil.
Each plant is watered with 1 tbsp. water and cover with film.
Place them in a cool, dark place for 5 days.
They need to be watered and ventilated regularly.
Then the seedlings are brought into a bright room, in which the temperature during the day will be +20°C...+22°C, at night - +16°C...17°C.
Watering is carried out after the soil dries. Do not overfill, otherwise blackleg disease may develop.
After picking, the soil is loosened, allowing the root system to breathe. The plants are fed with complex fertilizers and not earlier than 10 days after planting. Then fertilizing is carried out after the formation of 3 brushes. Fertilizers can simply be sprinkled around the plant.
Bushes are formed by removing excess stepsons. According to Chinese technology for growing tomatoes, the bushes will quickly begin to bear fruit.
Seedlings are planted in a permanent location at the end of April - beginning of May, it depends on the climatic conditions of the region. Do not delay planting in open ground. Haste is also inappropriate, because tomatoes will not be able to withstand the sudden return of frost.

The choice of planting location for tomatoes should be made taking into account what previously grew in this area. You cannot plant them after:

potatoes;
peppers;
other tomatoes.

Seedlings are planted in beds. She must be covered at night and in cold weather. Although the shoots of trimmed tomatoes do not grow very tall, they still need to be planted so that they are protected from the wind.

The day before planting, the seedlings must be well watered. Tomatoes need to be replanted together with a lump of earth . First you need to dig a hole, then pull the plant out of the cup and immerse it in the hole. Sprinkle with soil and press down. It definitely needs to be watered.

Advantages and disadvantages of the Chinese method of growing tomatoes

This method is interesting not only for those who like to conduct experiments. It has a number of advantages over traditional technology:

the seedlings are stronger and more compact;
healthy seedlings that have experienced a stressful situation at an early stage of development will be more resistant to major tomato diseases;
tall tomatoes do not stretch as much after transplanting to a permanent place;
Tomato seedlings rooted according to the Chinese method do not stretch much in the garden
the formation of the first fruit cluster closer to the soil surface has a positive effect on the number of ovaries. The consequence of this is an increase in productivity.

The disadvantages, or rather the difficulties, of the Chinese method include the following:

sowing of seeds is carried out approximately a month earlier than traditional dates;
there is a need to add additional light to the seedlings;
Tomato seedlings planted a month earlier than usual must be illuminated
For better rooting, the shoots will need to be additionally covered to provide them with a greenhouse effect.

Common Mistakes

Those gardeners who do not harden off tomato seedlings are making a huge mistake. Because this procedure guarantees the survival of the plant outdoors. Without hardening, it will be difficult for the plant to get used to changes in weather conditions - wind and rain.
Tomatoes should not be planted too thickly, as this does not guarantee a large harvest. When planting thickly, they:
bloom poorly;
set less fruit.
In addition, plants get sick more often because moisture does not evaporate and air does not circulate. This leads to lightning-fast spread of diseases across the leaves.
Another mistake is to strongly attract the plant stem to the trellis. As a result, it stops growing and developing normally. Constrictions appear on it, and in the worst case, it breaks.
One of the most common mistakes is improper watering. If water gets on the leaves, tomatoes can develop blossom end rot, so you need to pour it right to the root. It is recommended to do this work in the evening, when the water has warmed up.

Now you have learned how the Chinese sow and grow tomatoes. This technology has already been tested by many gardeners , and they respond very positively to it. As a result of obtaining strong seedlings, many tasty and healthy fruits are formed.

There are different ways to grow tomatoes: in twists, on two roots, in bags, in peat tablets and peat pots, in a bucket upside down, upside down, in pots and barrels.

Features of the method

The essence of the method is that the seedlings are sown a month earlier. She stretches out, which is absolutely natural. It is cut off at the level of the cotyledon leaves and rooted in the ground.

By performing such manipulations, the tomato plant undergoes severe stress, stops growing, spends additional time on rooting, but at the same time the shoot becomes thicker, and the flower cluster is planted closer to the ground.

Since sowing was carried out earlier, the plant begins to bear fruit in the time period that is genetically determined, but it seems to the vegetable grower that ripening begins earlier.

The method “works” only on indeterminate varieties and hybrids.

Reviews from gardeners

The Chinese technique of growing tomato seedlings has been firmly established in the agriculture of different countries for so long that many gardeners already consider it their own invention.

For example, summer residents say that they started cutting off the tops of seedlings a long time ago. This method increases yields by 20-40% for many gardeners. Since the method involves hardening the crop, tomatoes rarely bear fruit and ripen earlier.

The general attitude towards Chinese technology is positive. Today, many are trying it for the first time, since grandmother’s behests have long been forgotten, and standard agricultural techniques are not always effective in difficult climatic conditions.

To summarize, we can say that the Chinese method of growing seedlings has proven itself to be simple and reliable. At first, it can be difficult to master a new method, but when all the subtleties of the process become clear, the result never ceases to please every season.

Sowing

The Chinese way of growing tomato seedlings is that the seeds are planted at a certain point

It is important to pay attention to the fact that the moon must be waning and be in the constellation Scorpio. Seed treatment should be carried out with special solutions, which are recommended by the best experts from China. For this purpose they recommend ash extract

To prepare it, you will need 1 tablespoon of ash and half a liter of boiling water. It is necessary to infuse the mixture for 24 hours, then place the seeds in it. Then you should prepare a strong solution of manganese and dip the seeds in it for 20 minutes

For this purpose, they recommend extracting from ash. To prepare it, you will need 1 tablespoon of ash and half a liter of boiling water. It is necessary to infuse the mixture for 24 hours, then place the seeds in it. Then you should prepare a strong solution of manganese and dip the seeds into it for 20 minutes.

The description of the Chinese method of growing tomatoes says that picking should be carried out at the moment when the plant is exactly one month old. That is, the moon should again be in the constellation Scorpio.

First you need to prepare containers for growing. After this, half the container should be occupied by a mixture of chernozem and sand (in equal quantities). Once you have taken out the seeds, you do not need to keep them warm for long. The specificity of the Chinese method of growing tomatoes is that the seeds should only be planted when they are cold. Now the prepared containers should be covered with any greenhouse materials. It can be either polyethylene film or glass. All containers should be placed in a place where there is little sunlight and fairly warm.

The Chinese method of growing tomatoes allows you to remove the surface protective layer from the container after a few days, because after 5 days the seeds will germinate and sprout. Now they need to be placed in a lighted place so that the seedlings grow faster. At night, the seedlings should be moved to a cool place so that the temperature regime of day and night is not disturbed. Remember that all procedures should be carried out only during the waning moon. Eastern experts are convinced that this allows the root system to develop better.

Why cut off a plant with scissors, and not pick it in the usual way?

This is done in order not to transfer all possible sores that remain in the soil and seeds to new containers. As a result, the seedlings are less sick and grow healthy and strong.

Important! For picking, select pots of about 100 ml. If necessary, then transship it into larger containers. Seedling care

Seedling care

Seedlings need light; sometimes you have to specially illuminate the containers with a lamp. With this method of growing, the seedlings will not stretch.

If the room is very hot and the seedlings are stretched out, then it is better to put them in a cool place at night. You can spray the plants with Atlet, which will somewhat slow down the growth.

After picking, it is necessary to loosen the soil mixture in glasses, otherwise the roots will not breathe, which will negatively affect the condition of the tomatoes.

Tomatoes are watered according to the norm and as the soil dries out. For one container of 100 ml of water, about 1 tbsp is consumed. l. For a container of a larger volume, the amount of water is calculated based on this norm. With such an organization of watering, tomatoes practically do not suffer from blackleg.

Tomatoes are fed for the first time 10 days after planting in the ground. For this purpose, organic preparations such as Baikal are used.

The tomatoes are fed a second time when the third bunch is set. To do this, mineral fertilizers containing boron, for example Magbor, are scattered around the holes.

If the third flower cluster falls off, this indicates an excess of nitrogen!

Step-by-step description of the technology

When growing seedlings using the Chinese method, it is important to strictly follow the recommendations and follow the technology

Soil quality

The substrate for both seeds and cuttings must be neutral acidity. Before using for sterilization, water the soil with a thick raspberry solution of potassium permanganate, heating it to a temperature of 45–50 °C. The best option is a store-bought substrate for nightshades. You cannot add humus to self-prepared soil mixtures; rotted compost is an excellent environment for pathogenic fungi. You will definitely need a deoxidizer (dolomite flour, crushed chalk, ash) - a glass for 3 liters of ready-made soil.

Purchased substrate for seedlings also needs sterilization; cuttings are especially sensitive to diseases immediately after picking

Preparing and planting seeds

In order for the seedlings to be strong, it is important to properly prepare the seeds. Necessary activities:

Seed rejection. To do this, prepare a saline solution (30 g/l) and lower them into a container. Seeds that do not contain embryos are lighter, so they float to the surface within 7–10 minutes.
Soaking in a damp cloth moistened with a solution of any biostimulant or wood ash for 20–30 minutes to improve germination.
When growing tomatoes using Chinese technology, you can use both purchased biostimulants (Epin, Zircon, Kornevin) and natural ones: aloe juice (1 tablespoon of mashed leaves per glass, after a week diluted to 5 liters with water), honey diluted with water (1 teaspoon per glass of warm water)
Disinfection in a strong pink solution of potassium permanganate (about an hour) or in any biofungicide (10–15 minutes according to instructions).
Hardening overnight in the refrigerator.

Then they immediately begin planting.

Tomatoes are planted in common containers one at a time, with an interval of 2–3 cm between plants and a row spacing of 4–5 cm. It is necessary to take into account the phases of the moon: seeds are sown when it is waning and is in Scorpio, they dive about a month later, in the same sign.

Planting tomato seeds in one common container will save space on the windowsill, because they will still need picking

Seedling care

Seedlings grown using Chinese technology will need:

hardening - from the 4th–5th day after emergence until picking.
At night, the temperature is lowered by 4–6 °C compared to the daytime (22–25 °C); Tomato seedlings grown using the Chinese method begin to harden almost from the first days of life.
fertilizing a week before picking with a weak solution of mineral nitrogen fertilizer (2–3 g/l) or any store-bought seedling product;
abundant watering on the eve of picking.

At the moment of picking, seedlings should form 3 true leaves. Each plant is cut at the very base of the stem with very sharp scissors or a scalpel. Rooting of cuttings is carried out immediately after cutting. Procedure:

The cut is sprinkled with crushed chalk, activated carbon, and sifted ash.
The cuttings are planted in individual containers with a volume of 150–200 ml, deepened to the cotyledon leaves.
Picked tomato cuttings are planted in individual containers with a volume of 150–200 ml, deepened to the cotyledon leaves
Water generously, soaking the soil to the very bottom, and cover with plastic bags, providing the necessary warmth.
The containers are kept at a temperature of 15° C with minimal lighting for 5 days.
Then the same conditions are created: daylight lasting 12 hours, temperature - 22–25 °C.

At first, the development of such seedlings freezes - they need time to form a root system, but then they very actively begin to grow. They are cared for like ordinary seedlings.

Some gardeners practice rooting in water so that the cuttings first take root, and only then plant them in the ground

Picking tomato seedlings using the Chinese method involves using only the tops of the seedlings, but the remaining roots are also quite viable.

Planting on the beds

The timing is determined for each region individually, taking into account the characteristics of the local climate. For central Russia, this is most often the beginning of June (after return frosts), if tomatoes are planted in open ground. In the southern regions, planting occurs 2–3 weeks earlier, in the Urals, Siberia, and the Far East - later. The procedure is standard, there are no differences.

Tomato seedlings grown using Chinese technology are planted in beds in the usual way

Seedling care

To protect the grown seedlings from being stretched out, summer residents additionally illuminate them with phytolamps to compensate for the lack of sun. For the full development of plants, it is advisable to lower the temperature at night and place the seedlings in a cool place.

There are special drugs that slow down plant growth, for example, Atlet.

In order for tomato seedlings to develop evenly and breathe fully, you must remember to loosen and water the soil in the containers.

When the time comes to plant seedlings in open ground, fertilizing will be needed. The first must be done on the tenth day after planting, and the second after the formation of the third cluster. Tomatoes are fed with special organic fertilizers. It is advisable to fertilize the plants with wood ash.

Seedlings can be planted in greenhouses already in early May, and in open ground only in early June. Tomatoes are cared for as usual: loosen the soil and water as needed.

Tall bushes are formed by removing stepsons into two stems. No more than five clusters should be left on one stem to make it easier for the fruits to ripen fully. Bushes that are too tall must be tied up, otherwise there is a risk of the stem breaking.

From time to time, tomatoes should be treated against pests by spraying the bushes with prepared onion infusion. This effective method has been known for a long time and successfully reduces the risk of insect pests on tomatoes.

Using the Chinese method of growing tomato seedlings, you can get a rich and tasty harvest. The plants suffer little illness, take root well, require less care and are considered quite unpretentious to various climatic conditions. Tomatoes grow juicy, quite large and have a bright color and rich taste.

Technological process

If you plant in this way, you must strictly follow the instructions. To compare the results, summer residents plant several bushes in the usual way, and a few using the Chinese method.

Sowing seeds

Before sowing, planting material must be prepared. To do this, the seeds go through several stages:

Prepare an ash solution. 500 ml of boiling water pour 1 tbsp. spoon of wood ash. The composition is infused for a day. After it is filtered, the seeds wrapped in a cloth are dipped into it. Leave for 2 hours.
Prepare a solution from potassium permanganate. The concentration is 1.5%. The seeds are dipped into it for 20 minutes. This will help get rid of viruses and pathogenic bacteria.
The seeds are washed well and soaked in a growth stimulator. Residence time 20-30 minutes.
The final stage is to place the seeds in the freezer for 24 hours. The immunity and resistance of plants increases.

After completing the preparation of planting material, containers for planting are prepared. A drainage layer is formed at the bottom. Fertile soil is taken from the garden. Under no circumstances should humus be added. It contains viruses and pathogens.

Before planting, the containers are watered with a warm solution of potassium permanganate. When the soil is ready, grooves are made, the distance between each other is 4 cm, between the seeds 2 cm. Another feature of the Chinese method is that the seeds are planted cold. Cover the container with polyethylene and place in a warm, dark place. After 5 days, shoots should appear.

Seedling care

After germination, the plants begin to harden. At night, the pots with seedlings are taken to another room, preferably the temperature is 3-4 degrees lower. Otherwise, caring for ordinary tomatoes is no different.

Picking seedlings

A distinctive feature of the Chinese method of landing is to perform a dive when the moon moves into the sign of Scorpio in 28 days. The stretched seedlings are cut to the ground level and planted in an individual pot.

The soil should be the same as when planting the seeds. There should be no humus. Before roots form, containers with tomatoes are placed in a warm, dark place, first watered abundantly and covered with polyethylene. The second method of rooting is to place the cut planting material in water, wait for roots to appear, and then plant it in a permanent place.

Care - temperature, watering, fertilizer

Before transferring to open ground, the plants are cared for in the same way as ordinary tomatoes. Water as the top layer dries. They are fed with complex mineral fertilizers, it is recommended to use the drug “Baikal”, or organic matter. Temperature at night 17 ⁰С, during the day 22 ⁰С. After watering, the soil is loosened.

At night, the pots with seedlings are transferred to another room with a lower temperature. This is how natural growth conditions are imitated.

Bush formation

As soon as you have planted the plant in open ground and it has begun to grow actively, you need to form a bush. If it comes to tall tomatoes, they should form into 2 stems. All brushes that are above 6 should be trimmed, because the upper brushes will take up too many nutrients.

To ensure that tomatoes grown in the Chinese way do not break, it is necessary to tie up the bush. To do this, you can use special trellises or tie them to a support. Thanks to the formation, the fruits will grow large.

What not to do when growing tomato seedlings

To ensure that the seedlings turn out strong and healthy, approach their cultivation with full responsibility.

Don't buy seeds from strangers. Before sowing, be sure to process the seed material.
You cannot soak the seeds for more than 10 hours, otherwise the embryo may simply suffocate.
Do not use cold water for soaking, only warm water.
Do not allow the air temperature to drop before the first shoots appear.
Do not over-moisten or over-dry the soil in which the seedlings grow.
Do not allow plantings to thicken.

Strong and healthy seedlings are the key to a good harvest

There are many ways to grow tomato seedlings. And each of them has its own characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. To find the most convenient one, you will have to analyze the methodology and empirically determine the one that suits you. And maybe you will be the one to improve some of the already known methods or invent something new.

Planting and features of cultivation and care

It is usually recommended to plant seedlings in greenhouses: this is done in early May. With the onset of June, greenhouse varieties remain in the greenhouse, and all others are planted in open areas.

As the plants grow, they are loosened and watered in a timely manner. As soon as the growth of stepsons begins, it is recommended to remove them, forming a bush.

If the tomatoes are tall, then you need:

Only 1-2 stems, all others are removed.
The number of brushes should be no more than 5-6 pieces.
Everyone else won't have time to produce tomatoes, which will only prevent the rest from ripening, taking all the nutrients from the growth.

Tall plants should be tied so that the bush does not lie on the ground due to the weight of the fruit, but is well ventilated to protect against fungal diseases. For connecting tomatoes, place a pin at a distance of 10 cm from the stem on the north side, deepening it by 30 cm.

It is very important to water correctly:

Under no circumstances should you pour water on the leaves, only at the roots, so as not to develop blossom end rot.
It is better to water during the day when the water warms up.

Blossom blossom
You cannot plant tomatoes after related nightshade plants, especially after potatoes, to avoid infecting them with late blight.

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Growing tomato seedlings the Chinese way is considered one of the most effective. With its use, you can achieve good results and get a yield 1.5 times more than usual. The fruits grow large, and tall plants become lower; clusters grow already at a height of 20-25 cm. The advantage of grown fruits also lies in the fact that tomatoes are not infected with late blight even in wet weather.