Tomato is a very whimsical vegetable, requiring a lot of effort from the gardener. If you want to get a decent harvest in the summer and autumn, you will have to consider all the subtleties of growing tomatoes. Proper nutrition, produced at the right time, is one of the main secrets. It is carried out several times per season. But we'll talk about how to fertilize tomato seedlings after picking.
Is it necessary to fertilize seedlings with tomatoes after picking?
Excellent tomato seedlings are distinguished by a short thick stalk and a lower leaf leaf brush, which is located low relative to the soil. If the land in which the crop was planted is fertile, the seedlings will become just that. But in poor soil seedlings turn yellow, stretch and become stunted. Correct the situation will help timely feeding.
As for the moment when tomato seedlings can be fertilized, the optimal time is seven to ten days after the picking. It is produced about two weeks after you see the first shoots, when two or three real leaves will appear in young plants. When carrying out fertilizing it is important to take into account one important point. When applying fertilizers it is important not to overdo it. Excessive amount of nitrogenous fertilizers leads to a violent development of tomato tops. And then you can forget about the normal crop of the vegetable.
How to fertilize seedlings of tomatoes after picks?
Variants suitable for top dressing tomatoes after picking, a lot. An excellent solution can be prepared if superfosphate (30-35 g), potassium sulfate (10-12 g) and urea (3-4 g) are mixed in a 10 l water bucket.
Another composition, more sparing, is also prepared by means of a solution in ten liters of water of the same substances, but in a different ratio: 15-20 g superphosphate, 12-15 g potassium chloride and 8-10 g urea.
Those gardeners who do not accept mineral fertilizers, you can advise organic. The tomato perfectly responds to top dressing by a mullein. It is diluted with water in a proportion of one to ten.
If one option, the better to fertilize tomato seedlings, if you do not use chemistry, it's chicken droppings. However, it is worth considering that it is important to accurately calculate the concentration: in 15 parts of water dilute part of the litter.
For foliar top dressing, complex fertilizers can be used that dissolve well in water. Specially for the seedlings created "Athlet", "Agricola" or "Effetton-O." The solutions are prepared according to the instructions for the preparations.