All truck farmers know that watering is one of the most important conditions for obtaining a good harvest of vegetables, berries and fruits. After all, the productivity of plants directly depends on their balanced nutrition, which comes in the form of solutions. Therefore, those gardeners who want to collect large tomato yields, you need to know how to properly water these plants. After all, excessive watering will make the fruits of tomatoes less sugary and even watery. They may appear cracks, and plants will be affected by fungal diseases. At the same time, irregular irrigation with a long drying of the earth will cause the ovary and buds to fall, and the fruits can be affected by vertex rot.
Watering tomatoes is recommended infrequently, but abundantly. These plants have a fairly developed root system. The roots, which are located at a depth of 1-1.5 m, can easily draw nutrients from the soil. Therefore, pour tomatoes on average twice a week. However, this is provided that the soil under the plants is loose and capable of absorbing a lot of moisture.
If the soil is dry at a depth of 2-3 cm, then it is time to water the tomatoes, and if still wet - with watering can and wait. Too dry ground should first be slightly moistened with water, and only when this moisture is absorbed, it is possible to water the tomatoes more abundantly.
For best effect, water the tomatoes on the furrows or under the root, so that the water does not get on the fruits, leaves and stem. Water droplets in bright sun can cause burns on tomatoes. An excellent option will be drip irrigation of tomatoes.
On a hot, sunny day, water the tomatoes either early in the morning, or two hours before sunset. On a cloudy day, you can water tomatoes at any time. After each watering, the soil around the tomatoes needs to be loosened, preventing the formation of a crust on the soil.
In order to keep moisture better in the land, tomato plantings can be covered with straw, compost, humus. In a strong heat, it does not hurt to pour tomato peat or sawdust around the trunks.
How to water tomatoes when plants already have fruits?
When tomatoes begin to sing, water them more often, avoiding the drying of the soil under the plants. On one bush of tomatoes it will take from 3 to 5 liters of water. However, these are general rules, and when growing small and tall varieties, there are some differences in watering.
Many gardeners are wondering whether it is necessary to water tomatoes when they blush, and when to finish their watering.
Low-ripe varieties begin to water less when the fruit is ripening, and about a month before harvesting, they are no longer watered. This will contribute to the early and more amicable ripening of tomatoes. At the same time, the quality of their quality also improves. This method can protect your crop from cracks in fruit, brown spot or late blight.
The maturation of tomatoes of tall varieties occurs gradually.
Tomatoes grown in a greenhouse are watered in much the same way as in the open ground. However, monitor the humidity, avoiding the greenhouse effect in the greenhouse. With excessive humidity, the plant itself and its fruits begin to ache, and the yield of bushes decreases. To prevent this, after each watering it is necessary to well ventilate the greenhouse. Sprinkle greenhouse tomatoes with warm, standing water and only under the root of the plant.