Planting a tomato in a greenhouse: rules and features

It's been several centuries since tomatoes entered our life: besides excellent taste qualities, they also have a lot of useful properties. For example, the juice of them can reduce blood pressure and reduce cholesterol, regular use of this vegetable improves metabolism, positively affects the functioning of the digestive tract, kidneys and even the sex glands.

It's no wonder that tomatoes on the table are happy all year round. That is why it is so important to grow this red vegetable not only in summer, but also in cooler seasons. True, organizing greenhouse cultivation is not as easy as it might seem at first glance: it is necessary to know how the tomato should be planted in a greenhouse, what conditions are necessary for them, how often irrigation and much more must occur.

When organizing the cultivation of tomatoes in hotbeds, you need to know that this vegetable is demanding for humidity and temperature. So, for successful growth and fruiting, a tomato needs to keep the temperature in the greenhouse at a level of 22-25 ⁰ C. If they do not like these vegetables to high humidity, they need a good watering of the soil for normal ripening of the fruit. But before you deal with the nuances of cultivation, you need to find out how to plant tomatoes.

Everyone understands that first you need to buy seeds of tomatoes you like varieties. If you just started to grow them, then when choosing a species it is better to consult with experienced farmers, to look for information in specialized forums where they discuss both the fertility of plants and their resistance to diseases.

Planting a tomato in a greenhouse can be carried out by seeds. For rapid germination, experienced farmers recommend that they warm up within 3 hours at a temperature of no higher than 60 ⁰ C, otherwise they can be spoiled. To protect plants from various diseases, it is desirable to treat the seeds before planting with special protective agents. And only after this, the tomato is planted in the greenhouse. Initially, it is only necessary to monitor the temperature, not allowing its decrease below 22 ^° C.

After the appearance on the seedlings of the second pair of leaves, it is necessary to plant the plants, transplanting them into a place with a deeper earthen layer. Do not forget that seedlings need to be hilled: for this, only wet land is used. When warming, after the picks, it is desirable to conduct regular airing of the hotbed. This will help get rid of excess moisture and harden the plant.

Planting tomatoes in the ground is carried out only after the second pick, when the danger of freezing already completely passes. In this case, it is recommended first to plant young plants in pots, at first to cover them for the night, and only then with a clod of earth to transplant into the open ground. This scheme is suitable when farmers want to get the maximum tomato yield from their seedlings as early as possible in the summer.

But a tomato can be planted in a greenhouse not only with seeds but also with seedlings. It is important to keep an eye on the lighting: if there are not enough days, you need to take care of artificial light. This will help to avoid unnecessary stretching and weakening of shoots, because in the long run this can lead, if not to the death of plants, to a deterioration in yield.