Lazy tomatoes are an unusual way to grow tomatoes

"Lazy" methods of cultivating tomatoes are unknown to many summer residents of the Leningrad region. The difference from the standard cultivation is that cultivating tomatoes in this way, taking care of the plants will take much less time and effort. The recommendations and advice of gardeners who have already tried the "lazy" method will help to get a decent crop of delicious tomatoes, while saving labor.

Cultivation methods

The tomato bush has a powerful root system. With enough moisture and nutrients, secondary roots form on its stems and even leaves. Thanks to this, tomatoes can be grown:

• by seeds;
• apical cuttings;
• bends;
• next to other cultures;
• in containers by ampel method.

Using simple agricultural techniques, summer residents cultivate in a non-standard way tomatoes in greenhouses, open ground, on balconies and window sills.

Seed planting

The method of planting tomatoes with seeds directly in the soil makes work easier, saves time. In addition, tomatoes sown in early spring immediately into the ground, have advantages over seedlings. Sprouted plants immediately adapt to the sun's rays, build up a more powerful root system and are distinguished by increased immunity to diseases and negative natural factors.

Cultivation

1. As soon as the snow leaves the soil, prepare a place on the site for sowing seeds.
2. Selected beds should be sprinkled with wood ash with the addition of 15 g of superphosphate per 1 square meter of soil.
3. Loosen the area with a hoe or a plane cutter.
4. After installing metal arcs or wooden stakes, pull polyethylene on them, sprinkling it on the bottom with earth.
5. 2-3 weeks after covering the greenhouse, proceed with sowing seeds.
6. Processed with any growth stimulant, spread the tomato grains on the soil in the greenhouse at a distance of 3 cm by 15 cm, deepen and sprinkle with soil.
7. As soon as young seedlings sprout, on sunny days it is imperative to ventilate it, opening the film. On cloudy days, greenhouses can be kept open.
8. In the second or third decade of May, after passing the night frosts, remove the shelter.
9. Thin out sprouted plants so that the distance between them remains at least 30cm by 30cm.
10. Subsequent care for tomatoes, which consists in watering, loosening and top dressing, is carried out at will. After all, initially adapted tomatoes will require a minimum of attention.

Autumn shelter with a pillow made of manure

Creating a mini-greenhouse with a pillow of manure in late autumn will save time and effort in early spring. The method consists in conducting all preparatory work after the end of the season. In early spring, you only need to worry about sowing seeds and control the vegetation process.

Cultivation

1. At a distance of 1.5 m from each other, dig out landing pits with a width of 50 cm and a depth of 70 cm.
2. At the bottom of a deep hole lay dry plant residues or needles about 10 cm thick, and on top - soil 10-15 cm.
3. Next, stock up on fresh cow manure and lay the mullein in the third layer with a thickness of at least 30 cm, on top - the earth 10 cm.
4. Having driven the earth around the perimeter of the landing hole metal rods, cover the future organic greenhouse with a film for the winter.
5. All winter, a cow dung pillow will wait for the first March sunlight to start micro fermentation. Therefore, already in mid-March, you can start sowing and prepare by treating the seeds with any growth stimulator.
6. Having laid on the soil surface in a prepared hole grains of tomatoes, deepen them at a distance of about 2 cm, sprinkle with soil.
7. Carefully close the greenhouse and wait for the first seedlings, which will appear very soon due to fermentation of manure. Mullein, located in a greenhouse between two layers of soil, under the spring rays of the sun will begin to burn, raising the temperature inside.
8. As soon as the threat of night frost passes, take cover from the hole, driving a peg in the middle. For further vegetation leave only 2-3 bushes.
9. Having tied the tomatoes, you need to lay the mulch near the root zone of the plants with a layer of about 20-30 cm and wait for the harvest.
10. The entire period of cultivation of the plant will not require too frequent watering, top dressing. In addition, when grown by this method, tomatoes begin to ripen a month earlier, managing to return the crop before the August outbreak of late blight and rot. Therefore, it will not be necessary to spend money, effort and time on treatment with fungicides at all.

The removal of stepsons

The "lazy" way of removing stepchildren is the unnecessity of growing a large number of seedlings. Having grown on a windowsill or bought only one plant on the market, you can easily make a whole plot of tomato bushes out of it. In this case, it will not be necessary to expend energy on digging holes and caring for young seedlings.

Cultivation

1. Having grown only one tomato seedling or having acquired a super-hybrid of your choice on the market, begin preparing the future site.
2. Fertilize fertilizer on a piece of land about 2.5 m by 2.5 m: 30 g of superphosphate, 30 g of potassium, 50 g of saltpeter, 50 g of vitriol, 2 cups of wood ash.
3. Loosen the soil with a hoe or a plane cutter.
4. In the middle of the plot, dig one planting hole, plant a tomato seedling in it, drive in a peg and tie up a plant.
5. After the stepsons regrowth, prepare pieces of wire. Bend overgrown lateral branches to the ground, fixing them with a metal thread.
6. Throughout the growing season of the tomato when growing by branches, the plant should be watered abundantly for the early formation of milk roots.
7. As soon as the layers bent to the ground take root, they will increase the vegetative mass, letting in new stepsons. The following processes from rooted branches also bend to the ground with a wire.
8. Continue to bend layering until the entire area is filled with tomato bushes.
9. Spending energy only on bending the stepsons to the soil and providing them with sufficient watering, without labor and financial costs, up to 10 buckets of fruit are collected from just one seedling.

Barrel Growing

Ampelny method of growing tomatoes for the "lazy" summer residents. Growing vegetables in this way, garters and top dressing are not used. And a container with hanging bunches will be an adornment of any yard or windowsill.

Cultivation

1. Having prepared an old leaky container or an unnecessary wooden box, pour a layer of broken brick or crushed stone to the bottom.
2. Alternate a layer of garden soil with a layer of any organic waste: grass, hay, straw, product residues.
3. Filling the tank to the top, plant 2 bushes of seedlings in it and water it abundantly.
4. Over time, the earth in the tank will sag, so you will need to pour it into the tank mixed with organic waste, controlling the humidity.
5. The growth of tomato stalks with this method is directed down without tying them.
6. Thanks to organic matter, tomatoes planted in this way will require less watering and receive super nutrition, and the owners will enjoy excellent and environmentally friendly crops.

Growing with Corn and Beans

A "lazy" way of growing tomatoes, which will eliminate the need to harvest ropes, kapron threads, as well as tie even tall tomatoes.

Cultivation

1. Having planted one sprouted grain of corn and beans in one hole in early May, wait for the plants to grow to a height of 25 cm.
2. Prepared tomato seedlings to plant close to the grown plants.
3. Carrying out agrotechnical techniques during the season as irrigation, cultivation - the need for tying tomatoes disappears. After all, growing, beans will braid the bush, reliably fixing it to the corn stalk. In addition, aerial roots of beans in the process of vegetation emit nitrogen. This process is a natural top dressing for both tomatoes and corn.

Growing conditions in the Leningrad region

When growing varieties of tomatoes and hybrids, it is necessary to pay attention to the timing of their ripening. For all areas of St. Petersburg, only ultra-early and early hybrids and varieties are suitable. And just the methods of "lazy" cultivation will be a good option for residents of the North-West region of Russia. And, choosing the appropriate variety, it is guaranteed to grow and get ripe and healthy fruits.

"Lazy" grades for summer residents of the Leningrad region

For growing in the northwestern region of the Russian Federation, tomatoes are most suitable when using the "lazy" method:

• Altayechka;
• Kobzar;
• Explosion;
• Agatha;
• White filling;
• Sanka;
• Klondike;
• Volgograd;
• Gina
• Oak;
• Zest;
• Sparkle;
• Hummingbird F1;
• Pink Hart F1;
• F1 silhouette;
• Suomi F1;
• Asterix F1.

Secrets

When cultivating tomatoes in the northwestern region, you should know some tricks. Applying them, tomatoes will be less likely to hurt and it is better to tie the fruits.

1. Using the "lazy" way to get a good crop can not do without a layer of mulch. After all, the laid organics will not only contribute to the preservation of moisture, but also provide heat to the root system.
2. With a decrease in temperature in the summer months, tomato flower brushes are not able to tie fruit. For their formation, you can stimulate inflorescences by dipping in a solution of: 1 liter of water, 1 teaspoon of boric acid, 1 teaspoon of sugar.

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Reviews

Amateur vegetable growers cultivating tomatoes using the "lazy" method in the North-West region share their impressions:

Michael, Vsevolozhsk

Last year, I watched a neighbor plant tomato bushes next to corn and laughed at him: “After all, corn will kill him!” But no! Surprisingly, the neighbor was with the harvest. In addition, corn served to protect the fruit from the scorching sun. This year also used this method. It turned out great! The bushes did not have to be tied up, and the fruits did not receive sunburn at all.

 

Marina Kirovsk (St. Petersburg)

We have been cultivating tomatoes for more than 20 years with my husband. Frankly, not all varieties were able to grow in our cold region. Having read about the “lazy” way of growing on a dung pad, which has been preparing since the fall, in the old journal “Homestead Farm”, they could not get enough. We started picking sweet tomatoes at the end of June. At the same time, the bushes did not need either dressing or dressing. Now only this method!

Having tried to grow tomatoes in one of the "lazy" ways, it will take much less time to care for the crop, and the result will be an abundance of tasty and juicy fruits.