Fertilizing tomatoes at an early stage of their active growth is extremely important. If everything is done correctly, as a result, you can get tasty, sugar fruits with good pulp.
Currently, there are a considerable number of ready-made mineral components, as well as folk recipes that can really help increase future crops.
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Growing tomatoes in a greenhouse
Growing in greenhouses has its own characteristics. Plants are located indoors, where conditions must be created for their proper growth, providing useful substances.
You need to choose in advance which trace elements and useful fertilizers will be used. Each one influences certain processes in the development of tomatoes:
- nitrogen - necessary at the initial stage, helps in the formation of green mass;
- phosphorus - forms the root system, accelerates flowering and increases the number of fruits;
- potassium - participates in the formation of the bush, makes it larger, accelerates the ripening of fruits.
You can add trace elements either individually or as a ready-made complex. Experienced gardeners fertilize the soil late in the evening; only warm water is used to prepare the solution. It is still important to observe the timing of planting seedlings, so that it is well received.
Stages of feeding tomatoes
To get the best possible crop, you need to follow the basic stages of feeding:
- After you have planted seedlings, the first fertilizer application is recommended after 2 weeks. Urea-based mineral complexes are best used. It is enough to dissolve a spoonful of the substance in a bucket of warm water and water the plant.
- Exactly a week later, the procedure is repeated, which will greatly accelerate the formation of the root system, and then begin the active growth of green mass.
- The third stage is carried out in 2 weeks. You must already make potassium mixtures. You can pour wood ash in the beds, which is very rich in the required trace elements. The feeding solution is prepared on the basis of 2 tablespoons of wood ash, 2 tablespoons of superphosphate and 10 liters of warm water. Stir, pour in small portions directly under the root.
- The last stage is carried out when the first flowering brush appears. Very good at this stage weak solutions of potassium and superphosphate help; just dilute 1 tablespoon per bucket of water.
The use of only organic fertilizers will not have such an effect on the yield of tomatoes as in combination with mineral additives. Today, there are a considerable number of effective advice and recommendations in this regard.
Preparations for feeding tomatoes
Plants planted in open ground are in more difficult conditions than in a greenhouse. When temperature fluctuates, they are more sensitive to excessive watering and require special care.
Growing requires a more responsible approach. If the seedlings are weak, in the early days you can fertilize with nitrogen. There are a number of effective drugs that are presented in the form of fertilizer complexes for tomatoes:
- Kemira Suite - used during the period of active growth of green mass;
- Combi - used as a powder that is sprayed on a bed, it can be mixed with ash;
- Mortar - used for active flowering of the bush.
A good first feeding of tomatoes after planting in a greenhouse can be prepared on the basis of whey, egg shells and manure. It all depends on your financial capabilities.
Mineral fertilizers
Tomatoes that grow under the open sky need mineral fertilizers constantly, but especially during flowering and fruiting.
The drugs are diluted with water or sprayed dry. They are used in combination with organic fertilizers:
- At the first stage, the bushes are watered with a solution based on superphosphate. The mixture is prepared in proportions of 20 grams of superphosphate per 10 liters of water.
- At the second stage, multicomponent fertilizers are already being prepared. A solution based on 50 grams of superphosphate and 5 grams of potassium sulfate per 10 liters of water is mixed. Bring under each bush.
- Once every 10 days you need to water the plants with a solution of the Stimul-1 complex. It is used already during the period of active flowering and the formation of fruits.
Also, the first feeding of tomatoes after planting in the greenhouse can be carried out on the basis of ready-made complexes, which can be purchased at any store.
Folk recipe
To get a good harvest, use proven folk recipes. Increases the weight of the fetus, improves its taste the solution based on iodine. It is necessary to water the plants by adding 4 drops of an antiseptic to a bucket.
A good effect is given by the application of fertilizers based on boric acid under the root during flowering. It is necessary to prepare:
- A barrel of 200 liters, which should be 30 percent filled with leaves and tops of nettles and dandelion.
- Add 2 buckets of manure.
- To fill with water.
After the resulting solution, you need to feed the tomatoes under the root. This processing option will maximize the growth of tomatoes. Productivity increases several times. It is recommended to apply organic fertilizers once a week directly under the bush.