A tomato is a fruit repeatedly mistaken as a vegetable. There are hundreds of tomato types to select from and they are available various sizes and colours ranging from white or pink to bright orange and deep red. They are appropriate uncooked as salads or they can be cooked on meats and with vegetables. Tomatoes are also used in the preparation of soups. Tomatoes comprises mostly water and include vitamin A, vitamin C, a little fiber, a little iron and a bit of protein. They also provide beta-carotene which provides security against cancer and another good characteristic is that they do not have any cholesterol. Tomatoes also surpass all other fruits and vegetable in carotenoids. When you consider all the health benefits accompanied by the sharp flavor that is filled inside an individual tomato, you absolutely want to consume this fruit.
Tomatoes are commonly and easily available at affordable prices. Sometimes, the costs of tomato may increase specifically when there is a shortage. People who plant tomatoes have the good stuff close whenever they need it and do not have to undergo high prices and shortages. It is a wise idea to plant your own tomatoes. Farming tomatoes is quite simple and that is the reason why tomatoes are the most popular crops cultivated in home gardens. If you are doubtful of how to go about farming tomatoes, continue reading for the directions.
Materials Required:
Plant bags
Tomato seeds
Soil
Piece of ply board
Compost
Paper
Tools Needed
Hand shovel
Directions
1.Select an area inside the house where you will commence your tomato cultivation. This should be a place where sunlight catches the plants and where they can be watered. Position the piece of ply board flat.
2.Fill the plant bags 3/4 way with rich soil and place them on the ply board.
3.Use the hand shovel to scratch away soil in the bags and plant the tomato seeds. Wet two times daily.
4.When the plants start to grow allow them to become firm by bringing them outside for several hours everyday until you begin to leave them outdoors overnight. When they are hard enough and familiar with outside temperatures they are ready to be planted in a garden.
5.Prepare the soil outdoors by adding organic matter to enhance the fertility of the soil.
6.Use the hand shovel to dig basketball-sized holes to plant each tomato seedling.
7.Add some organic matter to the holes.
8.Put a seedling in each hole at a depth up to the fourth branch. This way you are promoting the formation of new roots. Seedlings should also be positioned about 18 inches away from each other.
9.Tear paper and put it around the roots of the newly planted seedlings. This will defend against cut worms.
10.Remove the paper when the climate is really warm.
11. Put garden stakes alongside every plant to provide support to the plant.
Tips
The spot that you select to grow your tomatoes should be warm, appropriately in full sunlight as tomatoes flourish in sunlight. Tomatoes develop well in rich, deep and well drained soil.
To help seedling grow strong while inside, turn on a fan on the lowest selection close to them.
Do not crowd the seedlings but give them adequate space to spread.
When transferring seedlings from the bags to plant them outdoors, try not to disturb the roots.
Fertilize the plants regularly using a fertilizer high in nitrogen in the earlier phase.
When blossoming starts, use fertilizers that are high in phosphorus and potassium.
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