To plant tomatoes for seedlings, and not immediately by seeds in open ground, it is desirable with the intention that they have time to ripen the fruits before the onset of cold weather.
It is in March that the daylight hours required for growing plants are reached. Therefore, the best time for planting tomatoes in seedlings is the first month of spring.
When exactly and how it is necessary to plant tomatoes and in what numbers it is favorable - is described in detail in this article.
The need for planting seeds
The main influence on the endurance of a plant and its yield is exerted by the stage of seedling formation. Tomato seed planted in March has all the chances to turn into a strong, healthy seedling, thanks to the required temperature, the amount of light, and sufficient time from sowing to planting the sprout in open or protected ground.
Tomato varieties
Tomato varieties are divided into several types according to three main characteristics:
- plant height (tall and short);
- term ripening (early, medium, late);
- size of fruits (small and large).
When to plant? In March, it is better to plant varieties of tomatoes, given their degree of ripening and further landing site.
In the first spring month it is better to plant tomato seedlings on seedlings.:
- with large fruits;
- for film greenhouses with an early degree of maturation;
- with tall stems (indeterminantnyh), which are subsequently planted in a greenhouse.
In early March, sown seeds of large-fruited tomatoes. The first sprouts will seem no more than ten days after sowing the seeds.
After a month and a half, tomato saplings can be planted in a permanent place.
For varieties with large fruits include:
- "Lemon giant";
- "Three Fat Men";
- Alsou;
- "Honey saved";
- "Scorpio";
- "King of Kings";
- "Grandma's Secret";
- "Orange";
- "Bull's heart";
- "Granda";
- hybrids "Big Beef", "Alabai", "Openwork".
After March 15, it is recommended to plant the seeds of early tomatoes, the seedlings of which are subsequently planted in a greenhouse with film cover.
The varieties of early tomatoes include:
- "Cavalier";
- "F1 Minaret";
- "Friend";
- "Pisa F1";
- Yarilo;
- Trivet F1;
- "Blagovest";
- "Kronos F1";
- "Pink cheeks";
- "Sprinter F1";
- Swallowtail F1;
- "Shustrik F1";
- "Samurai F1";
- "Funtik".
In the twentieth of March, the seeds of tall tomatoes are sown. Their seedlings after a month are planted not in open ground, but always in the greenhouse.
Characteristic features of the indeterminate tomato are:
- high yield;
- high demand for moisture and nutrients;
- need support.
Since additional costs are allocated for the maintenance of the greenhouse, it is necessary to pick tomatoes of only very productive varieties.
For planting in the greenhouse tomatoes are well suited:
- "The Mystery of Nature";
- "Bull pink";
- Makhitos;
- "Sweet F1 Cherry";
- "Scarlet Candles";
- "Bull's heart";
- "Goose egg";
- "Scarlet Sails";
- "Eggplant";
- "Barberry";
- "Batyana";
- "Wild Rose";
- "Krasnobay";
- "The Moscow Region Giant";
- "Abakan pink";
- "Pudovik";
- "American elongated";
- The "thunderstorm";
- The Scarlet Mustang;
- Casanova;
- "De Barao";
- "Eagle beak";
- "Watermelon";
- "Sugar Bison";
- "Amana Orange";
- "Altai yellow";
- "Tarasenko 2";
- Niagara;
- "One hundred pounds";
- "Verlioka F1";
- "Cossack";
- "Miracle of the Earth";
- "1884".
Terms in the regions of the Russian Federation
When it is possible to plant, namely for what days it is favorable and it is best to start growing tomatoes in March? To begin planting tomato seeds should be based on three main factors: a permanent place of cultivation of the crop, real weather conditions, auspiciousness of the day according to the lunar calendar, compliance with the variety. Planting tomatoes is best, focusing on favorable days for a particular culture on the lunar calendar.
Adverse days to sow tomato seeds for seedlings are those when the moon decreases. At the moment of full moon or new moon, it is not recommended to carry out landing work..
The southern region for growing tomatoes in the territory of the Russian Federation is the most successful. Until March 5, it is desirable to plant varieties of early tomatoes, and up to 10 - the average ripening period.
A good harvest with proper care can be achieved in the Central Black Earth region and central Russia. What is the number and how can you plant tomatoes? Until March 5, seeds of early tomatoes are planted, which are subsequently transplanted under cover. Seeds of seedlings that will grow in the open field, it is desirable to plant in the period from 10 to 25 March. Tomatoes with an average ripening period are sown until March 10.
Ural and Siberia are risky regions for growing tomatoes in Russia. But despite this, you can grow a good harvest, even in these parts of Russia. To plant tomatoes of medium and late varieties on seedlings is better in the middle of the month - from 10 to 22 March.
When planting tomatoes in the Urals and Siberia, it is better to be guided not only by the lunar calendar, but also by the actual weather conditions. And a more weighty circumstance for landing should be the air temperature and the duration of daylight hours. You should also carefully consider the choice of varieties. Some varieties of tomatoes are completely unsuitable for cultivation in these regions. Their fruits do not have time to ripen before the onset of cold weather.
Bushes of tomatoes in the Far East should grow only under shelter. The seeds of early plants for this are sown until March 25. Middle and late varieties can be planted before the end of the first spring month.
Landing dates for the regions of the Russian Federation are indicative.. In practice, it is better to pay special attention to the real climatic conditions inherent in a particular year.
According to national signs, the blooming of a snowdrop is a signal for planting tomato seeds on seedlings.
Causes unwanted landing
Tomatoes thermophilic plant. For the formation of a seedling from a seed, the formation and ripening of fruits, they need a sufficiently long time. Therefore, it is not necessary to plant tomatoes for seedlings in March, if weather conditions do not allow: light day less than 15 hours, temperature at night below 13 ° C, late spring with strong frosts continuing in March.
It will take a lot of effort to care for the plants - to use ultraviolet lamps with additional lighting, to provide the necessary temperature and optimum humidity. As a result, a plant seedling may die due to inadequate care. Or, on the contrary, it can outgrow, since it will be impossible to transplant it into open ground in time due to late frosts. Overgrown seedlings in the open field grow painful and may even wither.
By selecting the right varieties and planting dates for tomatoes, you can achieve high yields.. This will not only help to provide itself with an environmentally friendly and useful product, but will also provide an opportunity to get financial profit by opening your own business.
