Grow organic tomatoes that can make your dish delicious.
Growing Tomato plant from seed .
If you want to grow only some plants so you can buy seedlings from nearby nursery . From growing seeds it is also very easy . You can also buy seeds from my link . Take big size cherry tomato seeds . For seeds germination choose 3 inches tharmacoal cups and fill it with seed germinating soil. The seed growing medium should contain 50% coco peat, 20% river sand, 20% leaf mould and 10% organic compost. The cups should be 1nches empty to sow seeds and cover them from fine potting soil . Each pot should contains 2 seeds with some distance . 1 Seed will at least germinate . If 2 seeds germinate then take stronger seedling . Friends you can sow tomato seeds from Agust to November .
The seedlings will take at least 1 to 2 weeks to transplant . After transplanting it will take 7 to 8 weeks for fruiting . Put the seedlings pot in shaded area where it will receive heat and perfect sunlight . After 10 to 12 days the seedlings will germinate.
TRANSPLANTING TOMATO PLANT TO ITS FINAL PLACE.
After 2 weeks it's time to transplant before transplanting give morning sunlight 2 to 4 days to the seedlings so it becomes hardy and ready for growth after transplanting . To transplant them take pot that have at least height 12 inches and capacity 15 to 20 litres. Tomato grows large root system so that they need more soil . In small pot tomato plant doesn't survive more time . I take 18 litres capacity pots and it's drainage holes should also large . So cover the drainage holes with dry leaves . Due to soil moisture the leaves will decompose and give nutrients to our plants .
TOMATO PLANT POTTING SOIL.
Potting mix for growing tomato is the first thing is garden soil 30% the second thing is cocopeat 20%, third thing is river sand 20%, fourth thing is cow dung manure and the last thing is Vermicompost . You have to also add 3 main ingredients that is mustard cake fertilizer 100g , neem cake powder 50g and last thing is wood ash 50g .
IMPORTANT TIPS FOR TOMATO PLANT.
Tomato plant produce fruits in lots of quantity so it should rich in organic matter . Give your tomato plant good amount of sunlight of 6 to 7 hours . After 1 week of transplanting the height of the tamato plant will be double from its original size . Tomato plant will grow very fast . Friends tomato plant is fast growing plant . In the growth period the sucker branch will come out between the main branch and leaf stem . They will suck the nutrients so with hand pressure remove them . So that the plant will grow fast upwards . Don't remove the sucker branch that is growing on the tip of plant because it could convert into main branch in the future .
TOMATO PLANT WATER REQUIREMENTS.
Tomato plant need regular and deep watering if the soils top soil surface is getting dry then immediately water it . Tomato plant need contestant watering . While watering be remember that the water drop shouldn't touch the leaves .
SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR TOMATO PLANT.
Tomato plant support system is important because tomato plant is vine that it couldn't handle its weight . After fruiting they doesn't handle their weight . Because of not any support the branch will fall down or break . You can make support system at home of PVC pipes or link is bellow.
TOMATO PLANT FERTILIZER REQUIREMENTS.
The most important question is fertilizer when, how and which we have to give to our plant . From seeds to harvest tomato plant need too much fertilizers . For its growing period it need nitrogen and phosphorus rich fertilizers . 2 weeks after transplanting drag the soil and add 25g DAP and 10g Urea . After adding this fertilizer water plant deeply . By this fertilizer plant starting growth will and the root system will also become strong .
Ending of third week add mustard cake and neem cake powder form or liquid form .
Ending of fourth week wet the plant soil and add 100g Vermicompost and neem cake powder . Mix 1 tablespoon of Epsom salt and 1 tablespoon of calcium nitrate in 1 litre water spray the solution to entire plant due to this fertilizer the plant will become green and healthy.
Ending of fifth week spray the solution of 2g micro nutrients in 1 litre water . So the plant immune will become strong .
Ending of sixth week lose the soil and add 50g single super phosphate it contains phosphorus and some amount of calcium .
At the end of seventh week tamato plant starts to flower . At this stage plant will need potassium and calcium rich fertilizers . For the organic source of potassium use banana peel liquid fertilizer if you want a post on banana peel fertilizer comment on the comment box . For the source of calcium you can use egg shells fertilizer .
After eighth week give potassium and calcium rich fertilizers with the gap of 2 weeks .
If you want to add inorganic fertilizers for better production you can us potassium sulphate or potash for potassium source. For the calcium source use calcium nitrate.
Also add spray of the solution of micro nutrients for better fruiting. During fruiting add vermi compost ,neem cake powder and spray of Epsom salt solution.
TOMATO PLANT MULCH BENEFITS.
While summer starts add mulch to your plants soil that can't allow weeds to grow and maintain plants water level and soil temperature . As the mulch decompose plants will get nutrients.
TOMATO PLANT PEST INFECTIONS.
Tomato plants attract most of the pest and insects . It contains fungal , bacterial . viral infection aphids mealy bugs etc also attract.
TOMATO PLANT PEST CONTROL.
For this type of infection in are many repellent in the market . But they contains harmful toxics that can harm human health. For organic control for this infections you have to use neem and garlic extract pesticide. If you don't now that how to make it comment on the comment box.
