Indoor tomatoes — varieties for growing on the windowsill

Tomatoes – the most popular vegetable in the world. From fragrant fruit soups, main dishes, refreshing drinks and even desserts. When processing tomatoes it turns out thick juice – based vegetable mixes.

The highest taste different varieties, traditionally grown in the home. Indoor tomatoes – Champions on the content of sugars and vitamins.

Neat tree with dark green leaves will decorate Your window sill with proper selection of seeds and careful maintenance.

What are the varieties suitable for growing in the apartment?





Not all tomato varieties are suitable for growing in pots, planters and boxes. So You can please yourself and children small sweet fruits "one bite", a variety must meet the following criteria:

stamboli. Not all gardeners have the experience to pridobivanje and formation of tomato Bush. Standard class – single-with strong and thick stems, dense crown. The tomato fruit similar to a small tree that does not require garters and support.

short stature. In the flower pot is too little land for the normal life of a tall tomato. The energy of the stem length of 60-70 cm above in such circumstances would go solely to growth, but not productivity. Low grade able to give about 1.5-2 kg from each Bush;

endurance. 90% of potted crops – hybrids. Ordinary varieties of tomatoes are prone to many diseases – "black leg", late blight, leaf mold. Hybrids are more stable, they don't need extra lighting and heating in the cold season. However, the hybrid retains its properties only in one generation. This means that seeds collected from the fruit will not be as stable as its "parent".

 

Tomato seeds You can buy in any gardening store or order online.

The most common among indoor varieties:

  • "Mikron NC",
  • "Garden pearl"
  • "Balcony miracle"
  • "Florida Petit".
 

"Micron NK" — the lowest bases in the world. Plant height does not exceed 10-12 cm miniature tree grow small fruit-cherries. These tomatoes are used to decorate salads, soups and main dishes.

"Garden pearl" often decorate gardens – carved leaves look great on hedges. The fruits of this variety have an unusual bright pink color.

"Balcony miracle" in contrast to their counterparts yields large fruit weighing approximately 70-130 g.

"Florida Petit" is the most prolific tomato from above. It can grow in "Spartan" conditions, including dimly lit Windows.

 

Planting indoor varieties

 

Tomatoes cannot be planted immediately in pots and planters. They require prior vysielanie into molds or cups for seedlings. Ensure that the bottoms of the dishes on the seedlings was draining openings for free access of oxygen to the roots sprouts. For two or three days before sowing seeds are soaked in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. It is done to prevent bacterial infections in future plants. Before planting they are washed and dried.

To improve the growth of tomatoes prepare special soil. Take 1 kg of topsoil, add 200 g of fine sand and 100 g of peat. Instead of peat you can take the peat pill, in addition to dried peat added organic fertilizer. A few hours before planting, treat the mixture in boiling water adding 1 tsp. of the same potassium permanganate.

By placing the seed in the ground, cover the mold with cling film for a day. Then remove the tape and put the Cup on the illuminated window. After about 4-5 days are going to be the first shoots.

After 40 days the lower leaves are removed and the plant transplanted into a big pot. This is necessary because the first leaves often pull strength from the stem.

Fertilize tomatoes vitamin mixtures and superphosphate.

 

Caring for tomatoes

Frequent watering tomatoes is not recommended. Watering plants only when on the ground you see a slight whitish bloom. To do this, use the cooled boiled water. Otherwise, the tomato roots will begin to rot, and all Your efforts will go down the drain. Two or three times a month spray the tree with a spray bottle with a solution of potassium sulphate. A few hours after watering, it is desirable to ventilate the plant or even to put in a couple of hours near an open window.

Don't forget to collect from the Bush of ripe fruit. Indoor varieties are usually ripening or mid-season. Ripening tomatoes ripen already in 65-70 days after sowing. The ripening mid-ripening varieties – 90 days. The more You harvest, the more sweet fruits you get.



Tomatoes are perennials. Therefore, it is not necessary to remove plants as soon as it ceases to be useful. Save the root system and the stem – and next spring will see new leaves. published

 

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

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