Why deprive tomato sprouts of roots

If you are finally ready to prepare tomato seedlings, our article will help you in this difficult matter.

There are several methods of growing tomatoes at home. The simplest you probably know, because today we will talk about the Chinese method, which is a secret for many young gardeners.





Perhaps at first this method will seem wrong, because for it you need to remove the roots of the shoots. However, this step allows the plant to use the entire internal reserve of nutrients.





What you need to know about the Chinese tomato seedling method
  1. Root circumcision allows plants to become more hardy. The most important thing is to perform the whole transplant process clearly and correctly.



  2. The Chinese method is not only useful to those who recognize it. This method will help to save broken and damaged sprouts.



  3. What? soil Is it best? In the ideal earthen mixture should be present sod earth, non-acid peat, washed sand, humus and wood ash.



  4. One of the prerequisites of the Chinese method is early transplantation. It is necessary to sow the seeds one month earlier, and then simply cut the stems and replant, deepening into the ground to the very cotyledons.



  5. The second step is to cover the seedlings with plastic cups and remove them in a dark place for a few days. This is how sprouts can best survive stress. After that, you can safely put containers with seedlings on the window sill.



  6. Finally, most of the work is done, but there are some very important points. Feeding tomato seedlings at home very important. Tomatoes should be fed with organic fertilizers and ash.





If you are afraid of such radical methods of cultivation, you can do an experiment and plant only a small part of the plants in this way.

We sincerely hope that you will enjoy the Chinese method and the tomatoes will grow big and very tasty!

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