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1. When should tomatoes be planted?
Tomato is a plant that can grow all year round, quite easily adapted to the climate of Vietnam. However, if you want the plants to produce the highest yield, you can start planting tomatoes in 3 main seasons:
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Sow around July-August, harvest around the end of October-December
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Sow around September-October, harvest around February-March next year
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Sow around November-December, harvest around March-April next year
2. The process of growing tomatoes with seeds at home
2.1. Prepare
Before starting to implement how to grow tomatoes from seeds At home, you need to prepare some necessary tools and supplies for the growing process.
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First of all Seeds, you can easily choose to buy seeds at any bonsai store with many different varieties. Among them, organic tomatoes are chosen by the majority of people because of their ease of growing and being able to adapt to changing weather.
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After you have selected the seed, next you need Choose a location to plant trees. Tomato is a light-loving plant, so you need to choose a place with enough sunlight – about 6-8 hours/day, with good ventilation for the plant to grow. Or if you don’t have a garden space at home, you can grow plants in pots or Styrofoam containers, and place them on the terrace or by the windowsill.
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One more point to note when choosing pots or styrofoam To plant a tree, it is a space that must be large enough for tomatoes to grow, because the roots of this plant are cluster roots and are quite large. In addition, whether it is a pot or a Styrofoam container, it is necessary to have a drainage hole to keep the plant from becoming waterlogged.
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Finally, you need to prepare land to grow tomatoes. It is best to use organic soil that is rich in nutrients. In addition, rice husk can be mixed with the soil to make the soil more porous, add a little chicken manure or rotted cow manure to increase nutrients for the plant.
2.2. Steps to take
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First of all, put the soil in the tray/pot/styrofoam container that you have prepared. Just add soil and gently shake the tray to let the soil particles settle on their own. Do not compact the soil too tightly because there will not be enough space for the roots to grow and leave about 2cm in the top open.
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Sow the seeds in the prepared soil above. If you are using a pre-division tray to plant your plants, you only need to put 2-3 seeds in each plot. As for pots or styrofoam containers, you should sow the seeds far apart and do not sow too many seeds in the same pot. Then add another layer of soil on top to backfill.
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Use a spray seal to water the plants, just water until the soil has enough moisture, avoid over-watering that will cause waterlogging.
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From the time you plant it until it’s germinated, you don’t have to put it in a sunny spot. After the plant has germinated, it will begin to move to a new location so that the tree can grow and develop comprehensively.
2.3. Finished Product
With how to grow tomatoes from seeds, after about 2 months from planting, the tree will start to bear fruit. The fruit when young will be small and light green, and turn yellow-orange to red as the plant grows, which is also the right time to harvest tomatoes.
3. Take care of tomato plants
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Water the plant about 1-2 times in a day. Irrigate with a spray bottle and water only enough at a time, mainly to keep the soil moist.
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To avoid the tree growing too much in the same location, you should prune the surrounding branches. This will help the remaining plants have more space to grow, the plants will also be healthier because they do not have to “fight” for nutrients and light with each other.
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When the plant begins to have about 2-3 cotyledons, they should be moved to another larger pot, this will make the plant grow faster.
Above are some experiences about how to grow tomatoes from seeds that Tui98 has learned and synthesized, hope these tips will be useful to you.
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