The process of growing tomatoes begins with sowing seeds and preparing seedlings. This is not an easy task: if the stems are rare, very elongated or poorly rooted, it will not be possible to harvest a high crop. That’s why now more and more people are using growth stimulants for seedlings of tomatoes. Consider how to accelerate the growth of tomato seedlings and the rules for using drugs.
Biological products are less harmless, as they are of natural origin, therefore many people prefer them.
How the correct use of drugs is described in detail on the packaging. Most often, combined treatment is performed: first seeds are soaked and then sprouts are sprayed until the first leaves appear.
Tatyana Orlova (candidate of agricultural sciences):
Growth stimulants are physiologically active substances (FAV).At their core, they play the role of hormones in plants, as well as human hormones. But plants do not have a hormonal system and endocrine glands and FAs are produced in plants in various organs.
Types of drugs
The drugs can be divided into several subtypes:
- Immunity enhancing tomatoes. These include Novosil, Immunocytophyte.
- Promoting the intensive development of the root system. “Kornevin” and “Heteroauxin.
- Providing resistance to different climatic indicators and impacts. Ambion, Potassium Gutamate or Sodium Gutamate.
- Providing comprehensive care. Epin, Zircon, Ecogel.
Kornevin
Helps seedlings to easily take root in the ground under the open sky and adapt after transplantation. 1 g of the drug is diluted in 1 l of water and poured 60 ml under each bush.
The drug can be used to soak the seeds before planting, as well as in dry form: sprinkle the roots of plants. The drug is harmless to human health and non-toxic.
“Heteroauxin”, like “Kornevin”, is aimed at creating a powerful root system of the plant. It is sold in tablets, which must be dissolved in 2-3 liters of water, after which fertilize the plants after planting and again after 15 days. The drug is non-toxic.
Tatyana Orlova (candidate of agricultural sciences):
Heteroauxin tablets are poorly soluble in cold water. The powdered heteroaxin tablet is mixed with 15 -20 ml (tablespoon) of hot water, dissolve and then already bring the volume of liquid to 1 liter.
Zircon
Zircon – a preparation It is an active growth regulator that causes violent root development, abundant flowering, and disease resistance.Tomato seeds are soaked in it before planting and sprayed with bushes 24 hours before growing. adka in the ground or a day after it. It is sold as a liquid, ready for dilution with water and use.
Tatyana Orlova (candidate of agricultural sciences):
Zircon antistress drug. At different stages of plant growth and development, it helps them adapt to external adverse conditions.
Sodium humate
Humate Sodium is an excellent growth promoter for tomato seedlings. It is used to soak seeds and spraying planted seedlings.
The concentrate is prepared 10 hours before use: 10 g of the drug is added to 3 l of warm water. To prepare the seeds, 500 ml of the finished concentrate is diluted with another 4.5 liters of water.To spray the planted plants, 25 ml of the solution is mixed with 4 l of water. The drug is very toxic, so when using it, all the necessary protective equipment is used: gloves, mask, special clothing.
Epin
Epin will protect seedlings from temperature changes
The main course of action is to give tomato seedlings resistance to sharp temperature fluctuations during periods drought or cold. Tomatoes are sprayed immediately after lowering into the ground and when undesirable effects occur (every 7 days).
Tatyana Orlova (candidate of agricultural sciences):
Soaking seeds in an epin solution increases their germination ability, especially if the seeds have been stored for a long time, and also increases the germination energy. Seedlings from seeds treated with epin appear 1-2 days earlier.
Novosil
The effective components of this remedy are obtained from the needles of Siberian fir. The drug accelerates the ripening of vegetables, is a strong growth regulator and increases the yield of bushes several times. .The drug is sprayed not with plants, but with soil before planting at the rate of 1 liter of solution per 5 square meters. m.
Recommendations
- If the soil for planting has long been depleted and does not feed the plants, growth stimulants will be powerless. Tomatoes will receive few useful substances from clay or sandy soil. In this case, you will have to resort to the use of microbiological preparations and the constant use of home-made top dressing of the earth, which improves the soil composition.
- It will not be possible to accelerate the development and fruiting of bushes, if you initially use bad seeds, it is wrong to choose the planting depth. You also need to provide the sprouts with the necessary amount of light, watering them, protect them from temperature extremes, drafts and plant them in the optimal amount of soil.
- Do not drag out the pick, otherwise the seedlings will stretch and will not produce enough fruits in the future.
- When transplanting around the roots, you should preserve the earth as much as possible, trying to arrange them vertically, otherwise the development will slow down for at least a week.
- If the sprouts are still very extended, when transplanted they are buried in the ground to cotyledons.
- Do not water But seedlings, this can lead to the development of diseases even before they are fed;
- If, for some reason, the care has led to poor results, use the drug “Athlete”. This fast-acting remedy slows down the development of greenery, but strengthens the root.After a while, the stems thicken, and the leaves become wide and green.
Conclusion
By following all the above rules for the use of stimulants of growth of tomato seedlings, you can succeed in growing vegetables, even if you are new to this business.
It is necessary to carefully read the instructions and follow all dosages carefully so as not to burn the plants, to provide them with reliable protection against pests and adverse factors.The use of stimulants will accelerate the development and formation of peduncles of seedlings, improve the appearance of the bushes and help to harvest a high crop Tomatoes.
