🖤🌱When to plant black tomatoes?
Dec 18,2023 | fridayw
Black tomatoes are a type of Solanaceae plant. Their fruits are black and contain a large amount of anthocyanins. Therefore, they are very popular among consumers and attract many growers to plant them. So which season is better for growing black tomatoes? What are the planting methods? Let’s find out next!
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1. When is the season to plant black tomatoes?
Generally, black tomatoes are planted in autumn, and the planting time is from early August to January 1 to mid-January. Greenhouse protection work should also be done in cold climate areas. Summer planting should be chosen in wind-cold areas to solve the problem of supply balance and late autumn planting. You can also choose to grow them in greenhouse facilities so that black tomatoes can survive the winter normally.
2. How to grow black tomatoes
Soil selection: For planting black tomatoes, choose a place with fertile loam. Loam soil with good water storage and drainage is more suitable.
Seed preparation: Before sowing, seeds of good quality should be screened out, and then soaked in warm water, which can increase the germination speed. Then the plot should be prepared, the seedlings and planting sites should be distinguished, and ditches should be dug left and right to ensure the moisture of the soil in the field. and nutrient supply, the seeds can be sown once they germinate.
Sowing: After determining the sowing time, you can sow the seeds, and then keep the seeds warm to ensure the germination rate of the seeds and the healthy growth of black tomatoes. To raise seedlings, you should choose a special nursery to grow. Place the germinated seeds on the seedbed, apply good fertilizer, and then water them well. When 4 to 5 leaves can be planted, you can transplant and plant.
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Planting and fertilizing: Plant the growing black tomato seedlings in the field, place one seedling in each hole, and then supply nitrogen and potassium fertilizers to effectively increase the growth rate of the seedlings. For top dressing, you can apply some phosphorus fertilizer, and pay attention to watering. Phosphorus fertilizer can promote the rapid growth of new roots of black tomatoes, while also promoting flowering and pollination.
Pest control: Black tomato pests and diseases mainly come from fungal infections, including wild geese, aphids, etc. Therefore, once various pests and diseases occur, trichlorfon or various control agents should be used for spray control to drive away pests and improve the quality of black tomatoes. and yield.