There is the right tomato for every taste.
While in vegetable stores there are usually only a few varieties of tomatoes, there is a wide range of seeds to choose from. From now on you can sow. Taste and enjoy!
Growing tomato seedlings is not difficult: The seeds are sown in boxes with nutrient-poor potting soil, pressed and poured. At room temperature, they will germinate in a week or two. Once the seedlings are that big, that they can be grabbed, they are pricked (see box).
Now they need a bright one, airy and not too warm place. From mid-May they are placed in large pots with nutrient-rich soil or in the vegetable patch. Furthermore, the soil is kept evenly moist; evaporation can be controlled by mulching with crushed nettles, Reduce comfrey leaves or lawn clippings.
On a sunny day, airy place, protected as much as possible from rain, the plants develop best; The terrace often offers ideal conditions. To promote pollination and thus fruit set, you can gently shake the flowering plants from time to time. Once fruit develops, is fertilized weekly with diluted plant manure or liquid fertilizer.
1 A feast for the eyes and a delight for the palate: The tubs of tomatoes of different varieties are an enticing sight.
2 “San Marzano” is an old one, very tasty bottle tomato. Unfortunately, seeds are only available online!
3 There are many varieties of cocktail tomatoes, also in yellow. taste: fruity and sweet.
4 Hanging tomatoes like “Tumbling Tom Yellow” have a hanging habit and are particularly suitable for container cultivation
5 Bush tomatoes are also ideal for pots and containers, because they don't have to be pinned down or tied up. The "Roma" variety has a nice firm texture, aromatic meat.
Space is running out: The seedlings are densely packed in the seed box and cannot develop further. With the help of a pricking stick they are lifted out of the ground and placed in pots with at least 9 cm 0 set. Peat pots are practical, which can later be placed with the plant in a larger container or planted out.