Everybody just loves tomatoes. Being the most
favourite vegetable at home, everyone prefers to grow it at their
backyard or kitchen garden. Horticulturists have now come up with
different techniques on how to grow tomatoes at home using conventional
techniques. However, there are certain mistakes you need to avoid, so as
to have blooming tomato garden at home.
Nothing welcomes the summer like the fresh home grown
tomatoes. It is really disappointing to see all your hard work fail,
when your kitchen garden’s tomatoes get spoiled and devoured by pests.
Though there is no 100% guarantee that plants all the
time grows perfect. Yet you can increase your chances of having healthy
organic veggies by avoiding certain mistakes while farming.
Few mistakes to avoid for flourishing tomato yield this summer
Mistake #1: Not giving them enough sunlight.
Tomato plants need a minimum of 6 to 7 hours of
direct sunlight. The more sunlight they get, the healthier the plants
grows. If they get less sunlight, then they are more prone to disease
and pests. So, plant them in a space which they get more sun rays.
Mistake #2: Plant them in organic soil.
Tomato goes best in soil with compost and fertilizer.
To promote healthy growth, tomatoes need to be grown in rich, healthy
soil, preferably with an organic soil.
Mistake #3: Inconsistent watering
Regular timely watering is what makes your tomatoes
healthy and tasty. Irregular watering leads to rot and cracking in the
outer structure of the tomatoes. Another mistake is watering the root of
your plants, and not the leaves. You need to water them gradually so
that the water reaches the roots.
Mistake #4: Planting them too close
Those little tomato plants grow to their full and
healthy sized plants, if you feed them with good soil and regular water.
So make sure you leave some space in between, so that they get
everything needed to good plant development – water, sunlight, nutrients and air.
Mistake #5: Crop rotation
Tomatoes deplete the soil’s nutrients completely. It
is advisable to plant them in different places every year. Crop rotation
helps your tomatoes to grow best. Planting the same vegetables in the
same location every season makes it prone to pests and bugs. If there
are no available spaces, plant them in containers to yield more harvest.
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