Are you attracted by your own tomatoes grown from seeds? Or do you even have them, but are you afraid to let go? Our expert clearly advises to try. “You have the biggest choice,” recommends Jana Bucharová in the Podcast Counseling Center.
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If you envy your neighbor what tomatoes have every year, while you are still in the horticulture all the same seedlings, start your own seed this year. It’s quite easy to prepare you still have enough time. “Of course, it depends on where the plants will grow. With the Sadba in the greenhouse, you can start Io Moon before the one that is designed in the garden, ”says Jana Bucharová, expert in the Podcast, expert of the magazine Recipe for garden themes.
Large span
So when is the best time for sowing tomatoes? Do not expect a clear answer. It is generally said that you should wait for the turn of March and April. “If you were in a hurry, perhaps because you will be busy with something else and at the same time it looked for a warm spring, you can start sowing around mid -March,” says Jana Bucharová. But before you have a taste.
The temperature is essential
Of course, it may happen that you will be something. Even so, according to the expert, it is not necessary to throw the flint into the rye. “During April, calmly in the middle, it is really not too late,” he reassures. And if you are hesitant, it recommends to heat them for sure. “The temperature is essential for germination and at the beginning of growth. When it is slightly over 20 ° C, it germinates faster.
Light also plays a role
Not so much when germinating as in subsequent growth. When the plants grow and will be really seedlings, you can download the thermostat a little. Cold, on the other hand, will slow them down a little, although of course they must not endanger frost. “But they will definitely need a lot of light. For example, in a greenhouse as a precursor in front of the garden, or in the winter garden or in a bright corridor, ”suggests the expert. Thanks to this, they will strengthen beautifully and when it comes time to plant them in the garden, they will be in the best form.
