Auspicious days for picking tomatoes in April

Despite the fact that in each region of the country the summer season begins at different times, in April everyone is picking tomatoes. And this is not surprising, because the month is quite long. Therefore, someone carries out this procedure a little earlier, someone later. And it is very important to have time to dive tomatoes on time. If you “oversleep” the moment, or vice versa, do not wait for it, then you can lose a significant part of the crop.

Why you need to pick

In fact, picking plants takes not so little time, especially if there are a lot of seedlings. Therefore, novice summer residents often want to bypass this stage and think that they can be planted immediately, without transplanting into separate containers. But this procedure is done for a reason, and it is better to carry out a pick anyway. Here is what happens to the sprouts when they are transferred from the general container:

• Seedlings are transplanted into separate containers with new soil, which means that the risk of developing infections that form in the soil is reduced. In the past soil, due to diseased sprouts, some kind of disease could gradually develop, which could adversely affect all plantings.
• When picking plants, a summer resident can select all healthy sprouts and carry out a kind of distribution. Weak seedlings can also be transplanted, but put in another place. And then it will become clear how many tomatoes will grow approximately in the garden, and how many will need special care for good development.
• After picking, the sprouts cease to actively stretch upwards, but they become well strengthened - the stems become thicker, and the root system also begins to develop well. After all, only one plant gets all the nutrients from the soil.

Suitable days for picking in April

To understand what are the favorable days for picking tomatoes in April 2019, the Lunar calendar will help every summer resident. As a rule, all agricultural work is best done on the growing moon. The new moon and the waning moon are suitable for destroying pests in the garden or burning foliage. And in order for the harvest to be plentiful and the plants to grow well, it is necessary to wait for the growing moon. Here are the periods when the moon is in its growth phase, which means you can dive plants:

• April 5, 6 - Growing Moon in the sign of Aries
• April 7 - Growing Moon in the sign of Taurus
• April 9, 10 - Growing Moon in Gemini
• April 11 - Growing Moon in the sign of Cancer

You can also do picking tomatoes on the Old Moon, but preferably on the following days:

• April 23 - Waning Moon in the sign of Sagittarius
• April 25 Waning Moon in Capricorn

How to properly pick

The most important thing is to choose good containers for sprouts, because in such apartments the plants will spend quite a long time. After all, it will be possible to plant tomatoes on the beds only in May or June. It is also important to choose a good soil mix. After all, it is from there that the sprouts will take nutrients. All this can be purchased at any store where there are goods for summer residents. But you can also just put aside cups of sour cream or other products. For tomatoes, the volume of the pots must be at least 300 ml.
Before transplanting sprouts, it is imperative to process the containers, especially if seedlings were grown there in the previous year. If not disinfected, tomatoes can then get sick. If not special pots are used, but simple cups, it is necessary to make holes in them at the bottom so that excess liquid flows out. For this, it is better to use a hot awl.
To make it more convenient, it is better to fill all the containers with earth first. But not completely, there should be five centimeters left to the side, so that later the water does not spill over the edge of the container. The soil needs to be slightly compacted. Then with your finger you need to make a dimple in the ground in the middle of each pot. Pour some water at room temperature there and wait.
Then we move on to transplantation. For this you need a fork. By the way, it is better not to water the seedlings immediately before planting, it should take a little time. Using a fork, you need to pull out a sprout with a lump of earth. It is better to hold the tomatoes by the leaves, because a weak stem can be damaged in the hands. The sprout needs to be transferred to a new house and placed well so that it does not grow at an angle. Then you need to carefully sprinkle the hole with earth so that there is no air left, otherwise they can also get sick.

After that, the seedlings in separate pots are placed in a prepared place and watered with water at room temperature. This is how the picking of tomatoes is carried out in April 2019. It is important to know that no fertilizers can be applied immediately after this procedure. This can be done only after ten to fourteen days.

Experienced gardeners and summer residents know when to dive tomatoes after germination, but those who are just starting to get acquainted with such an activity cannot always understand when it is time to carry out such work. For this, recommendations are being created for picking tomatoes and the time that is most suitable for this in order to help people reap a rich and healthy harvest.

Picking tomatoes according to the lunar calendar 2017 and emerging problems

Experts say that picking should be carried out after the first pair of true leaves appear. This usually happens a week after the first shoots have appeared.

Some difficulties may arise:

1. Young tomatoes with one root after a dive can recover over a long period of time.
2. Shortening large sprouts, you may encounter another problem. The roots of neighboring tomatoes tend to intertwine, which complicates the picking. Each seedling should have a voluminous clod of earth near the root, in which case the process will pass without complications.

Some manufacturers write the dates of the most significant stages on the packages with seeds. You can refer to them, and also do not forget about the lunar calendar.

An early dive will not lead to good results. The process will be very difficult. Later planting will not result in root entanglement due to the fact that their development is still insignificant.

In April 2017, days from the 12th to the 16th are suitable for diving. In the first decade of the month, it is worth picking early ripe tomato varieties.

The first pick of tomatoes in March 2017

When should seedling picking be carried out? Gardeners prefer to focus on the lunar calendar. In it you can find suitable days for diving, as well as days on which you should not work.

Some adhere to the rule of planting plants on the "women's days" of the lunar calendar. The one who dives tomatoes, based on this calendar, should pay attention to the days favorable for this.

It's no secret that picking is best done in March. A couple of days before the new moon and a couple of days after are good for this. The moon must be waning.

In 2017, the days will come:

• March 12 at full moon;
• 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th - the most suitable period for diving.

When planting tomatoes in a greenhouse, it is necessary to postpone this event until the end of April or the beginning of May. The weather will be more suitable for planting.

Do I need a pick and when to dive tomato seedlings

Many people think that plants do not need picking. Gardeners select special varieties for which this process is not necessary, but the result is not always satisfactory.

Dive is necessary because:

1. Closely planted seedlings do not grow evenly. Each of them interferes with the other and obscures the light of neighboring shoots.
2. Dive helps to choose the best planting material. After thinning the seedlings, the strongest is taken, then it is transferred to a separate cup. His growth will immediately accelerate, since nothing will interfere with him.
3. Dive helps to get rid of sick and weak seedlings. This helps to control seedlings at an early stage of development.
4. In the absence of a dive, the roots of seedlings can intertwine, this will make transplanting more difficult, and the likelihood of injury to plants during their transfer to open ground will increase.

The best time for a dive can be considered the time when the plant has formed 4-5 true leaves. This happens about a month after sowing. During these periods, seedlings and the root system have time to become strong.

There is an opinion that diving helps to achieve a bountiful harvest. There are gardeners who carry it out more than once.

Those who are against picking argue that this procedure harms the roots, and the plant will take a long time to recover during transplanting into the ground.

How to correctly and when tomatoes dive

Tomatoes are the most beloved and popular vegetables on our tables. During their growth, they require attention and care and it is very important to provide them at every stage of plant development.

Proper diving should be done as follows:

1. Seedlings dive into peat pots. They have suitable material so that when transferred to open soil, it is not necessary to remove seedlings from them.
2. It is necessary that in the pots the soil be filled by a third. You can take a universal soil and mix it with garden soil. This will help the seedling to get comfortable in the future in the open field. For easier extraction of seedlings during the day, watering is stopped.
3. In the ground it is necessary to make holes with a pencil.
4. The seedling is removed and transferred to a pot, then it is covered.
5. At the end of the process, the pickled seedlings are watered with an infusion of egg shells.

In case of poor heating of the soil and a temperature of less than +8 ° C, planting in a greenhouse is postponed until a more suitable time.

You can make a pot for seedlings yourself. A cut plastic bottle, disposable paper or plastic cup will do. The diameter of the pot should be 8-14 cm, and the height - 10-16 cm.

During planting in the greenhouse, the seedlings should have a sufficient number of leaves (about 10), as well as a certain number of inflorescences that have begun.

Features of the process and when tomato seedlings dive

Gardeners who practice picking believe that the procedure strengthens the plant and helps the root system develop better.

The dive will depend on the climatic zone in which the vegetables are planted. On average, the procedure is carried out in April.

The first transplant should be carried out in a glass with a size of 150 ml. In it, the growth of tomatoes will occur for about 2 weeks.

There are several dive features:

1. Comfort for seedlings will provide a pot with a size of 0.5 or 1 liter. It is not worth transplanting into large containers, they can retain moisture, helping to develop mold. The soil can also turn sour.
2. When the seedlings grow up, they need to be fertilized with the help of biological additives. A couple of days before the dive, the soil is moistened.
3. To remove a seedling from a common pot, you need to use an auxiliary tool. For a small plant, you can take a match.
4. The deepening of a tomato during transplantation can be carried out to the leaves of the cotyledon. This will help stretch the stem.

In short, diving is a technique used when growing seedlings. The young plant is given a large area to feed, where the seedling grows and forms a root system.

When to dive tomatoes (video)

Any gardener will be happy with a healthy and plentiful harvest. Everyone has their own methods of growing, diving and baiting with fertilizers. Growing vegetables on your windowsill, in a greenhouse or open field is a kind of art, by investing your soul, time and effort in it, you can get not only the joy of the process, but also delicious fruits that will delight relatives and friends.

Tomatoes are one of the most beloved garden crops in Russia.

It is hard to imagine a garden plot where tomatoes do not grow. And every gardener, even a beginner, knows that the key to his good yield, regardless of the variety chosen and the place of planting (in a greenhouse or in open ground), is planting healthy seedlings.

To obtain it, it is necessary not only to plant seeds, but also to dive sprouts after a while.

Properly carried out picking of tomatoes will allow you to get a rich harvest. After all, this is one of the mandatory stages on the way to obtaining healthy seedlings, which will later bear fruit for its owner.

This operation is the planting of seedlings of tomatoes in separate containers.

It would seem, why be smart and plant the seeds first in boxes, and then plant the sprouts from the total mass, if you can immediately plant them separately in pots or just leave them to grow in a common container.

Of course, this option is much simpler and will save the amount of land and time of the gardener, but it cannot be said which is more correct.

Here is a sample list of reasons why it is not recommended to go the easy way:

• timely transplantation of tomatoes has a good effect on the development of the root system;
• prevents the development of diseases in the earth, as it is replaced with a new one;
• provides the gardener with the opportunity to choose the strongest and most developed of all sprouts (provided that the number of seedlings allows);
• in connection with the transplant, the sprouts receive not only more space for their development, but also light, ventilation improves;
• picking is a salvation from the elongation of the sprouts, since the growth of the seedling in length is inhibited, while it thickens and becomes stronger.

The technology of picking seedlings of tomatoes

This procedure involves not only the careful movement of the young sprout, but also several other aspects.

• First, you should decide which days will be favorable for picking tomatoes in April 2019.

If you chose late varieties, then you can transplant them the next day after the end of the winter cold, while you should check that frosts are not predicted within 2 weeks.

But if you trust the lunar calendar, then it says that the pick in April 2019 should take place: 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 22, 24, 29 and 30.

You can strictly follow the lunar calendar only if the picking takes place in greenhouses and greenhouses.

And if it comes to open ground, then you should pay attention to the climatic features of the region. And if the lunar calendar says that you need to dive tomatoes on April 10, and the weather forecast foreshadows frost on this day, then it is better to postpone this procedure for another day.

Now let's talk about how to properly dive tomatoes.

• Before proceeding with the procedure, it is necessary to choose the right land in which the seedlings will sit until planting in the ground, and this is a fairly long period. Therefore, the quality of the land and the content of mineral and organic substances in it are very important at this stage.

The soil can be bought ready-made in a specialized store or you can make it yourself from peat, garden soil, humus and sand in a ratio of 2: 1: 1: 0.5, respectively.

In addition, it is desirable to add mineral fertilizers to the mixture: superphosphate and phosphorus-potassium.

• Secondly, you need to stock up on containers for transplanting, which will then be filled with soil mixture.

In principle, the main condition here is the presence of drainage holes at the bottom so that excess moisture can escape. If plastic pots are used from sour cream, etc., then such a hole can be melted with a heated nail or awl.

The volume of the container must be at least 400 ml for one seedling. You can use peat pots for picking, then the tomatoes will go into the ground with them, and the planting will take place without any stress for the plants.

After the preparatory work has been carried out, the containers are filled with earth, and the first two true leaves have appeared on the sprouts (the first rounded cotyledon leaves are not taken into account), you can pick tomato seedlings.

To do this, a small indentation is made with a finger in each seat, it is well spilled from the watering can, with the help of a fork, a seedling is carefully removed from the common box (preferably with a lump of earth) and transplanted to a new place. Then the cavities are simply covered with earth, and you're done.

When picking tomatoes, one important rule should be taken into account: they really do not like it when they are grabbed by the stem. Therefore, keep the sprout follows the leaves, and preferably a lump of earth.

Tomatoes are quite unpretentious to transplant - if they are deepened, nothing bad will happen, they just lag a little in development.

The sprouts are deliberately deepened if they are very elongated as a result of a lack of light and for better growth of lateral roots.

During transplantation, you can pinch the ends of the spine a little with your nails. This technique stimulates the development and branching of the tomato root system.

After the pick

After picking the seedlings of tomatoes, all containers are signed in accordance with the varieties, if there are several of them, and well spilled with water.

Seedling care after picking is standard as for any other vegetable crop:

1. Ensuring timely watering. This means that the top layer of the earth should not be allowed to dry out and crack, but at the same time, an excess of moisture will also not lead to anything good. In order for the water to penetrate well into the ground and not stagnate, it is advisable to slightly loosen the ground in the container with a stick or fork;
2. Complex feeding. The first top dressing of a tomato after picking should not be carried out earlier than after 1 ... 2 weeks. For any seedling, you can use an aqueous solution of sodium or potassium humate;
3. Preventive treatment with a fungicide against fungal diseases, if it was not carried out when soaking the seeds.

The consequences of improper picking of tomato seedlings

That's right, if you do not follow the simple rules for transplanting tomato sprouts, then quite unpleasant things can happen.

The most common mistakes that beginner gardeners make are:

• bending of the seedling during transplantation, that is, it sits crooked under the ground;
• poor falling asleep of a seedling with earth at the end of a pick, that is, the formation of cavities under a layer of earth;
• too much damage to the root of the sprout.

For these reasons, transplanted tomatoes either stop growing or even die over time.

In addition, after picking, other problems may arise associated with unfavorable seedling conditions:

• Formation of a black leg. This is a type of rot that forms with excessive watering;
• Elongation due to remoteness from a source of natural light;
• Yellowing of the leaves, their torsion due to lack of potassium and iron.

Thus, the correct transplantation of tomato sprouts and care for them guarantees high quality seedlings, which will eventually turn into productive bushes.

Experienced gardeners in February - March tend not to miss the deadlines for planting seeds for seedlings: strong healthy seedlings are the key to a bountiful harvest! In the middle lane, tomatoes, like peppers and eggplants, are best grown in seedlings due to the climate. And picking is sometimes simply necessary for the development of plants.

The picking procedure as a seedling development stimulator

There are different opinions regarding the picking procedure as such: some consider it an obligatory stage in growing seedlings, others prefer to do without it. Picking itself is a transplant of young tomato seedlings into more spacious separate containers for:

• slowing down the growth of plants in case the seedlings began to stretch;
• improving the development of the root system and, accordingly, the plant itself in the future.

Growth retardation occurs due to injury to the roots, which occurs with any transplant, for a seedling this is a lot of stress. In addition, some gardeners specifically pinch the seedling root by 1/3 when picking for this very purpose, expecting to get rapid root growth later.

How the root is pinched when diving

Thus, by the time the seedlings are transplanted to a permanent place, strong, healthy, not stretched tomato plants should be obtained, which quickly start to grow further.

Terms and conditions for picking

For tender tomato bushes, picking is akin to an operation. After that, they “get sick” for some time, come to their senses. For different varieties of tomatoes, the procedure is carried out once or twice during the period of seedling growth. Once - for low and medium-sized varieties, twice - for tall ones. The second time the seedlings are transplanted when the previous container becomes too tight for the roots.

It makes sense to start transplanting when the plant already has two true leaves (not to be confused with cotyledon leaves, which appear the very first when seeds germinate). This is approximately the 10th day after germination, but it is possible to carry out the procedure 2 days earlier or later.

We start the transplant

For a successful pick, you should prepare ahead of time:

• separate cups at least 8–10 cm in diameter, with a hole at the bottom for a better exit of excess water during irrigation;
• a small spatula or stick for easy extraction of seedlings;
• priming.

A young seedling dives along with a clod of earth in order to damage the root system as little as possible. It must be watered in advance so that the earth is moist during transplantation.

We pour earth into a new container by about a third of its height, carefully remove the plant, together with a clod of earth, from a cramped container with a spatula and lower it into the right one. We add the required amount of soil. The seedling should be deepened to the cotyledon leaves. We carefully compact the earth around the stem, water it and put it where it is light and there is no direct sunlight until the seedlings take root. After that, it will be possible to put it in a warm sunny place.

We deepen each bush to the cotyledon leaves

In the future, watering should be as the earth dries out, so as not to cause harm.

Checking the lunar calendar 2018

Many gardeners and gardeners are guided by the lunar calendar in any manipulation with plants: planting seeds, planting seedlings, watering and fertilizing, even weeding is compared with it! You have to admit, it has its own meaning. For example, what does the lunar calendar recommend regarding the picking of tomato seedlings in March 2018?

It is fair to say that before the seedlings dive, it must be grown. For each region of our country, the time for planting seeds, and, accordingly, for picking, will differ depending on the climate. For example, in the Krasnodar Territory, both sowing seeds and planting in open ground or a greenhouse can be done 2-3 weeks earlier than in the Moscow region, where night frosts can return in May, and 2-3 weeks later - in more northern regions. areas.

According to the calendar for 2018, favorable days for diving in March are from the 5th to the 7th inclusive, on the 15th, 20th, 21st, 24th and 25th. Thus, it is possible to calculate the time for planting tomatoes, so that by the right time the seedlings already have 2 true leaves. For areas located to the north, where the landing was made later, it is advisable to dive as early as April. The best days for this are April 16-18 and April 24-27.

Video: diving tomato seedlings in the 1-2 phase of true leaves

When there is an intention to perform an action, it makes sense to collect as much information as possible about how to do it correctly and what the consequences will be. The same with picking. With the right approach to its implementation, accuracy and respect for plants, such a procedure should have a positive result both in the present and in the future. And it would be useful to look into the lunar calendar.

Dive of young seedlings of tomatoes - transplanting their young seedlings from boxes or small pots, where seeds were sown, into a box filled with fresh soil mixture. But this process is not a simple mechanical transfer of seedlings to a large container. In this article we will explain what a pick is and why it is needed. How and when to dive tomatoes according to the lunar calendar for 2018 and at what stage of seedling development to do this.

When and how best to dive tomatoes in 2018

The problem of how to dive tomatoes appears after sowing crop seeds for seedlings. The culture is one of the fastest growing, and it is worth preparing for intermediate transplants long before the first tomato seedlings appear. Summer residents need to stock up on separate containers, soil and patience.

Approximate terms when to dive tomato seedlings come 2-3 weeks after sowing the seeds. At this time, the first true leaves appear on the plants. If the plants are weak, the dates are shifted by a week or two so as not to injure the already fragile root system.

The second pick is recommended for tall and medium-sized varieties of tomatoes. It is carried out 3-4 weeks after the first. The third pick is not needed for tomatoes. The exception is when the seedlings are stretched.

The dates for diving tomatoes, the lunar calendar for summer residents for 2018 provides for almost every month:

• but it is advisable to pick out March seedlings from March 20 to March 26.

If it was not possible to transplant tomatoes during the indicated periods, you can dive on any other day, except for new moons and full moons. It is believed that, being in these cycles, the moon negatively affects the growth of vegetable crops. You can get more detailed information in expanded form if you read the lunar sowing calendar of the gardener and gardener.

Another piece of advice from experienced gardeners sounds like this - you should not massively transplant seedlings, since it is necessary to dive tomatoes at the moment the seedlings are fully ready for the procedure. At the first transplant, it is necessary to choose the strongest plants, and leave the weak ones for growing in the old container.

The next picking of tomatoes should begin at the moment of inhibition of plant growth. If new leaves do not appear on the plants within a week, it needs more space and nutrients.

The benefits of picking tomato seedlings

The essence of the process is the transplantation of plants from smaller containers to larger ones filled with a new substrate containing useful substances. At the first stages, the seedlings do not interfere with each other. They can exist side by side, as long as there are enough trace elements in the soil. But over time, the strongest plants overwhelm the weaker ones. Both those and others begin to develop incorrectly. Therefore, they need to be transplanted.

How to dive tomato seedlings

If you did everything right in advance: you sowed the seeds, took into account the requirements for lighting, watering, temperature changes during the day or at night, then it's time for a pick.

To avoid damage to the roots, it is necessary to carefully dive the seedlings. The transplant is carried out together with a clod of earth. This method is also called transshipment, with it the roots remain intact.

Seedlings are removed from their former place of growth and planted one at a time in separate containers with a clod of earth.

The process consists of the following steps:

• Seedling preparation. Seedlings should be watered abundantly a few hours before transplanting. This will soften the soil and minimize damage to the root system;

• Preparation of soil and container. The best option is plastic cups with a volume of 0.5 liters. Earth is poured into the cups, depressions of 5 cm are made. Water is poured into the hole;
• Transfer to a new container. The seedlings are carefully removed and lowered into a recess in a new cup. It should be lowered to the cotyledon leaves. The earth near the plant is compacted;

• After transplanting, plants need to acclimatize in a new place. The cups are placed for a day in a shaded place, sunlight is not desirable after picking.

Tomato seedling care after picking

In order for the seedlings to take root and develop well, it is necessary to provide them with optimal conditions:

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Light for growing tomatoes after a dive

For tomatoes, daylight hours should be about 10 hours. Therefore, lamps are installed above the seedlings at a height of 50 cm, which are turned on as needed. Be sure to organize additional light in February and March. In April, there is enough natural light.

Direct sunlight can burn the leaves, so shade them with newspapers when needed. From time to time, the vessels are turned over so that the tomatoes do not grow with a bias to one side.

Temperature for growing tomatoes after diving

Favorably, the development of seedlings is affected by the correct temperature indicators. During the day it should be 18˚С, in the evening 15˚С. After a few weeks, the temperature is lowered in order to harden the tomatoes. Before landing in a permanent place, they should be taken out for a while to the street in the shade.

Seedlings do not tolerate drafts. When airing the room, make sure that cold air does not get into it.

Watering a tomato after a dive

Watering is carried out as the topsoil dries up. Moisturize in moderation. In order for the rest of the moisture to go away, you can put drainage in the pot. They also make holes in the bottom.

Loosening a tomato after a dive

Loosening will provide oxygen to the roots, which will accelerate the growth of tomatoes. This procedure is desirable to carry out 2 times a week.

Top dressing tomato after a dive

In addition, tomato seedlings need additional feeding. They are carried out once every two weeks after moistening the soil. For top dressing, complex fertilizers are used or they independently prepare a solution of 10 liters of water, 12 g of potassium sulfate, 35 g of superphosphate and 4 g of urea.

Is it possible to do without picking tomato seedlings

Many gardeners prefer to grow tomato seedlings without further picking. But for this, at the initial stage of sowing, it is necessary to plant seeds of 2-3 pieces in each individual container, which is not always possible due to lack of space on the windowsills.

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After germination of seedlings, it is necessary to leave the most promising seedling, and remove the rest. As the plants grow, it is necessary to add soil to develop the root system. If tomato seedlings are grown without picking, then the capacity must be selected so that in the end it allows you to grow the root system and already grown seedlings.

Timely and correct picking contributes to better development of tomatoes and increases their yield. However, some gardeners prefer to grow tomatoes immediately in separate 0.5 liter cups without transplanting into other containers. With proper picking, weak specimens are rejected, and promising seedlings are planted in separate pots for subsequent development.