What do tomatoes need to grow fast and healthy? In this article I'm going to show you a way to get your tomatoes growing faster and healthier.
If your new to vegetable gardening then this is the perfect article from you to learn from.
Even if our not new to vegetable gardening I still think you might learn a thing or two here.
With that being said lets go ahead and get into the good stuff shall we? First your going to need to start with the flats.
A quarter size flat will work well here.
A flat is basically just a seed tray, you will need to fill this with an multi purpose compost.
You should use a peat free compost.
This is good for the soil but for actually sowing the seeds you should use a peat based compost.
- Next you will need to press the compost down so that the seedling roots will actually grow better in a loose soil compared to soil that is hard and firm.
- Make sure you that you space your tomato seeds apart so that they do not still nutrients from each other.
This will allow your plants to grow bigger and faster.
If you space them to close you get more plants but in the end they could end up dying or at least hindering the growth of each other.
- Now you should water the flat, just place the flat in a container and let it soak up the water.
The color of the vermiculite will change once the water is soaked in.
- Lastly you need to set your flat in a warm place.
You can use a heat pad for this, but as soon as you see a sign of germination you need to remove the flat from the heat source.
I hope this was not too vague for some newer vegetable gardeners.
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