How to choose seeds of tomatoes for seedlings?

March is considered the most optimal time for planting most of the seeds in order to obtain tomato seedlings. Today in many shops on the shelves there are a lot of different seeds of tomatoes. Colorful photos, which are placed on packages, show us bright tomatoes of huge sizes, which forces summer residents and truck farmers to start experiments with seeds, aimed at cultivating such miracle fruits on their garden plot. Someone buys for promises of high yield, others peck at the percentage of seed germination, in many areas with an unstable climate truck farmers also look at information related to frost resistance. But it must be remembered that most of the information indicated on the packaging with seeds is only an advertisement, not a guarantee of a rich harvest. Therefore, we will have to work on getting a good result.

Considering how to choose seeds of tomatoes for seedlings, it is worth remembering that the best varieties of tomatoes need more painstaking care and in a very careful respect for themselves. It is better to give preference to the varieties of the domestic producer, because imported seeds are not always calculated precisely for our growing conditions (especially when it comes to tomatoes intended for open ground). It is worth paying attention to information about the shelf life of seeds. In the event that it passed, you may well not get what you expected - a small amount of virgin seeds and a decrease in yield from the bush. Before selecting tomato seeds for seedlings, please note that the selected variety is well adapted to the weather conditions in your region. Varieties that are marked with the F1 symbol are recognized as more resistant to various diseases, but they are considered to be hybrid. The hybrid also includes many seeds of cherry tomatoes, so loved by truck farmers.

On the packaging with seeds, the name of the variety, the F1 symbol (in case it is a hybrid), some information about the variety, the telephone number and address of the manufacturer, the lot number, shelf life or shelf life with the date of seed packing, their quantity In the package, and also the GOST number, which determine the seeding properties of the seeds. Also, before selecting seeds of tomatoes for seedlings, pay attention to the information on the germination of tomato seeds. If there is 100%, then believe this information is not necessary, it is almost unrealistic. The normal figures are 80-90%, and this is only with careful storage. One of the most resistant to diseases and harvesting recognized hybrid varieties of the first generation, which are indicated by the symbol F1.

If you bought the seeds of tomato szadek, then you can be sure of their good quality even visually: the packages will have unshrouded, full and bright seeds. This means that they were taken from the juicy large tomatoes of the last crop. If you smell these seeds, you will feel a tomato-specific fragrance.

So, you already know how to choose seeds of tomatoes for seedlings, but this is not all that you need to consider to get a good harvest. Pickling of tomato seedlings should occur 10-20 days after a plentiful shoot of seedlings. At the same time, they are dived into small pots that are filled with special soil for tomato seedlings, enriched peat is often used. The strongest sprouts are raised with wooden tweezers or with the help of sticks. It is strongly advised not to use metal devices during this procedure. We lay in a small hole, made by a stick, the root of the sprout and press it firmly with the ground with the help of a finger. Then we pour water from the watering can so that we do not injure our seedling. It should be ensured that the leaves are not on the ground, but are located at a height of about 2 cm above the soil surface, otherwise, when watered from the watering can, the shoots may be completely underground.