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Tomato is a plant from the genus Solanaceae. From the point of view of biologists, these are berries, the fruits of which hang down. Vegetable growers distinguish such original ways of growing these plants: growing tomatoes in buckets, tomatoes in a barrel and bombs with tomatoes.
What are the advantages?
What are the advantages of doing growing tomatoes in buckets or in a barrel is not at all a secret or mystery. If you watched a video on this topic or a photo, then you noticed that this method of growing will not take up much space in your garden. The diameter of the occupied area is approximately one meter, the height of the occupied space will be approximately one and a half meters.
In order for tomato crops to be fruitful, you need to be well prepared. And it is not at all necessary to view photos or videos with lessons on caring for tomatoes, since all the necessary information can be read in this article and it will be enough just to remember the information and bring it to life.
Growing tomatoes in this way from a plot of this size, as described above, you can get up to thirty kilograms of fruit. Due to the fact that the shell of the barrel is made of metal, the soil in it warms up very well, and this is an excellent stimulator for plant growth.
A prerequisite for a good harvest is timely and good watering of plants.
Convenience will give watering when using hoses with a metal tip. If you lower it deep into the ground, it will be most effective.
Description of the method
To plant bombs with tomatoes in your garden, you can use both metal and wooden barrels or buckets turned upside down. The description of the method does not represent any features. You can use various varieties of tomato, including early ripening, high yields, low foliage that will withstand dense planting, and even those that do not need to be tied up, because they grow, as they say, upside down.
Scheme of a barrel for growing tomatoes upside down
The basis of this method is that an old metal barrel or bucket is taken, placed upside down with fifteen to twenty holes punched in it or in it. The approximate diameter of the outer side of the barrel is from forty to sixty centimeters. You can also make such a container out of wood. You can take a tub made of wood, its size should be about a meter by a meter and the same height, and install it upside down in the same way. Due to the fact that the container will not have a closed bottom, it will be easier for the worms to make their way and excess liquid and moisture will not stagnate.
For a good ripening of the plant and a prolific crop of tomatoes, which are planted upside down, the earth must be covered with humus in a barrel. You can plant different varieties of tomatoes, but it is advisable to use undersized ones with this method.
How to care
How to care for plants if you decide to grow tomatoes in buckets or in barrels in your garden? Here it is important to adhere to at least the most basic recommendations so that your harvest is no worse than you expected, or even better than you looked at the video.
Approximately at the beginning of the last spring month, plant one tomato seedling in the center of your barrel. Its landing depth is sufficient at five centimeters. And cover the top with plastic wrap so that the plant does not die from the cold at night. From all the prepared seedlings, select the strongest shoot of the seedling. Tear off the lower leaves from it, after two or three hours, cover it with soil to a height of about ten centimeters. After a certain period of time, the process will grow, and then repeat the previous operation. And do this procedure until your barrel is completely filled with a mixture of soils. It will probably be early summer. Then you can not close the barrel or bucket with a film already.
Thanks to this method, the strongest root system of tomatoes will be formed. So she will be able to withstand absolutely any weather conditions, and will also be protected from pests of the plant and from its possible diseases.
A few tips:
- From the very beginning of summer, stepchildren are not necessary. You should get as many tomato brushes as possible.
- The humidity of the mixture inside the container should be maintained at the level of sixty to seventy percent.
- From mid-summer, once every two to three weeks, you need to feed your plants with nutrients.
Video “How to grow early tomatoes”
The recording shows an unusual way of growing tomatoes.
