Most people who have their own plots for growing crops are sure to grow tomatoes. Of course, over time, even the most inexperienced gardener gains experience, tries various technologies in growing garden crops. And there are even situations when gardeners and gardeners, quite unexpectedly for themselves, can make a new discovery. In this case, we are talking about growing tomatoes in bags, when seedlings need to be planted not in open ground in your gardens and beds, but in bags with soil, which is offered in a large assortment in specialized stores.
Technology
Surely, everyone who is not yet familiar with this is interested in the “tomato in bags” technology. How this procedure takes place can be seen in the video at the end of the recording. Tomatoes, like no other vegetables, thrive best when grown in bags. Transplanting plants in this way is very easy. Tomatoes in bags can be absolutely safely rearranged from one to another place without worrying that you will damage their root system or stems. With other vegetables, such as peppers or cucumbers, this can no longer be done.
To begin with, they can be planted in ordinary plastic bags, thirty liters in volume. In the “container” you need to fill approximately two buckets of compost earth – into one. One of the benefits of growing tomatoes in bags, for example, is when the next frost sets in in May and you have to move the bag of plants to a warmer area. The disadvantage in this case is that it can tear, given the holes underneath it. They are necessary – so that the root systems of the tomatoes do not begin to rot and, of course, so that there is no stagnation of water. There is another important nuance – it is advisable to choose a color that is not dark. Since black attracts light and heat, and this can cause tomatoes to overheat and tie poorly, and in this case, you will need to water much more often.
Practice has shown that it is better to use a white bag in which sugar is sold. Such containers will be durable, compared with polyethylene.
It does not even need to make special holes for water drainage, since it already has them and so (by structure). And thanks to the white color, the soil and roots of the plant do not overheat in the sun, which is its huge advantage. If you are using a low-growing variety of tomato, fill the third part with earth. If the variety is tall, you need to fill it with soil by half. Then you can tightly, one to one, put containers in the greenhouse, turn their upper part outward (like a sleeve).
After that, the procedure for the proper cultivation of tomatoes is absolutely identical to the classical one. Watering your future crop – once every few days, in extreme heat – more often. You need to tie up at the base at the root, and also – be sure to feed and pinch the branches.
At the end of the season, after harvesting, the plant is burned. Don’t throw away used bags! They will come in handy for future seasons. On average, three seasons you can use them for growing tomatoes.
Thanks to the cultivation of these beautiful vegetables in white bags – in the spring, during the period of frost, you will protect them from hypothermia, creating comfortable conditions for their development. In the fall, after harvesting, send the earth to compost.
Growing Secrets
You can see some of the secrets of growing in the video below. The main points are that this method is quite simple, although unusual at first glance, especially for those gardeners who have not even heard of this.
- Growing in a white plastic bag with compost. It needs to be cut along.
- For a good harvest of tomatoes, when planting, you need to use three seedlings per container.
- And also for the drainage function, you should definitely make small holes on the side of the bag.
As a matter of fact, these are the most basic points and advantages of growing tomatoes, in contrast to the classic, traditional method – in open ground.
Video “Growing tomatoes in bags”
After watching the recording, you will learn how to properly grow tomatoes in bags, how to care for them at each stage of development.
