One of the features of tomatoes is their high need for nutrients. This crop receives the maximum amount of resources from the soil, so mineral fertilizing of tomato seedlings is necessary.
Using suitable fertilizers for tomatoes, you will improve the quality of the plants, and can increase the amount of the future crop.
This article describes in detail the use of popular dressings for tomato seedlings. The technology of using these tools and tips on feeding tomatoes are described.
Advantages and disadvantages
Specialty stores offer a large selection of ready-made dressings for sale. Their advantages are in ease of use, as well as the maximum balance of minerals necessary for plant growth (how to choose a complex fertilizer for tomatoes?).
Biohumus
Description:
Biohumus is an organic fertilizer that is produced by earthworms by processing the soil. Liquid biohumus offered in stores for gardeners is a water extract of natural humus. It is more convenient to use, the aquatic environment best preserves the microflora and the beneficial properties of the fertilizer, and in this form, this top dressing is better absorbed by plants.
Features:
- Safe for humans and plants.
- Stimulates seed germination.
- Stimulates root development.
- Contains irreplaceable elements in the most organic form.
- Increases plant resistance to diseases.
- Increases the amount of vitamins in the fruit.
- Reduces the amount of nitrates and heavy substances in the crop.
Instruction.
Liquid biohumus can be used for:
- Sprouting seeds.
- Before transplanting seedlings into the ground.
- For foliar top dressing.
- For spraying deciduous parts of plants.
For seed germination concentrate must be diluted with water (1:20). Seeds are soaked in solution for a day.
For planting seedlings in the ground solution is used in a ratio of 1:50. They are treated pits prepared for young plants immediately before transplanting.
Spraying the leaves and foliar feeding should be carried out during the period of active plant growth and fruit formation. For this, a solution of biohumus is used in a ratio of 1: 200.
Details on what time and what should be carried out foliar feeding of tomatoes, read in this article.
Regular use of biohumus contributes to a significant improvement in the quality of the crop.
Prices:
- Liquid Biohumus in 0.5 l bottles in Moscow from 58 to 109 rubles.
- In St. Petersburg from 54 to 100 rubles.
- Across Yekaterinburg from 58 to 109 rubles.
We offer to watch a video about the use of Biohumus to feed tomatoes:
Athlete for tomatoes
Description:
"Athlete" is a fertilizer that stimulates the development of the root system. Plants fertilized by "Athlete" become stronger, more resistant, they increase immunity.
Features:
- The drug is safe for humans and insect pollinators.
- When using the "Athlete" in plants, the stems thicken, the leaves increase.
- The harvest increases to 30%.
Instruction.
For seedlings of tomatoes, after the fourth leaf appears, you can use fertilizer in two ways:
- Once watered at the root.
- Spray three to four times.
For irrigation, dilute 1 ampoule of the drug per 1 liter of water.
For spraying, 1 ampoule is diluted in 500-700 ml of water. Spraying is carried out once a week, and stops 5 days before transplanting in open ground or in the greenhouse. 30-50 ml of solution per sprout is used.
Prices:
- Top dressing the Athlete in ampoules of 1,5 ml across Moscow about 18 rub.
- In St. Petersburg about 15 rubles. In Yekaterinburg 17 rubles.
We offer to watch a video about the drug "Athlete":
Ganichkina Oktyabrina
Description:
Organic mineral fertilizers of the Oktyabrina Aprelevna brand combine the qualities of organic and mineral fertilizers and are balanced in composition. Fertilizer "Biostim Start" is suitable for seedlings.
Features:
- The drug promotes uniform germination of seeds.
- Strengthens the germination of seedlings.
- Stimulates root development.
- Sates seeds with essential nutrients.
Instruction:
- Fertilizer for seedlings is prepared at the rate of 5-10 ml per 10 l of water.
- It is necessary to moisten the soil evenly for the plants.
It is used as a root dressing of plants for 3-4 days after sowing and 3-5 days after the emergence of shoots.
Prices:
- Fertilizer Ganichkina Oktyabrina bottle 25 ml in Moscow - 70 rubles.
- In St. Petersburg - 70 rubles. Across Yekaterinburg - 70 rubles.
Harvest garden
Description:
It is very easy to make dressing from what is in every home.
The plant absorbs top dressing through the leaf 20 times faster than through the root.
Features:
- Low cost.
- Availability.
- Efficiency.
Instruction:
- tincture of banana peel and eggshell (about the benefits and harms of making supplements with banana peels and other organic fertilizers, you can find here);
- 3% hydrogen peroxide solution (used as spraying or watering once a week or two);
- a weak solution of potassium permanganate (watering once a week or two);
- ash - 1 tbsp. for 1 liter of hot water, infused from days to a week, watering 1-2 tbsp (what is the benefit of such a fertilizer and what are the rules for adding an additive, read here);
- "Agricola" (1 tsp of the drug is diluted with 3 liters of water, watering every two to three weeks);
- "Fertika Lux" (one third of a teaspoon per 3 liters of water, watering every two to three weeks);
- "Fertika" in liquid form (cap for 2 liters of water, watering or spraying every two to three weeks).
Prices:
- Top dressing Agricola powder in Moscow about 35 rubles. In St. Petersburg about 30 rubles. Across Yekaterinburg an average of 30 rubles.
- Top dressing "Fertika Luxe" in powder 100 gr in Moscow on average about 140 rubles. In St. Petersburg, about 130 rubles. Across Ekaterinburg 135 rub.
- Top dressing "Fertika" in a bottle of 500 ml across Moscow about 185 rub. In St. Petersburg, about 175 rubles. In Yekaterinburg an average of 170 rubles.
Garden world
Description:
For fertilizer, you can use a variety of drugs, not necessarily expensive. It is important that fertilizing is balanced on trace elements especially for seedlings.
Features:
- Low cost and cost.
- Accessibility can be found in any specialty store.
- High efficacy of drugs.
- The balance of trace elements and minerals specifically for seedlings.
Instruction:
Do not feed the seedlings immediately after the appearance of the first leaves, because, firstly, the plants do not need additional feeding, and secondly, you can burn the roots of young shoots.
- "Rich" (5 drops per 100 ml of water).
- Gumi is bred according to the package instructions.
- "Emerald" for plants prone to yellowing leaves.
- "Athlete":
- for irrigation, dilute 1 ampoule per 1 liter of water;
- for spraying - 1 ampoule for 500-700 ml of water.
- Infusion of onion peel (peel of 2-3 bulbs, pour hot water and infuse for about a day, watering about 2 ml per plant).
Prices:
- Top dressing "Rich" across Moscow about 60 rub. In St. Petersburg, about 59 rubles. In Yekaterinburg an average of 62 rubles.
- Top dressing the Athlete in ampoules of 1,5 ml across Moscow about 18 rub. In St. Petersburg about 15 rubles. In Yekaterinburg 17 rubles.
- Top dressing "Gumi" in Moscow about 50 rubles. In St. Petersburg, about 48 rubles. Across Ekaterinburg 46 rubles.
- Top dressing "Emerald" in Moscow about 35 rubles. In St. Petersburg, about 35 rubles. Yekaterinburg on average 35 rubles.
Nitroammofoska - root fertilizer for tomatoes
Description:
Nitroammofoska contains potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus (about what are the types of phosphate fertilizers for tomatoes and how they are used, we told here). This is an economical fertilizer used for the main, for pre-sowing, and for foliar treatment of plants.
Features:
- Highly concentrated fertilizer.
- Increases productivity by 30-70%.
- Unsafe for humans (hazard level 3), ignites and explodes.
- It provokes the formation of nitrates in the soil.
Instruction:
Nitroammofoska is used only after the plants are planted in open ground, according to the instructions on the packaging of the drug.
Prices:
- Top dressing "Nitroammofosk" 1 kg across Moscow about 91 rub.
- In St. Petersburg, an average of 90 rubles.
- Across Ekaterinburg 85 rub.
The use of dressings for tomato seedlings is not only justified, but also necessary for obtaining a good harvest. However, you should not be zealous, because an overabundance of minerals can harm the plants.
For best results, select and use only one balanced fertilizer.
