Scientific name: Lycopersicon esculentum
Category: Eggplant
Homeland: Peru
Seedlings grown in the nursery can be transplanted after 20-30 days
Tomato cultivation method
Tomato is a vegetable that can be easily grown. Tomatoes can be planted in pots, bags and grobags filled with the planting mixture. It is best to sow the seeds and then transplant them. Tomato is a tropical plant that grows abundantly in arid regions of the tropics. Be sure to choose items that are free of bacteria.
Tomato seeds germinate and it is best to soak the seeds in Pseudomonas solution of 2% strength for one hour. One month old seedlings can be transplanted. It is best to soak in Pseudomonas solution before planting. When planted directly in the soil, the soil is well agitated, stones and husks are removed and dry manure and compost can be added. It is also good to reduce the acidity of the soil by adding lime. In case of sack / grow bag, soil / manure / coir pith can be mixed in equal proportions and mixed.
Peanut cake / peanut cake can be fermented by adding four times the amount of fermented water. Fish, amino acids, sugars, and organic matter can be given at intervals of one week. Support the plant as it grows. It is best to pour Pseudomonas solution every 10 days or two weeks. It is better to avoid chemical fertilizers and as the amount increases, the plant will burn and dry out.
Planting method and fertilizer application
Tomato is also the second most widely grown crop after potatoes. Also known as poor orange. It is essential to keep the pH of the prepared soil at 7.5. It can be used for cultivation only in areas with good drainage and sunlight. Perform. Mix 100gm peanut cake with 100gm neem cake and 100gm maroti cake with 2kg of ash. Third application of fertilizer 10 days after the second application. 100gm Peanut cake 100gm Neem cake 100gm Maroti cake 2kg Ash 1 kg Goat dung 2kg Dung Fertilizer Fourth application Fertilizer 15 days after the third application of Fertilizer Doing so will keep the nematodes at bay.
Major diseases affecting tomatoes
Leaf blight, root rot, fruit rot, various fungal diseases and bacterial blight. Destroy wilted plants by their roots.
Remedy for pests and diseases
Diseases of serpentine leaf and stem borer fungus are found. Spray lime on the leaves and spray with neem oil mixture every 10 days to control these pests.
For scurvy of tomatoes and dizziness of onions, sprinkle 200 gms of milk with one liter of milk and five liters of water.