Every plant needs proper care. To grow tomatoes outdoors and get a good harvest, you must adhere to certain rules. One of the ways to care for this vegetable is to periodically feed the tomato after planting in the ground.
In order for tomatoes to develop well during the growing season and subsequently bear fruit abundantly, it is necessary not only to periodically loosen the soil and produce timely watering. An important factor is feeding with organic, mineral or complex fertilizers.
3 options for feeding tomatoes in the open field
For this purpose, you can use fertilizers that are offered by specialized outlets. However, folk methods of feeding tomatoes are very popular among amateur gardeners.
Option 1
Fermented milk product - whey will help not only strengthen the plant, but will also prevent the development of fungal diseases. To do this, you need to dilute 1 liter of whey in 10 liters of water. This top dressing is applied to the root of the tomatoes.
For the prevention of fungal diseases, the leaves of the plant should be sprayed with pure serum. Before spraying, the agent must be thoroughly filtered so that the spray bottle does not get clogged.
Option 2
A good effect is given by feeding a tomato from herbal infusion. For this, a container of 50 liters must be filled with chopped grass (nettle, dandelion, quinoa, schirin). Top up the remaining volume with water and let it brew for at least one week.
The liquid in the container should ferment and turn brown. This is a means for root feeding of tomatoes. Before use, it should be diluted in water in a ratio of 1:10 (for 10 liters of water - 1 liter of infusion).
Option 3
One of the most popular fertilizers for tomatoes is considered to be manure or bird droppings. For cooking, you will need 1 glass of cow (horse) manure or the same amount of chicken (goose or other) dung. Manure (droppings) placed in a spacious container should be poured with 10 liters of water.
To enhance the effect, you can add 1 cup of wood ash to the resulting mixture. The contents of the container must be mixed and left to ferment for 7-10 days. Then the top dressing is used by adding it in the amount of 1 liter per 10-12 liters of water.
Attention! Top dressing of tomatoes is done no more than 1 time within 2 weeks. Excessive fertilization of the soil leads to an abundant growth of the green mass, and slows down the process of setting and ripening of fruits.
Properly done feeding the tomato after planting in open ground will create ideal conditions for the formation of a bush and abundant fruit ovary. The result of this care will be a good harvest.
