What are the key points of soilless tomato cultivation techniques?

Besides growing tomatoes in soil, there is actually a soilless cultivation technique that can grow tomatoes without soil, so what exactly are soilless tomato cultivation techniques like? What are the planting precautions?

1. Basic introduction to tomatoes

Tomato is commonly known as the tomato, and is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the order Tubiflorae, the family Solanaceae, and the genus Solanum.

The tomato originated in South America, but it is also widely cultivated in China. Tomatoes are not very strict about soil conditions; generally they grow well in deep, well-drained, fertile loam rich in organic matter, and they can also be grown soillessly.

2. What are soilless tomato cultivation techniques like?

1. First, you need to prepare cultivation troughs and irrigation facilities; generally 3-5 cultivation troughs are paired with one reservoir;

2. Then prepare the cultivation substrate, which can provide nutrients for the tomatoes; commonly used cultivation substrates are corn stalks, organic fertilizer, etc.;

3. Sow the treated seeds and maintain the ambient temperature between 25-30°C;

4. After the seedlings emerge, transplant them; after transplanting is completed, fertilize according to the growth of the tomatoes.

3. Planting precautions

1. When planting, first make sure the tomato seeds have been soaked; the tomato seeds need to be soaked in very low-concentration baking soda for half an hour, so that the tomatoes are less prone to disease;

2. Transplanting tomatoes is generally chosen at the stage when 3-4 true leaves have grown after emergence. Before transplanting, the substrate in the cultivation trough must be leveled, and water should be added until the substrate has absorbed enough water. The transplanting spacing should also be maintained; generally two rows are made per trough, with a row spacing of about 25-35cm;

3. Fertilization should begin 20 days after transplanting, applying no more than 15 grams of special fertilizer per plant.