Cherry Tomato Cultivation: How Do You Spray Cherry Tomato Flowers?
How do you spray cherry tomato flowers? Please allow me to explain: cherry tomatoes produce a large number of flowers, and hand-pollinating each flower is labor-intensive and time-consuming, so most vegetable growers use the spray method. However, to ensure the number of premium fruit, many growers generally spray each truss of flowers twice, which means a large amount of pesticide is used, and during spraying a large amount of the flower-spray solution lands on the plants...
How do you spray cherry tomato flowers? Please allow me to explain
Cherry tomatoes produce a large number of flowers, and hand-pollinating each flower is labor-intensive and time-consuming, so most vegetable growers use the spray method. However, to ensure the number of premium fruit, many growers generally spray each truss of flowers twice, which means a large amount of pesticide is used, and during spraying a large amount of the flower-spray solution lands on the plants, causing the plants to absorb excessive chemicals and resulting in hormone poisoning, which leads to an increase in tough fruit and cracked fruit. How can you spray the flowers to avoid these problems?
When spraying the flowers, use your gloved left hand as a shield to block the excess spray solution on the glove; avoiding spraying it onto the plants solves this problem well. The specific method: the first spraying is done when 3~4 flowers of the truss have opened. At this time, it is best to spray from the inner side of the tomato toward the outer side, and the spray volume should be small, avoiding the leaves; at the same time, use your gloved left hand to block the outermost unopened flowers of the inflorescence, avoiding spraying them. When another 3~4 flowers open, carry out the second spraying. At this time, the spraying direction should be opposite to the first spraying, from the outer side toward the inner side, and use your gloved left hand to block the flowers on the inner side that have already been sprayed, blocking the solution on the glove and avoiding spraying the flowers that have already been sprayed and the leaves.
A sponge can also be used instead of a glove. If a sponge is used instead of a glove, the sponge can absorb the solution well and prevent it from dripping. When a lot of solution has collected on the sponge, simply squeeze it out.
A mineral water bottle can also be used instead of a glove. Prepare two mineral water bottles, one large and one small. Cut the small mineral water bottle open lengthwise, then insert the mouth of one half of the small mineral water bottle into the mouth of the large mineral water bottle to join them into one unit. When spraying the flowers, use the cut-open small mineral water bottle as a shield. This not only prevents the flower-spray solution from landing on the leaves, but also lets the solution that would otherwise be wasted spray onto the small mineral water bottle and flow into the large mineral water bottle, so the solution can be collected and reused, avoiding waste.
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