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Growing cherry tomatoes on the balcony: beautiful and tasty

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After living in the city for a long time, with busy work and daily life, do you ever feel physically and mentally exhausted? If you grow some cherry tomatoes on the balcony, you can not only cultivate your mood, but also...

After living in the city for a long time, with busy work and daily life, do you ever feel physically and mentally exhausted? If you grow some cherrytomatoeson the balcony, you can not only cultivate your mood, but also eat fresh cherry tomatoes. Why not do it? Actually, many people may wonder whether growing cherry tomatoes is very complicated. It really is not that complicated. As long as you put your heart into it, cherry tomatoes are not that hard to grow. Watching the cherry tomatoes change day by day, besides improving air quality, won't your mood be much better?

1. Growing cherry tomatoes on the balcony: variety selection is very important. Be sure to choose a determinate variety, that is, a dwarf variety, which makes management more convenient. You also need to prepare a larger flower pot, since tomato roots are quite well developed.

2. Cherry tomatoes now come in quite a lot of colors and varieties, including yellow, pink, red, black, and so on, so just choose the color you like. Temperatures differ from place to place, but in most regions across the country you can sow seeds around March each year, or in April just buy some seedlings directly. Tomatoes are relatively easy to keep alive.

3. After the tomatoes survive, you do not need to water them every day. Keep the soil in the flower pot alternating between dry and moist; it is best to water once every three to five days. Do not water too much. In addition, the liquid fertilizer that is easily available on the market should be used only after the tomatoes bloom and set fruit. Fertilizing too early can easily cause the plants to grow excessively.

4. Staking is essential. The simplest way is to insert a metal rod, not too thick, into the flower pot and tie the tomato plant to the rod with string.

6. After the tomatoes ripen, you can pick them directly and eat them fresh. Doesn't the taste seem great? If conditions allow, it is best to buy some cake fertilizer, as this will make the tomatoes even sweeter.

7. Food-loving friends, or friends who like to experience the magical daily changes of cherry tomatoes, can give it a try, and it is best to experience it together with children.

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