Detailed Explanation of the Key Technical Points for Getting Tomatoes to Fruit a Second Time
Tomato is one of the vegetable varieties with a relatively large planting area in our country. During the growing process, many farmers like tomatoes to be able to fruit a second time, because this can shorten the growth cycle and increase yield and income. So how can tomatoes be made to fruit a second time? Let's take a look at the detailed introduction.
1. Apply sufficient base fertilizer
After the first generation of fruit is ripe and harvested, promptly prune away the withered branches and yellow leaves, keep the new branches that grow vigorously and have strong regenerative ability, then dig a ditch 20 cm long and 15 cm wide on one side of the main stem and apply sufficient base fertilizer. Then bury the main stem into the ditch and water thoroughly once, so that the pressed vine takes root as quickly as possible. In this way, the old roots and new roots absorb fertilizer and water together, making the plant type grow rapidly, and it can then bloom and fruit a second time, increasing yield.
2. Pruning and training
After the first generation of fruit is ripe and harvested, prune in time. Keep a side branch at the base of the main stem, prune away all of the main stem above the side branch, keep some side branches on the main stem, and remove the old leaves on the main stem completely, then carefully lay the stem vine down. Before laying the stem vine down, control the amount of watering to reduce the water content in the stem vine tissue and increase the toughness of the stem vine. After laying the stem vine down, raise the temperature appropriately by 2-3 degrees, as only in this way can wound healing be promoted. After the laid-down stem vine produces side branches, remove them in time to reduce nutrient consumption and concentrate nutrients to promote the plant to bloom and fruit a second time.
3. Transplanting
The roots of tomatoes very easily produce secondary new roots, and near the ground surface they can produce many tiller branches. Transplant these tiller branches again, and they will bear fruit very quickly; generally, they can bloom and bear fruit 7-10 days after transplanting. If the soil is dry, you can mound soil and water near the main stem to promote the sprouting of secondary tiller branches. When the roots of the tiller branches have a small amount of white spots, they can be transplanted.
4. Points to note
If you want tomatoes to fruit a second time, you must also pay attention to some problems. First is the issue of variety: choose varieties with good adaptability and heat tolerance in the later stage, as only then can they be prompted to fruit a second time. In the early stage, control excessive vegetative growth and cultivate a well-developed root system. If there is excessive vegetative growth in the early stage and the root system is not well developed, plant premature aging is very likely to appear in the middle and late stages. When fertilizing, it must be done properly, so as to avoid premature aging caused by insufficient fertilization at the time of the second fruiting, which would affect the second fruiting. Also attach importance to the reproduction of pests and diseases. In the later stage, the disease resistance of the plant weakens, the leaves decrease, photosynthesis weakens, and diseases spread extremely quickly and are extremely difficult to control. This is often the reason for the failure of the second fruiting.
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