How to plant, grow and form a bush of ampelous tomatoes

Ampel tomatoes are grown in boxes, pots, buckets, baskets, pots. It is convenient to keep containers with seedlings on the windowsill, balcony, terrace.

Ampel tomatoes - growing

Ampel fruits are usually smaller than regular fruits from the garden, but they taste much better. These tomatoes do not need a lot of sunny color, so you can keep the seedling pots in the semi-darkness. You can plant them in boxes in an apartment a little earlier than in open ground.

The only drawback is the small amount of the harvested crop.

Tomatoes in pots decorate any room

The main rules for planting ampel tomatoes

To collect a rich harvest of ampelous tomatoes, first of all, you need to choose good seeds. The quality and quantity of the harvested crop depends on the selected variety and proper care.

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Tanks for growing ampel tomatoes should be no more than 3-5 liters in volume, at the bottom you need to make a two-centimeter drainage layer.

Sowing ampel tomato seeds in pots

Before sowing seeds in containers, they must first be soaked in potassium permanganate dissolved in water, then washed with warm water and planted to a depth of 2-3 cm.

In specialized stores, you can buy seeds in the form of granules. In addition to seeds, granules contain trace elements and pesticides necessary for the rapid growth and development of plants. They have already been processed by manufacturers for various diseases and pests, so they do not need to be soaked in potassium permanganate.

Selected seeds must be laid out on a wet cloth or gauze for 5-7 days so that they have time to germinate. As the fabric dries up, you need to add a little water. When the sprouts reach a height of 5-6 cm, they must be carefully planted in moist soil.

A suitable soil for tomatoes is a 1: 1: 1 mixture of three ingredients:

• turf;
• humus;
• peat.

After a few leaves appear, the tomatoes can be planted in separate pots. During transplanting, you need to fertilize with mineral fertilizers. Together with the plant, you need to take a lump of the previous soil and place it in a new container. You need to plant it 1 cm deeper than it was before. This will help the sprouts to gain a foothold in a new location and release new roots.

Features of planting seedlings

When buying ready-made seedlings, you need to adhere to the same rules as when sowing seeds. You need to plant seedlings in mid to late May in hanging containers. In warm sunny weather, they can be hung outside, on cold days, especially at night, it is better to keep them indoors.

With proper care of ampel tomatoes, you can expect a rich harvest.

Care for seedlings of ampelous tomatoes

When the plant reaches a certain size, it should be pinned. But you do not need to cut off all the stepchildren stems, especially the lower ones are distinguished by their ability to bloom and bear fruit abundantly.The formation of not one, but several stems on the plant makes the bush beautiful and lush.

A hanging pot is a great decoration

To grow a rich harvest of tomatoes on the windowsill, you should water them regularly - once a day, in the morning or in the evening. Top dressing of ampelous tomatoes should be carried out every 10-14 days.

Ampelny tomatoes - growing and planting in open ground

Seedlings can be planted outdoors when the weather is warm. Mid to late May is ideal. When planting, you need to prepare the soil well, fertilize it with mineral fertilizers.

Summer care for ampel tomatoes

Timely regular watering is the key to health and an attractive appearance of ampel tomatoes. They need to be watered once a day, in the early or in the evening, on hot days - twice. It is advisable to spray the bush from a spray bottle from time to time.

Formation of a bush of ampelous tomatoes

Growing and forming a bush of ampelous tomatoes requires timely pinching. Usually the lower stems are left as they bear more fruit.

Top dressing of ampelous tomatoes

Ampel tomatoes grow in small containers where nutrients are quickly depleted. Therefore, the soil must be systematically fertilized. For this, a complex mineral fertilizer is suitable.

The planter with tomatoes has an attractive look

Diseases and pests of ampelous tomatoes

Growing ampelous tomatoes indoors, proper care for them, timely watering and feeding - all this in a complex will guarantee the growth and development of healthy plants, a good harvest, an attractive type of bushes and fruits.

But there are times that, through negligence or due to inexperience, you can overfill or dry out the plant, add too much or, conversely, too little feeding, then the ampels may suffer. In addition, plants can be attacked by spider mites or whiteflies. In the fight against spider mites, you can use garlic or a solution of laundry soap.

Possible diseases of tomatoes:

• Late blight - dark brown spots appear on the stems and fruits, the cause of the disease is dampness and high air temperature. This happens in late summer, early September. Diseased fruits should be destroyed.
• A black leg threatens seedlings when an immature plant succumbs to over-watering.
• Rot. Root - affects the root system. Gray and brown are fruits. Diseased plants are destroyed so that the disease does not affect other bushes.

Harvesting and storage

Harvest in hanging containers can be obtained a little earlier than from the garden.

It is recommended to pick the fruit before it turns completely red or golden, depending on the variety. They can be kept in a warm place until completely reddened. This is done in order to lighten the bush, which at this time is completely covered with beautiful bunches, makes it possible for other fruits to reach maturity.

You can store your own crops in the refrigerator. If the crop is rich and does not fit in the refrigerator, the fruits should be laid out in a box or basket. Lay hay, straw, burlap at the bottom. Put the tomatoes with the stalk up, sprinkle each layer with sawdust or paper.

Cover the container with tomatoes on top with a dark cloth so that no light falls on them. Place the box with tomatoes in a cool place where the air temperature is about 10 degrees and there is good ventilation.

The fruits must be picked before they are ripe.

Fruit baskets can also be hung for good airflow. Then they can lie down for a long time.

Green tomatoes should be stored in the same way as red ones. Small tomatoes are stored much longer than large ones.

Growing ampelous tomatoes does not require special knowledge, experience, time and effort.