🍅 5 Techniques to Help Tomato Plants Grow Faster

Today we are going to look at 5 techniques we can use with our tomato plants to speed up their growth Because tomato seeds are very small we will have to plant them very shallowly so they can germinate properly We add black soil we won't press it down let it stay loose We are going to plant all the tomato seeds In this first part it doesn't matter if they end up very close because we'll transplant them later And we'll cover them We just pressed it and now we water it well The ideal time for planting is during spring and we will place the seedling in a spot that receives morning sun to germinate much faster Over time they will start to sprout and when we see the soil drying we will water them again so they don't dehydrate One of the first techniques we can use is to perform the first transplant We will put soil in another pot and take one of the small tomato plants that have already sprouted I want to show you look there's a tiny root right down there on the main stem This is one of the major advantages of tomato plants as burying them a little deeper almost up to the cotyledons It will be a whole stem that will take root as seen in that small root up there Let's try to bury the stem a little more and use this technique of a preliminary transplant before moving the plant to its final location It not only helps us reach the garden with a more resilient plant against any pest attack But it will also help them start producing a greater number of roots to grow much more developed plants Once we transplant them we will leave them in a place that gets sunlight Until the plant reaches a height of at least 10 to 15 centimeters then transplant it to the garden But a problem we can end up having when the plants are small is that they start to flower If we leave this amount of flowers we have here the plant will use the energy from all these leaves To try to grow some tomatoes with plants that are very small And this would be the second technique I recommend you do which is to cut all the flowers when the plants are still very small So that now she uses all the energy she gathers with these leaves to keep growing upward To have much stronger plants when we transplant them to the garden As the plant grows it will produce new roots from the base of the stem and new shoots from above But we will also see some small white hairs that are trichomes This mainly helps the plant defend against insects that may want to attack the entire tomato stem And as the third technique to speed up the entire growth of tomatoes when we grow them at home We'll bury it about 10 centimeters deep so it turns into new roots They will begin to emerge from the center of the stem towards all sides And we covered it well This will be one of the most efficient techniques to speed up the entire growth of tomatoes when we grow them at home We can directly plant and grow tomatoes in the garden or in raised beds But when we have little space for cultivation we can do it in boxes and I recommend using them vertically covering all around with wood Using cardboard inside so the substrate does not come out In this way the tomato plant's roots will grow much more And this will make the plants produce a much larger quantity of tomatoes And if we have less space for growing we can do it in containers like pots or bottles We will make a good hole at the bottom so any excess water can drain out But in this last case I recommend using determinate tomatoes They are tomato plants that produce a lot in small spaces without the plants growing tall And once we have done the transplant we will train it to help the plant continue to grow well And the fourth technique has to do with all the new growths that will start to appear in the leaf axils We'll let them grow for about two weeks so that all these new branches can start forming from the bottom And by allowing all these lateral branches that grow from the bottom to grow the plant will produce a much greater number of roots Then if we now cut all of this and leave the basal stem without any lateral shoots Now these branches that we cut will no longer use the water and nutrients that come from below And having a much greater number of roots will help the plant to develop much more For the entire upper part and to also accelerate all production And as the fifth point it is important to have a mentee In the case for example that we have plants like these that have two main branches And that's how it all started with the production let's try to separate them while they are still young plants and we'll do the same with the other one By separating the two main branches we will achieve a much more open canopy allowing pollinators to reach all the flowers more easily And since the top part is open this will help prevent diseases such as fungal attacks If we have a plant with very long branches we can do a different type of training I am directly training all the branches that are coming out To give each branch more space Here this was the main one I made go to the right horizontally Because by making them bend we will get them to produce a greater number of branches and then I will make them grow vertically But I folded it here and at this tip we started with full blooming Here I show you another one same technique Main stem I make the largest branches go to one side to the other I train them to produce new lateral branches And this will greatly increase our production having only one tomato plant Now I'm going to show you how to make an organic supplement to put under the ground So that over time it releases nutrients that can be used by tomato plants We'll make it with rice if it's crushed or ground even better because it will decompose faster Keep in mind that the rice will add a lot of starch to the soil and this will allow microorganisms to grow They help organic matter decompose more quickly On the other hand they also provide many minerals so we will have lentils In this case I recommend that you grind it to release the nutrients more quickly and when combined with rice this will allow microorganisms to develop much more quickly These microorganisms will then come and degrade all the lentils and as another extra component I have vegetable ash And the ratio we are going to use today I will prepare it here There will be 5 parts of this ground rice and the crushed rice is also usually sold But if you don't run it through the processor it will end up like this Then after the lentils three parts This is very important to have the lentils crushed because if not they will decompose quickly And in this particular case we'll put 2 of ashes and to make it easier I'll take it in a jar Remember to cover it so that moisture and also ashes do not get in And here everything is prepared based on lentils rice and ash We will place this directly on the ground to start decomposing And to apply it to the ground where we have all the plants placed We will leave about 15 centimeters and make a trench about 5 centimeters deep Because now we have to keep this entire component close to the surface so it decomposes more quickly And by turning it over thoroughly this will help increase the amount of oxygen and all the microorganisms in the soil They will be able to feed on all this organic matter to decompose and become nutrients for all the tomato plants We covered it with all the soil we had previously removed and to activate the entire process it needs to be watered The water will make everything moist activating the microorganisms that will start eating all the rice So that it can later break down the lentil and release all the nutrients In this case I'm using drip irrigation which is why I placed it to the side so the water can moisten everything when it's on And first I will put it one side of the entire supplement and after 15 days I will do the same on the right side We will thus ensure that nutrients are available on both sides and since the plants are placed right in the center It will cause the roots to grow in both directions and this will help them absorb a greater amount of nutrients And as a final point I recommend that as the plant grows we will always try to keep the entire base of the stem free of leaves To prevent pests from starting to rise from that side I send you a big greeting Bye